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67 Tasting Notes

Organic Spring Bouquet from The Rabbit Hole Organic Tea Bar
82

The Rabbit Hole really knows how to do a wonderfully flavoured white tea. This is 3/3 that i bought and i love. They have definitely changed my opinion of white tea from “meh, its okay” to “LOVE IT”

This tea is very gentle. very calming, soothing and relaxing. The chamomile is probably the most pronounced flavour in the mix. I think this tea would be perfect at night time to get you all sleepy and ready for bed.

Organic Lavender Cream from The Rabbit Hole Organic Tea Bar
80

So i have this weird thing with lavender, im really not particularly fond of the smell but i love the taste (I use it in a lot of cooking). So the smell didnt bowl me over with joy. But i really enjoyed the tea. I didnt really find much of a creamy element to it but it was still very enjoyable. I would have never thought that lavender and oolong would be such a good combination. I think it would be a perfect tea for a devonshire tea. Floral and delicate.

Organic Monkey Business from The Rabbit Hole Organic Tea Bar
91

well having rapidly demolished my last pot of tea (white delight) im already onto my next. this is another white tea. firstly its called “Monkey Business” and monkeys are awesome so it get points there for making me imagine a monkey drinking tea. In fact i think if monkeys did drink tea, they would probably be a fan of this one. because it tastes like banana. like actual fresh banana. like the flavour you get of fresh banana bread as opposed to banana lollies. this is something im finding with the rabbit hole teas is nothing tastes like fruit flavour – it tastes like the actual fruit and honestly, this is something quite different to many of the fruit flavoured teas ive tried. many of which may be tasty, but do not usually taste like the actual fresh fruit like this one. Im counting this tea as one of my serves of fruit for the day!

Organic White Delight from The Rabbit Hole Organic Tea Bar
96

Wow. this is a really nice white tea. I havent actually found many white teas that ive been much of a fan of. of the hundred and something teas in my cupboard i think maybe three are white teas. I think white tea is very hit and miss. and this one is a hit in my opinion. this is probably my favourite white tea ive tried. It tastes like these chocolate covered freeze dried raspberries that i had at a market once upon a time and have never found again. I really wish i had bought the large size of this one. Oh the regret!

Organic Toffee Apple from The Rabbit Hole Organic Tea Bar
96

My order of The Rabbit Hole tea arrived after what seemed like forever! It actually came really quick and i cannot blame them for my inaccurate perception of the passage of time. but i was so excited about these teas it seemed like much longer. I also got a free tea and a hand written thank you note which i though was really nice. I havent even tried the tea yet (its brewing. be patient) and i already like them.

Dry the tea smells amazing. like freeze dried apples… which is whats in it so that makes sense. while brewing it smells like fresh apples. a really sweet variety like fujis or pink ladies.

and now for the tasting….(drum roll)

holy crap. thats good.

It has a delicious light, fresh oolong and the apple flavour is scrumptious. Its a sweet tea but in a fruity way, not in a sugary way if that makes sense. It sort of has a hint of flavour that reminds me of those apple chew lollies i love. which may slightly contradict the “not-sugary sweet” comment i just made…. but i dont care! try the tea and you will get what i mean.

so excited about trying the eight other teas i got.

Plum Blossom Green from T2
22

This is possibly the most tasteless tea ive ever tried. Ive tried brewing it for several different times and with different amounts of tea. I just cant get it to taste like anything but hot water. I like a subtle tea but this doesnt even reach subtle.

Milky Oolong from T2
82

Delicious. Not exactly what i would call the most affordable tea by T2, But it definitely is good. This is one of my favourite oolongs by T2 (Oolong berry is my absolute favourite tea from T2). This tea is very light (in terms of the oolong) and has a very subtle creaminess to it. usually i like my creamy teas to be super creamy, but this its delicious even though the creaminess is definitely understated.

Snow Dragon Jasmine from T2
92

Ok firstly, my packet doesnt look all twisty and curly and stuff like it does in the picture. very disappointed. but all the same the tea is good. its actually very good. Its a very delicate tea. delicate is definitely the perfect word for it. This is probably my favourite jasmine tea.

Momo Oolong Super Grade from Lupicia
91
Oolong Oriental Beauty from T2
78

This is a nice unflavoured oolong. Its quite a dark oolong with a bit of a black tea taste. cant say i really taste the caramel or sweetness like they say but but all round very refreshing and oolongy.

Daruma from Lupicia
92

Firstly, the description of this tea is just gross. Also, since when are eyelids generally discarded?

anyway, as gross as this sounds…. ITS AMAZING! I dont know what kind of fruit is in it, and i dont care as long as i can keep drinking it. I cant even describe the fruit because its not like any fruit im familiar with. I originally got it as a sample and bought it straight away. and when its gone i will buy it again.

Miss Jasmin # from Lupicia
51

Seeing as i absolutely love miss jasmin flat, I thought I would love this too. but i dont really. Its alright, its very fresh tasting but its just not something i would buy again. The green tea is fine but i find the flavour to be more mandarin than orange like it claims and its just overall a bit too citrusy. although it is a citrus flavoured tea, so maybe if im not a citrus fan the fault really lies with me and not the tea. I imagine to a citrus lover, the combination of the jasmine and orange would probably be a very good one, but im just not the hugest fan. Its not the worst tea ive drunk and its not the best. Its fairly ordinary.

Momo Oolong Super Grade from Lupicia
91

I may have reviewed this already, but i cant be bothered checking so im reviewing it again. So i bought this tea from lupicia and my order seemed to come with a sample of it aswell… a little bit strange as i think it defeats the purpose of a sample and i would have preferred a different tea to the one i bought but i guess someones mind was otherwise engaged when packing my order. but as for the tea, its delicious. a very delicate oolong and a nice fresh peach taste, not a really sweet artificial peach taste, well maybe a little artificial but delicious all the same. I know its not the cheapest of teas out there but i think its worth the price and when im out i will probably re-purchase it.

Orchid Oolong from Mighty Leaf Tea
71

The first time i tried this, i will be honest, i was a little disappointed. but the second time, i really quite enjoyed it. It doesnt have much of a flavour (apart from an oolong flavour) while you sip it, but it has a delicious coconut after taste which is like coconut cream or fresh coconut, not dessicated coconut. The coconut cream taste is beautiful its very delicate and creamy but not really fruity. It reminds me of the fresh coconuts i drank while in thailand. I dont really understand the name though. I was expecting a more delicate floral taste rather than a coconut one. but i definitely like this tea.

Pear Caramel from Mighty Leaf Tea
74

This tastes exactly like the first monk pear i ever tried. Ive since been trying to find one similar ever since. and now i have.

I do wish i could taste the caramel more and that there was more of a sweet creamy taste. It is absolutely delicious but not what i expected or was hoping for.

Terrific Toffee from T2
74

So this tea really smells amazing. It smells like toffee but there is also almost a candied cherry smell lingering somewhere in there too. It also tastes quite like it smells which is definitely a good thing.

Its quite strong tasting, which is what i like in a sweet, creamy tasting tea. Im really enjoying this.

Special B from T2
46

Its Blackcurrant! That is what the B is!

Miss Jasmin b (flat) from Lupicia
93

Tastes like bergamot and japanese candies. So damn good.

Joyeux Noël from Lupicia
92

When i opened my tin and smelled this tea for the first time i didnt think it smelled very good at all. but oh my is it tasty. I only brewed mine for a very short amount of time because it went very dark surprisingly quickly. I even re-used the leaves, which i never usually do with black tea and it was still amazing.

I cant really explain the tastes of this tea. It really has an amazing aftertaste though.

next time i might brew it abit stronger and try it with a little milk…

Pineapple Oolong from Lupicia
92

i was a bit sceptical about this flavour at first. but its really really nice. Its got a nice fresh pineapple taste instead of a too sweet fake pineapple taste. its really good.

Mellow Cream Oolong from The Tea Centre
75

having not had much experience with oolong to date, i find this tea quite interesting.

At first it was a bit strange to me, but the more i sip it, the more i like it.

The oolong part is very refreshing but the sweet creamy parts are very… mellow (i guess hence the name). So its sort of a very refreshing and relaxing tea at the same time.

Im really enjoying this tea.

Sencha Quince from T2
90

I really like this flavoured sencha. The quince and cornflowers work really well together. This is definitely one of my favourite senchas from T2.

Carol from Lupicia
71

I really love this very unique christmas tea from lupicia.

I think one of the reasons i really like it was that it wasnt your typical christmas tea that is completely overloaded with spices. Its strawberry and coconut which is much more like christmas to me seeing as its summer here at christmas and not winter.

But onto what the tea actually tastes like: quite good really. The strawberry and coconut flavours are strong but not overpowering but come through just nicely.

This is probably my favourite christmas tea ive tried so far.

Irish cream from Adore Tea
52

This is a very nice, very simple black tea. It is pleasant to drink, but i would like a bit more flavour to be honest. The irish cream is just a bit too subtle for my taste.

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