Zhena's Gypsy Tea

This tea has a nice smell to it, however after steeping it seems a little on the weak side as far as chai teas go. Its still a very good sipping tea with a little sweetener added. I can taste the cardamon and smell the coconut and it has a little pepper in it. I just love the tin that the tea comes in. I will reuse it and I may buy this tea again but for me I have had more spicy chai teas.

I love it. It smells so good. Tastes better. It warms you up as it goes down without being too strong.

Best of the 3 pomegranate/green combinations. This fruity green tea is complex, and nicely balanced. The green taste is definitely prominent, but not overpowering because of the pomegranate and rose petals. It’s almost like there’s a strong green beginning that finishes rosey, and the pomegranate is the transition. It smells sweet in the sachet, and in the cup, when steeped; plus, I can drink it late after a workout because its decaffeinated.

Smells wonderful in the cup awaiting water, sweet and spicy. Pairs well with sugar and (soy)milk, but seems kind of weak on the flavor notes. For example, it’s a little spicy, but I can’t say that I identified ginger, as such. I was hoping that it would brew strong enough to be a close replacement for a richer, coconut milk drink. I would like to try it again iced, and look forward to pairing that version with a meal of some bitter greens, or something like that, so I can give the sweetness a chance to really pop.

very rich and chocolaty tasting- kind of a dessert tea if you will. Wouldn’t get it again, but it wasn’t a bad tea.

OH NO! Hibiscus!
I’ll still try it tho…why not!?

Yes, I can smell Cherries!
It’s ‘brewing’ quite slow…I don’t think it will have much color…after 2 minutes it’s near clear with a ever so slight pinkish hue

waiting…waiting…waiting…

After another minute…there is more color which ups it to a pinkish purple. I don’t want to steep much longer because of all the fruit and hibiscus. Now I can smell the Acai more…

This isn’t as bad as I thought it would be but it’s still not me…I’m glad that it goes to supporting a cause but there are so many different ingredients that just don’t jive for me. In addition to the ones mentioned above…I can taste the Cranberries and Licorice but an unable to smell them. It leaves a fruity yet floral taste afterwards…ehhh…

Starts as a gray-purple then switches to pink in color. smells great! Berry and fruity and fun! It’s fruity to taste but not too fruity because the green blends well and it’s tasty! Would be even better cold, I bet!!!

Had a cup of this last hour…it was nice…pineapple and flowers and a nice sweeter green tea! Pretty Good…see my previous entry for this…

There really is a lot going on here! But it makes the nose happy – so on with it!
It’s a typical green tea color
That’s a wine-like quality to it after steeped but still fruity and vegetal
The taste is pretty yummy even with all the ingredients everything is blending well together!

I’m enjoying and indulging in it but it makes me feel quite relaxed. I like this.

Decided to have a bag of this – check out my previous tasting notes

Lightly scented caramel and pear.
Taste is primarily caramel with pear and floral hints.
Can also tell by the taste it’s a flavored Green Tea.
Not too shabby.

Fresh out of the individually wrapped package this has a very enchanting scent to it. Both Vanilla and Orchid-esque. Very fairy-tale like. After steeped…much of the scent disappears and you can smell a little black tea with barely-there vanilla. It brews dark. It’s a solid black tea with a very little bit of vanilla and a very little bit of floral notes. Not bad at all.

This is probably one of my favorite colors a tea has ever produced! It’s a Purple-Red-Brown – very deep, very rich. The taste is very flavorful for a bagged tea. Smells like a Breakfast Tea also tastes like one with smooth ending…I like it!

I just realized that I passed 500 tasting notes without realizing it. Go me. :D

I’m drinking this tea with milk and it takes the edge off of the earl grey, but I still can’t taste any raspberry. I’m seriously wondering whether I got a defective batch that didn’t have anything added to it. :(

…Isn’t this supposed to be raspberry-flavoured? Because I’m not catching even a hint of it in the flavour. As a straight earl grey it isn’t half-bad; the tea base isn’t too heavy or astringent and the bergamot isn’t too overwhelming or bitter.

But I still feel like demanding my money back. I wanted raspberry damnit!

Finally finished my bag of this. Not a bad sencha, but I had it for far too long.

Mid-morning…with peanuts!

First, I steeped the leaves in the smallest amount of water possible, using cold water. After five minutes, I drank that tasty, smooth infusion and then started it steeping hot, as normal.

Cold this time

Making a big pot at work…slightly difficult, since there are only two temperatures of water that come from the water station: cold and hot, which is too hot for greens.

Cutting back on the caffeine in favor of some antioxidants. (And attempting to drink down.)

Having not had this in a while and needing to be at work early provided an excellent opportunity!