6106 Tasting Notes
(DavidsTea 2022: 27)
I bought this solely for the novelty of a blue matcha. It did not disappoint in that respect. However, I’m really not a big fan of the flavour – some ginger berry mix? I made it with milk and it tasted oddly… squashy? I’m not sure. Not sure that ginger + matcha work well together for me.
(DavidsTea 2022: 26)
2022 Sipdown 27/365!
Matcha latte with an odd combination of separated cream (oops, I guess that’s what happens in the freezer?) and coconut milk. It was pretty good, with a nice creamsicle flavour. I don’t feel the need to pick up more of this, but I did enjoy this last cup!
(52teas (Frank) 2022: 6)
2022 Sipdown 26/365!
Yep, took the plunge and finished off the last of this. It tasted a touch stale, but oh so familiar and good. There’s some sort of… chocolate malty flavour that Frank used (I believe it’s also in the chocolate mate he did, of which I have…. a lot left…) I like it, and haven’t tasted it in teas from anywhere else. Too bad.
(52teas (Anne) 2022: 42)
This is not as good as whichever other cranberry-orange tea it was that I had recently (I’m suffering from severe baby brain and too lazy to check). Initial bubblegum vibes, but then I can taste the orange and some cider spices (more than just cinnamon, but I don’t know what exactly correlates to “cider” in my brain). Maybe a bit of cranberry too? But I can also taste the rooibos, and I’m not a fan of any of that poking through. It’s not bad, though!
(52teas (Anne) 2022: already recorded)
Review for my (Jan 2016?) packet of this tea, which I now aim to finish off since I have a fresh, tasty batch. This one is still tasty – perhaps a bit less flavour than it once was, but I’m loving the base and light blackberry cream.
(52teas (Anne) 2022: 40)
This smells like just a chai – heavier on nutmeg and cardamom – and when hot, tasted like one too. I’d written it off as just that… until I tried it after it had cooled down considerably and lo and behold – creamy eggnog chai! I got the same creaminess on the resteeps, so I think it was a bit of a temperature thing. I do wish it was creamier, but ultimately ended up being fairly satisfied, especially as the spice blend is heavy on my preferred chai spices.
2022 Sipdown 25/365!
And with that, I’ve caught up on my one-per-day sipdown goal! Hoping to keep a steadyish pace going forward; lots of sipdown-ready teas in various places, particularly my little tea corner basket. This final cup is better than I anticipated – a hint of some tasty green/oxidized oolong flavour, but also a fair bit of astringency. Not a surprise, lower quality plus bottom of the bag, even though I was careful with the infusion time and used a finum filter.
Best part? It was a large bag taking up lots of space so made a slightly more noticeable dent to throw it out, haha.
(DavidsTea 2022: 25)
2022 Sipdown 24/365!
Mastress Alita’s Sipdown Challenge January 2022: Tea that reminds you of an alcoholic beverage
Brewed this up specifically because of the sipdown prompt. It’s old, but still tastes ok – and like a pina colada (which is, of course, why it’s on the list). Slightly tart, creamy coconut, pineapple – it’s a significantly lower-calorie version of the real thing! I think I’ll pop the remainder into the fridge to chill for tomorrow, though.
