6106 Tasting Notes
I think I missed actually drinking this earlier…. but I located it (randomly) in a bag at my boyfriend’s place, and opted to try some! It was actually surprisingly tasty! Really tasted like grapefruit – deliciously tangy and aromatic. Actually quite a good herbal.
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Without going and actually looking at the bag… I think this is the tea that I have from MissB – thanks! My initial impression was of a coconut/butterscotch white, one of those teas that many companies seem to have (e.g. Butterscotch Potion, Dream, etc.). However, this also contains blueberries, which is an interesting twist, and although the white tea and coconut are reminiscent of the butterscotch teas, it does seem somewhat different. Another case of overleafing though (I really need to relocate my measuring spoons back to the tea area), so it was a touch strong, but enjoyable enough. Very coconutty, but light. I’ll have to pay a bit more attention for the blueberry next time.
Picked up some of the latest batch of this from Verdant recently, and had some this weekend. I think I may have overleafed a bit, because it was pretty strong (I was in a rush and didn’t measure), so I’m not really sure yet whether I’m a fan of this harvest or not. It was still good, but just a touch too potent.
This tea has lost some of its initial punch in the aroma, but is still pretty tasty! I did, sadly, overleaf it though (or perhaps oversteeped, or didn’t use 180C water when I should have), so it was a bit astringent and strong. Definitely user error though, and a bit of dilution helped.
A couple quick weekend notes.
Found this randomly in some teas at my boyfriend’s place, so drank it while watching Jurassic World, which was fairly enjoyable. Moreso than this tea, that’s for sure. It wasn’t bad, but honestly, it really didn’t taste pumpkiny at all, just kind of spiced and cardboardy. Not as bad as some rooibos though, by a long shot, but I’m perfectly ok with it not having come back this year!
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Second tea from the September tea box!
As I said in my review for Reserve Autumn Laoshan Bilochun, this tea had the typical Laoshan green beany flavours, along with a wonderful brown sugary sweetness. This tea was a little bit stronger/sharper than the Bilochun, but was also quite enjoyable. I’m not sure I could really pick a favourite.
Of note – the leaves of this tea are long and thin and twisty. It’s kind of neat!
Preparation
So I’m going to go with…. nobody else has reviewed Verdant’s September tea box yet?? Or at least not this tea? I couldn’t find a listing for it so I made one…
Anyhow, this was one of the 5 teas in September’s box. I’m not the hugest fan of greens BUT I do like those from Verdant! And have a ton I really need to drink up, and feel guilty about…
So I’m going to try and drink these five as soon as I can (though one’s a roasted oolong, so should have a little more longevity?)
I started with this tea and the Laoshan Pine Needle Green, because they sounded the most interesting. A Reserve tea and a new tea! Both smell incredibly delicious – sweet, fragrant, chewy green beans… so delicious. Brewed up (I accidentally left the infusers in for 4 minutes instead of my intended 2 – but the teas were ok!) this particular tea was more caramelly/brown sugary sweet than the Pine Needle Green, which was… sharper, though with a similar flavour profile. Both were very, very delicious though, and reminded me why I bought green teas from Verdant. WIll have to bring out the stash and get some green tea drinking done!
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Thanks to Sil, I got to sample this tea! Wasn’t planning on it, but her tales of how it is the only peachy tea she’s been enjoying lately (is that right?) made me curious.
I believe one of the comments was that this tea tastes somewhat apricotty – whether I’m confusing it with another tea or not, that was kind of my impression. I do like apricot. In fact, I should probably a) finish that delicious apricot blend I have from 52teas and b) petition for it to be reblended (but that’s another story).
So anyhow, this was apricotty/peachy, and green. The base was fine, no comment either way, really, and the flavouring was ok, but I’m having difficulty enjoying too many fruity greens lately, so I was thankful to only have a cup of this. I can see how it could be more enjoyable than other peach teas (there’s something about peachy teas that’s a total turnoff for me now; I’m not sure why), but it just doesn’t interest my tastebuds at this time.
Preparation
Quite delicious. Had some more of this primarily because the bag was next to the teapot (did I tell Steepster I got a variable temp B&D kettle? If not, I did. It’s great. I love it. My favourite part is how it tells me the water temp as it cools, so I don’t have to guess as to whether I should reheat the water or just use it. It has a stay-warm function but that’s fairly unnecessary for me.)
Anyways, after that long preamble, I enjoyed this tea, not unexpectedly. I need to get around to trying the other one from Sil, but I’m not 100% sure where it is right now. I’ve been carting teas all about, and there are about 10 different places it could be….
