6105 Tasting Notes
I have to assume this is from OMGsrsly, so thank you! Pretty sure I’ve had some of this sample before (or have had a very similar-tasting tea), as this tastes familiar. There’s a solid herbaceous note, which has to be the basil – I feel like I should have known that immediately, but for some reason, basil is an elusive flavour for me, despite the fact that I use it both dried and fresh regularly. Anyhow, the tea is mostly this herbaceous flavour, and not really a lot of (or any?) lemon. Actually – I can smell the lemon much more than I can taste it. Perhaps it’s because it’s being overwhelmed in the flavour by the basil?
I think I read on someone’s post about using this for an iced lemonade. I feel like that would be an excellent choice here – a splash of lemon juice and some simple syrup would probably take this to a much tastier level. As is, it’s fairly meh for me, though an interesting tea to have tried.
Sipdown! 66/365
Ok, a bit off-track on these sipdowns with all the Butikis, but I snuck this one in the other day. I didn’t remember what this was supposed to taste like, so I was pleasantly surprised when it was quite good! If I had to guess, it was pineapple (but apparently it’s goji, so I suck at that). A good cup, either way.
Nice, light white tea. I didn’t realize I hadn’t written about it previously, so didn’t pay attention to the nuances last night, but it was pretty tasty.
This tea, unsurprisingly, has fallen victim to the coconut. I did diligently pick out all the coconut pieces before brewing, and the cup was actually okay, but I may end up tossing it. It tasted a little too much like floral sunscreen to me. It looks like I didn’t ever write a tasting note for this when it was fresh, which is sad. I don’t remember what I thought of it, though the ingredients suggest I would have enjoyed it.
Looks like the 4oz bag of this survived the work mouse (it probably wasn’t at work). Unfortunately, this is the bag that doesn’t taste as good. It never has; I can’t pinpoint what’s different about it, but it’s just not as good. Not as chocolatey? Not sure. Still tasty, but not as amazing as the other bags I had (I had one at work for sure. Uncertain if I finished it or whether it was eaten).
This tea has held up just fine. Quite grapefruity. Not really any creme brulee. I don’t recall if I could taste the latter originally, anyhow. I’m not really digging it, though; just not in the mood for grapefruit. It’s a little too pithy/zesty for me. Probably shines with a pinch of sugar.
This tea is really light, and I’ve made the mistake of brewing it up with some strongly-flavoured resteeps, and a smoky tea… so I’m missing out on most of the flavour, although I did get a good sip in earlier. This tea in particular is quite old; I believe it was one of the first I purchased from Butiki.
Brewed a particularly good cup of this tonight! It’s a little drying, which I’m not loving, but I can clearly taste maple, banana, and smoke (hard to miss that last one). I don’t recall loving this tea, and I still don’t, but I feel like a pinch of sweetener and splash of milk would go a long way here. Just something to tame that drying feeling would go a long ways.