6106 Tasting Notes
(52teas (Anne) 2022: 107)
Could have sworn I’d rated this one before, but I guess not. Unfortunately, it’s not quite what I’d hoped for when I bought a couple extra pouches. There’s a flavour present that reminds me of chapstick, and I really don’t care for it. I don’t know exactly what the flavour is – it’s possible that it’s bergamot, but I like bergamot in other teas, so that doesn’t make much sense. Anyhow, it’s drinkable, and the base is pleasant, but the flavouring is just not to my liking.
(52teas (Anne) 2022: 106)
Hadn’t had this one in quite a while! I really like it. It reminds me of Ice and Cream (which I sipped down last year) – really smooth malty base, hints of strawberry and creaminess. I didn’t really pick up mango, but it was quite nice regardless.
(52teas (Anne) 2022: 105)
I thought maybe I hadn’t had this before, since I opened up a brand new packet tonight, but it looks more likely that I’d just sipped down the previous packet and, heh, never managed to write about it. (I say this because I apparently sent a sample to Roswell Strange, which I couldn’t have done from an unopened packet!)
Anyhow, I like houjicha, and therefore am biased towards liking this tea. I do not, however, always care for ginger in tea – but here, it seems to work really well and blend with the other spices and base to achieve a gingerbready sort of flavour. It’s not too spicy, as ginger sometimes can be. The end result is an easy-drinking, flavourful cup – if I had to guess, I took the original bag of this tea to work and likely happily drank through it there, when I needed something with caffeine but low in tannins/astringency.
(52teas (Anne) 2022: 104)
Thought I’d had this more recently (2021) but apparently not. Anyhow, this tea is pretty true to its name and actually still reasonably tasty. Coconut creaminess, lightly lemon but not too powerful (I think the coconut is the shining star here) and a green base that lends enough body and umami flavours to make this more than a cup of lemon-coconut water, but not enough to overwhelm.
(DavidsTea 2022: already recorded)
2022 Sipdown 62/365!
We ran out of milk by accident; I made this with eggnog. I… wouldn’t recommend it. It was a weird flavour combination and kind of ended up like chapstick? I mean, it was sweet and drinkable, but the version of EG cream that is this matcha, plus nutmeggy eggnog… just not right.
(DavidsTea 2022: already recorded)
2022 Sipdown 60/365!
Sipdown of a packet of this that was at my house; oddly enough it tasted almost completely unsweetened, in stark contrast to the cup I’d had (from a different pouch) a couple days ago. It was oversteeped a bit too, so was a touch astringent, but definitely not as tasty. Sounds like a good reason to open a fresh packet… heh.
(DavidsTea 2022: 55)
2022 Sipdown 59/365!
Well, this one did taste and smelled more like it’s intended flavour than the other two (blueberry and raspberry), but I think I like the berry ones a bit more even if the flavouring is kind of vague. It’s definitely candy strawberry here, which is fine, but I think the blueberry matcha was better, and probably also raspberry.
