6106 Tasting Notes
The reason for my recent Amoda order. I cannot resist eggnog teas. :D
The aroma of the tea is nicely spiced (predominantly nutmeg), coconut-heavy and creamy. The flavour follows, although is a bit lighter, and I wish I could taste the green tea sweetness more – kind of like it came through in the Butiki eggnog teas. Overall pretty tasty!
Promo offer during Amoda’s Black Friday sale; I think this was either discounted or free(?) Either way, it had caught my interest beforehand so I was happy to have it included in my order!
Initial aroma reminded me quite a bit of roasted green milk tea (with bubbles), and it felt natural to make a latte with it, so that’s what I did. However, I chose to make an eggnog latte, and I’m not entirely sure that it came out as I had expected – I think I may have used too much tea powder, or possibly, the flavours just clashed a bit? Or maybe, I was just expecting roasted milk bubble tea and that wasn’t what I got. Either way, the flavour was a bit stronger and grassier than I’d anticipated, and the eggnog just didn’t quite suit it. I’ll have to give this another round with plain milk and sweetener – and a lighter hand for the powder. I’m pretty sure I’ll like this once I get it right!
Picked up some of this from Amoda when placing a recent order, mostly to get free shipping (it’s very expensive and I wouldn’t normally. By the time it arrived, I’d completely forgotten that it was a cream EG, so was very pleasantly surprised when I opened it up and smelled it! Brewed it up, and the flavouring is absolutely perfect! Creamy and decadent, definite bergamot but smooth instead of sharp, like some EGs can be. However, I found that the the base could be a bit smoother – especially on subsequent infusions, the base was more astringent than I’d like. I see that it’s a base of Indian black tea; I feel like Chinese blacks would suit my palate better and provide a better base. Still good, but I do think it could be better.
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Bonus hospital eggnog latte! Sent my husband home at one point and requested this as an eggnog latte. Unfortunately, I think I asked for too much eggnog to be put in, and so the cranberry/pear was a little lost, but it was still good. I need to work on the ratios, I think.
Husband definitely lacks tea training. However, I think he followed my instructions, I just overestimated how much eggnog to add to the tea (I had him use a thermos that I don’t usually use; I usually just use a large mug).
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Sixth hospital tea, and a nice treat option to have brought. (Not that I really used these as treats – they were definitely all consumed every four hours to wash down pain meds, haha.)