1237 Tasting Notes
Ugh. Rookie mistake. Too much leaf. It was either too much or too little, I’d rather have a stronger cup. The dry leaf was very sweet smelling. Kinda fruity. Red berries and currants. Same with the wet leaf. Also a small hint of those candy wafers. The tea is not nearly as strong as it should be for the amount of leaf I used. I left it to steep while I took the kids to school in the tepid water. Slight woody notes along with some tart fruits. A decent blend but not one I’d buy.
Waffle cone pieces. That’s a unique ingredient. Can’t say I would have ever thought to use that in tea. Plus one for ingenuity. The wet aroma is kinda meh but it also smells like it may have been tainted by another tea. I can taste the waffle cone pieces but not really the blackberry. I used to love waffles with blackberry syrup until I found the syrup brand I was using was basically sugar… This tea is decent. An interesting idea but overall just kind of blah.
Meh. Not bad but not one I’d buy. But maybe the sample has been corrupted. It has potential. The liquor and the dry leaf smell remind me of maraschino cherry syrup. But the base is kind of blandish. I’m honestly not sure I’m getting the whole story for this one so I’m not going to rate it for now.
Well, this should be interesting. I dislike coriander as much as I do cilantro. But I will tolerate it when it mixes well into salsa or curry… etc. OH. MY Covers and squishes face I smell it. Big NOPE face. Do not like the wet/steeping smell. I mean, it’s not a bad taste. I could see it working in some recipes. Maybe tilapia. But Do I want to just drink this? It’s sippable. I’m still drinking it. It’s smooth. Maybe would mix well with bourbon. But it shouldn’t be just tea. That’s the problem.
Berry…. Juice? I feel like I’m missing something. Maybe this sample is too old? Got corrupted by other smelly teas? I get a vague sense of what they’re going for but it’s so weak that I don’t know if naming it as such is worth it. It is a little stronger if you let it sit on your palate but has a bitterness that is not so plesent. Kind of like licking an orange peel.
Proper packaging for tea is incredibly important. Not just for aroma but for every other aspect of the tea. You see tea is hygroscopic. Meaning it has the ability to draw from moisture particles around it which makes it perfect for scenting and flavoring. However, this also means that if the manufacturer or you don’t package the tea properly you could be ruining the tea. Momo Vert is a Japanese green tea that can be ruined not only with incorrect water temp but also with aroma. This tea has a sweet cherry / fruity scent mixed in with slightly grassy undertones. It is a nice uplifting smell. Likewise with the flavor. I oversteeped it a little bit so my cuppa is a bit more astringent than preferable. However, even with that astringency the fruity and wonderful grassy notes still get through.
Without naming this one after a liquor I don’t know that I would have sought those flavors out. The wet aroma has a fairly strong presence of wood-barrel-aged smoked bourbon. Along with maple notes. The liquor is woodsy and a bit smokey, not like Lapsang. A nice strong brew I can see the Vikings drinking.
Or a pirate, maybe?
Ooo actually yes. Pirate!
Before she passed, my sister was an ancestry.com guru and had loosely traced our line back to a known pirate, early 1800s, I think off one of the Carolina coasts … unfortunately, I don’t possess the details. But I’m rolling with it anyway.
My condolences. ={ But also what a cool thing for her to find out. You should make sure to keep that info if you can. There is so much that I wish was past down from our ancestors. I just found out recently that we are not only African but also Lakota. But I have no info beyond that
When you visit new countries I highly suggest you revisit things you don’t like in your country. For example, cherries, tomatoes, etc. Wasn’t much of a fan of tomatoes but the Greeks know how to throw a mean salad. And the cherries, so good. I over-steeped this one a bit and I can tell the aroma has been ruined by an offending tea but despite that the cherry flavor is smooth and the base is nice and woody. A nice pick-me-up for this dreary day.
