6106 Tasting Notes
Part of the December subscription box!
For whatever reason, the description/ingredients of this tea worried me – it didn’t sound like it would be what I was hoping for. But I was totally wrong – it’s delicious! Of course I figured out why I like it so much… it uses pretty similar flavouring to Eggnog Poundcake, which I absolutely adore. Different base, and possibly slightly different spicing, but it’s unmistakeable. I can’t say I got any cheesecake tanginess but I’m not sure I cared. This was a delicious cup of tea. I still prefer Eggnog Poundcake though; I think I like the white base better.
12 Belated Teas of Christmas – #4
I see I have an 11-month old note for this tea, so I must have another bag of it somewhere. Apparently I liked it before, and I still like it. Very cola, fairly ginger. I really want to add a touch of sweetener to see if I can really make it taste pop-like. I bet it would work amazingly. Also, the base is pretty great here. Can’t really pinpoint why, but I feel like it just works really well to solidify the flavours.
I think I finished my initial sample of this, and then got another in a recent-ish tea order (but who really knows, I have no idea what teas I do and do not own right now). Anyhow – brewed it correctly this time, and man are there some delicious chocolate caramelly notes in the aftertaste. Since I’ve recently had turtles chocolates, I can say that it tastes rather like them in tea form. Which is actually pretty tasty! I think the only improvement I might want with this tea is a bit richer of a base tea – although it’s possible that that would interfere with the flavouring. Overall, pretty tasty – a nice dessert treat!
Sipdown! 1/365
In an effort to visualize progress I’m making with sipdowns, I’m going to aim to get in (an average of) one sipdown per day this year! Should be very, very achievable, so with any luck I’ll actually exceed this number! I’ll be drinking plenty of other teas as well, but this will record things removed from my cupboard (and give me something to show my husband, haha).
Anyhow, I swear I’ve had this tea before although there is no note, but it’s hard to say, as DavidsTea has had a number of pom teas that I could be confusing it with. This tea is pretty much as expected – standard black base (not astringent, not particularly interesting either), and a decent amount of pomegranate flavour. A pleasant surprise that the inclusion of hibiscus was done properly, only adding some depth to the fruitiness instead of mouth-puckering sourness. Not a huge fan of pomegranate, so not a tea I’d have again, but not a bad version of it!
Sipdown! Dang this was good. Basically all the best parts of every tea in it, making for an interesting and delicious cup. I found it particularly intriguing that I could pick out flavours from the different teas, like the chocolateyness of LB, the minerally oolong notes, the hay-y white tea. Sad I only had a sample, and that it’s now gone.
ETA: This was for the “summer” version that I opened a sample packet of a short while ago.
12 Belated Teas of Christmas – #3
Another one I wasn’t overly stoked for as honeybush/rooibos still just don’t do it for me. But sometimes there are exceptions! This tea, though, is not one of them for me, unfortunately. It tastes primarily like honeybush with some hints of raspberry. Don’t really taste any almond or cookie until perhaps the aftertaste. My dislike of honeybush probably colours my opinion here – if you like honeybush this might taste more like the cookie this tea is named for. On the plus side, though, it’s not giving me a scratchy throat so I can probably manage to drink it as an iced tea!
Sipdown! I admit, I bought two tea samples one day just to get a preview of this one. Turns out, it’s actually really good. Quite cocoa-chocolatey; I’m not sure I tasted much else, but if it’s a “detox” tea it probably has a variety of other “healthy” things in it. Would I drink it again? Maybe, but I’m not sure I like it any more than I do cacao shells, and it’s probably more expensive.
12 Belated Teas of Christmas – #2
Wasn’t overly excited for this one as it smelled a bit more pepperminty than I’d like. However, the flavour is a pleasant surprise. The mintiness is fairly light and refreshing, and doesn’t overpower the creamy marshmallowy genmaicha. Wouldn’t be a favourite but I’m quite enjoying my cup!
