6106 Tasting Notes
(52teas (Anne) 2022: 101)
Hmm, drinking this after eating freeze-dried strawberry perhaps wasn’t the best idea. The tea is pleasant enough, and I’m getting a hint of spiciness at the end of the sip; aside from that, I can’t really identify any flavours. It’s supposed to have strawberry, which is probably hard to pick out because of what I just ate. Even if I could pick out the strawberry, I think I’m fairly ambivalent about this one.
(52teas (Anne) 2022: 100)
Review for an unopened package of this tea that looks like it was a freebie in an order; I was quite worried because it contains sunflower seeds, but by some miracle (possible because it remained sealed?) they smelled just fine. I’ll be trying to keep this tea on hand to sip down within the next short while.
Initial sip is nutty with some distinct pecan notes, but unfortunately, I’m getting the sharp pungency of rooibos that I’m not a fan of, and even worse, I’m getting the scratchy throat feeling that happens to me with rooibos (although not consistently). Also, not really any spicing to speak of, which is interesting (there was a cardamom pod in my infuser!) Wish I’d tried this 6 years ago, but I suspect the rooibos would have affected it for me back then as well.
(52teas (Anne) 2022: 99)
Delighted to find an unopened package of this tea, and it smelled great when I opened it – blueberry and green tea! Kind of like Blackberry Custard Tart. Flavour is less intense than I expected given the aroma, but it’s still tasty, and there is some nice creaminess in the end of the sip. This obviously would have been better fresh but pretty impressive for a green to last this long.
(52teas (Anne) 2022: 97)
Review for the 2016(?) reblend. There’s a smokiness that I do not remember from the 2021 reblend, evoking memories of the burnt edges that raisins get in the toaster if it’s on a touch too long. Also getting a nice amount of cinnamon, but missing the raisin (despite the raisin in my infuser). Really feeling the need to compare this with the recent reblend; I feel like either this version had/has more depth, or I was having an off day when I tried the newer one.
(DavidsTea 2022: 52)
Apparently wasn’t a big fan the first time around, but I believe this is a different packet of it, and the smell is quite intoxicating. Delicious, delicious sweet cotton candy. The aroma does translate to the flavour, but there’s also an artificial (plasticky?) edge at the end of the sip that isn’t my favourite. I would probably rate it closer to 80 if that artificial flavour wasn’t there; as is, I’ll bump my original 64 rating to 74. I’d like to try it as a latte, although I’m not sure if the cotton candy flavour would be strong enough, though it might mask the flavour I dislike?
(DavidsTea 2022: 51)
2022 Sipdown 58/365!
Mastress Alita’s Sipdown Challenge February 2022: Tea flavoured like my favourite muffin
Stretching for this prompt, but my favourite type of muffin is blueberry, so there we go.
Latte-ed this matcha as usual; it did taste different from the raspberry but again, not as blueberry as I wanted. Still quite tasty but I just want more flavour!
