Tea Horse

Full Review on SororiteaSisters.com on the 24th but here are the snippits:

2nd Flush Assam from Tea Horse may be the first tea I have ever had from this company. I cannot recall another before it. This 2nd Flush is a good morning cup. I find the flavors evolve more if you let it cool just slightly before sipping.

What I find most pleasing with this tea is that the berry notes turn to something like a wine flavor as the cup breathes a little – cooling slightly more.

Personally I think this would make a far better tea iced or cold steeped because the longer I sip on this cup, the more flavors evolve with the caramel and malt waking up even more.

It is relatively bright in the mouthfeel however, its not heavy, or creamy, or even all that robust. It may not be the morning tea for everyone depending on how strong you like your morning tea to be.

Thanks to TeaEqualsBliss for sending me this tea! It’s wonderful.

Rich, sweet, delicious. As it cools, I notice more chocolate-y notes.

Very nice indeed.

I wanted to save the little bit I had but I couldn’t help myself! I NEEDED this tea today. I will re-infuse until I cannot re-infuse any longer :)

It will be missed. Just might have to order this one! It’s that GOOD! A great sturdy and flavorful black tea! YUM!

Thanks Liberteas
This is a nice middle of the road darjeeling to have on hand…not overly sweet but very nice, even, crisp, and clean!

Nice one!

This is a good tea but not as good as the same tea from Rare Tea Republic.
I will stick with RTR but wanted to note that if you are planning an order from Tea Horse this is quite lovely.
It has a juicy bright mouthfeel and has some very subtle spicy notes. The predominant flavor is of hay that has been in the sunshine.
Full review on SororiTea Sisters on the 14th.

This is a really delightful Darjeeling – very crisp and clean. Not overly sweet. Notes of flower, hints of spice, and barely-there notes of fruit that develop as I continue to sip, but never really become a dominating flavor.

A very pleasing, contemplative cup. Very enjoyable.

I needed…I MEAN NEEDED…to incorporate this into TODAY. LOVE THIS. I have enough for 1-2 more cups – might have to purchase this one…it’s amazing if you like a good Keemun, that is! See previous notes

I started my day with steeping not one, but two pots of this tea today.

The first pot that I steeped was slightly oversteeped, I think, because I tasted bitterness but not much else. It was that “oops, I oversteeped the Assam” kind of bitterness, so I drank about half a cup of that before I decided I’d start over.

And this second pot is MARVELOUS! Sweet with caramel-y tones, and rich and malty. So very comforting and cozy. Even though it is still summer, this tea makes me feel like it’s autumn outside. It’s got that kind of coziness to it, it’s the kind of tea you want to curl up with on a cold day. And even though it is warm outside (not too hot, thankfully) because the heat hasn’t managed to make it’s way inside I can still sort of imagine it IS fall (my favorite time of year) and it is cool and it makes this kind of comfort the more enjoyable.

So, the lesson for today is: don’t oversteep this Assam. The first time, I steeped it for 2 minutes, boiling water, in my Breville. The Breville is key with this, because it does stay hotter than other brewing vessels do (at least, that has been my experience). The second time I steeped it for 1 1/2 minutes, boiling water, in my Breville. And it is perfection.

LOVE this Assam.

Nice! This is beautifully smooth with a light citrus-y tone. I was a little worried about the Echinacea because it sometimes tastes kind of funky in teas, but, it’s hardly noticeable here. There is a slight medicinal sort of note to this, but, it doesn’t taste off-putting. It melds so well with the other ingredients that it doesn’t come off as a strong, off-putting medicinal taste.

Overall this is a light, pleasantly sweet tea that I find quite enjoyable. A nice way to drink Echinacea – one of the nicest ways I’ve encountered!

Interesting!

At first…this sort of tasted like Hojicha…roasted and a bit green. Then…as I continued to sip I noticed the taste morph into a roasted sweet woodsy type taste…then…the peachy notes hit me, subtly…that is.

This is really special! It’s like Dong Ding with Super Powers or something!

I really like this!

Let me start off by saying…THIS…is the MOST Chocolate-Aroma I have smelled in ANY tea – right off the bat, that is! It smell marvelously-amazing!

Now…lets see how it tastes!

The Black Tea base is sturdy and of medium to medium-strong strength. It’s not POW!!! Top-Of-The-Morning-To-Ya type intense strong if you know what I mean.

Yes…the flavor DOES taste like Black Tea, Chocolate (more of a dark chocolate, tho), mint, and a bit of cream.

I’m chalking the ‘dark chocolate’ notes to the cocoa shells. It’s as simple as that! There are a lot of them in there! It’s a STRONG cocoa flavor. I would say it was a milk chocolate flavor, it’s not a sugary-chocolate flavor, and it’s not a cocoa powder type flavor either. It has a dark chocolate – bark/woodsy type flavor swirling around as I sip it.

I will say it got major points with me because of the flavor intensity. The peppermint is there but isn’t overwhelming by any means (this coming from a lover of all-things-mint – just so you know – for comparison reasons and level VS palate/preference ratio for others!)

This is incredibly done! One really needs to like cocoa and a fairly strong flavored black tea with mint notes to enjoy – which is good for me – because I do – it’s right up my alley!

This is FANTASTIC. Really, REALLY Fantastic!

This is malty and creamy with oh-so-subtle hints of smoke but more importantly luscious cocoa flavors throughout the sip!

Completely YUMMY!