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Autumn Splendor Formally: TRICK OR TREAT 2009 from Adagio Teas
97

I can’t believe I haven’t written anything about this in a while. This tea is perfect for this season! This is one of my favorite Adagio custom blends. It is perfect for the fall. It has a nice spicy scent and flavor to it. I will attempt to make this over the stove!

Momoko from Lupicia
73
Tie Guan Yin “Iron Goddess” Oolong Tea (Ti Kuan Yin) from Teavivre
96

This was so delicious! I steeped it 2 times before I got bored. But this is one of my favorite oolongs. It is milky and not bitter. The floral tones mixed with sweetness is amazing. Delicious!

Thomas Sampson from Andrews & Dunham Damn Fine Tea
76

This is a nice, hearty black tea that is just perfect for the morning! It has a strong taste and scent to it. It goes great with milk and sugar. I love that it has a smokey, toasty taste to it which becomes more like a chocolate taste. The smokey and toasty flavors are not very strong and are only there initially. good tea overall! I wish I could have bought this before they ran out. I received this in a swap :)

St Petersburg from Kusmi Tea
70
J'Aime Vert from THE O DOR
79
Cinnamon Plum from Rishi Tea
87
Earl Grey from Andrews & Dunham Damn Fine Tea
77
English Caramel from Tea Cozy
77
chai bora Luxury Blend from chai bora ltd
100
Rooibos Zanzibar Spice from The Zen Shop
91
PG Tips Loose Leaf from PG Tips
67

The scent and flavor has gone. I had to throw this one away. I didn’t reach for it often enough since it is too bitter and the flavors didn’t go well with my spices. SIGH I have never thrown tea away before :(

Momo (Peach) from Lupicia
67

This is a pretty decent tea. I think that momo goes better with green or white teas. The black teas I think overpower the peach flavor just a little bit. Good tea overall!

Rose Hip Tea from Lupicia
36

No Thank You… This was awful. It taste so bad I spit it out.

Pina Colada Honeybush from 52teas
98
Happiness from Lupicia
82

I had this in my 30 pyramid bag sampler from Lupicia. This one was in Japanese, and when I looked in the booklet that it came in, it was called Happiness. It smells fruity, and there are nice green tea leaves. Possibly sencha? This brewed up a nice yellow liquid. The scent was fruity… like peaches. I love peaches! When I tasted it, the first thought was “OMG Buttery goodness!” This was so delicious! I love the lack of astringency and how smooth it went down my throat. Wow! I don’t always have flavored green teas in my cupboard, so the once in a while surprise is nice. I do get tired of drinking flavored teas quickly if I have a large amount of it.

This one is just fabulous. It made me feel happy, and it reminds me of the first time I tried a fruit flavored green tea, which I remember buying from Whole Foods… It was pineapple sencha by serendipitea. That was happiness! This one is great. MAN! I am on a tea binge this weekend! :)

Kashmiri Chai from Golden Moon Tea
54

I opened this tea up finally. I was a little disappointed to be honest. I saw the beautiful whole spices in there, such as cloves, cinnamon bits, and cardamom pods. However, all I smelled was some sort of cinnamon spice oils. It smells too strong, and I was worried it would overpower the blend. The chai blends that I have tried never had this scent. I usually make my own blend or buy blends that are natural. This one is not natural.

Anyway, I brewed this up Western style. The blend was not bitter, which is a plus. I needed to add sugar and milk to this though. The oil is overwhelming :( I don’t recall the sample being this way. The milk and sugar did temper the oil, so I was a bit glad about that. Overall, this isn’t one of my favorites, but it seems as if it would be a great tea during the cold winter months. I will try this again but brewed over the stove top.

Piccolo from Lupicia
70
Ripened Aged Pu-erh Mini Tuocha from Teavivre
70

I don’t think I wrote a review for the first time I tried this nice tea from Teavivre. Anyhow I cleaned the first steep for about 30 seconds to a minute. Then i steeped the second time for 30 seconds! The brew was a thick, black tea. The scent is earthy and like wet fall leaves. There was a hint of fish to the scent… However, I burnt my tongue drinking this! I was too excited. _

Anyhow the taste was surprisingly light and airy, which I wasn’t expecting due to the liquid’s consistency. The taste was like wet fall leaves mixed in with some sweetness. There is a lot of depth to this tea. There is more lingering in the back of my mouth when I taste this tea. I can’t seem to describe it though. I used a large mug for this tea, and will try another steep of this later. I am sure more flavors will pop up. I didn’t taste any bitterness in this tea.

English Caramel from Tea Cozy
77
Coconut Pouchong from Golden Moon Tea
100

I’m in heaven with teas today! I decided to open this tea up since I have managed to finish a lot of tea recently. Oh my goodness! I now remember why I bought this tea! The scent is intoxicatingly delicious.

First off, I love oolong. This one has nice, wiry but thick black/brown dry leaves. The scent is like I just made some coconut milk from a ripe coconut. As for color of the brewed tea, I can’t really comment on this as I was using my green colored tea cup! The scent and flavor of the brewed tea is amazing. It tastes like coconut water… not like the ones you buy from the store (all of them do not taste natural… they taste like there were additives put in there). This one is pure, buttery, and smooth. There was no astringency or bitterness at all. The one thing I noticed is that the taste is not as strong as the scent, which is a good thing.

Wow! Overall, this is a great tea! This is getting excited about my upcoming wedding celebration in the Philippines in January.

Autumn Splendor Formally: TRICK OR TREAT 2009 from Adagio Teas
97
Cookie from Lupicia
94

This tastes wonderful. It is like taking a bite of a caramel, sugar cookie! It is so smooth and there is a hint of nutty taste to it. Absolutely delicious! This is even better with milk and sugar! WOW! Dessert in a cup!

English Caramel from Tea Cozy
77

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I’m a medical resident who happens have an addiction to tea! My tea collection keeps growing and growing, which just means that I’ve got to drink more tea! When life gets a bit too stressful, I love sitting down to a nice, warm cup of tea.

Swap: I am always up for swapping! Take a look at my cupboard and send me a msg! I always send extras since I have too much tea! :)

My cupboard contains all the teas that I own. The teas that I haven’t rated yet are in my cupboard since I haven’t opened them. :)

Likes: chai, all types of teas, dessert teas, Dan Cong & milk oolongs, dragonwell & kukicha greens, flavored rooibos, vanilla anything

Dislikes: bitter
Allergies: Chamomile, Jasmine, Soy

Location

New Jersey, USA

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