6106 Tasting Notes
2022 Sipdown 106/365!
Took me about 2 days to actually figure out what this tea was, but I’m pretty sure this was it! Initially, it tasted a bit cardboardy, with lovely strawberry, but for some reason, when I finished off the cup a few hours later, it just tasted delicious. A sad sipdown; made me miss Butiki so much!
2022 Sipdown 104/365!
Mastress Alita’s Sipdown Challenge March 2022: Tea with spinach/artichoke notes
Picked this tea for spinach notes, but I’m not sure it really has those. However, it is vegetal and smoky (which I now believe is actually part of the tea profile, not contamination). Wasn’t the greatest sipdown, as the tea was a bit astringent and I couldn’t taste it very well, but that’s one more gone!
(52teas (Anne) 2022: 226)
Not generally a fan of peppermint in teas, but this was very candy cane-like and not herbaceous, with a decent dose of real chocolate, not (just?) chocolate flavouring. As a result, it was not only drinkable (for me), but enjoyable. A nice example of a more sophisticated chocolate mint black tea than some I’ve had.
(52teas (Anne) 2022: 225)
Enjoyed this, but couldn’t taste it properly – we are yet again in the throes of sickness, though it thankfully seems to just be a cold (so sayeth the rapid tests, anyhow). I got a huuuuge piece of pumpkin in the infuser, so definitely disappointed that my taste buds ended up being pretty dulled by the time I got around to drinking it. Probably would rate in the mid-high 70s but hoping it might even be tastier in the future!
(DavidsTea 2022: 101)
Sixth new tea. I’m really hoping I brewed this up incorrectly or something, because my first sip was quite awful. Like, considering asking for a refund awful. It was horribly bitter and chemically and just not good at all. I wasn’t a big fan of Maui Madness (which this tea is apparently similar to?) although I also remember drinking (or trying to drink) that one in a haze of early pregnancy where everything nauseated me, so it’s possible there are some bad associations coming up too.
Similar to Peach Pucker, popped the rest of this into the fridge to try again tomorrow with a fresh palate to see if it tastes any better.
ETA: Nope. Not better when chilled.
(DavidsTea 2022: 100)
Fifth tea I recently picked up; the latest take on a peach tea. It smelled ok – peachy, and definitely tasted like tart fuzzy peaches (didn’t check the ingredients but assume it was hibiscus responsible for the tartness). There was a bit of lingering bitterness, possibly from sweetener (blackberry leaves?) I put the rest in the fridge to try it cold, although my first go at it was room temp, not hot. Not a big fan.
ETA: Alright chilled, but far from a favourite.
(52teas (Anne) 2022: 224)
There’s a nice aftertaste to this one, of spice and oolong, but I’m not particularly taken by the aroma and initial sip. It does taste a bit figgy (I’ve recently eaten figs and feel like I can say this confidently), but that said, I also don’t know that I’m a big fan of fig in tea, generally.
I absolutely love fresh figs but can never find them!
They come out around the summer here, but the season is really short — we try to get as many as possible for the short time they’re around!
I sadly only had dried figs! I’m not sure if I’ve ever had one fresh.
