1443 Tasting Notes
1st steep 3 minutes: Enjoying this as my first cup of the morning while I answer work emails and start on my soil lectures!
This one is lightly malty and really delicious. It’s reminding me a lot of another tea I can’t put my finger on.
2nd steep 4 minutes, 30 seconds: I steeped this up then got distracted cleaning the bunnies, taking a shower, then doing yoga, but this is still tasty! There’s still a lot of the same flavour from the first steep and it’s great lukewarm haha.
As it cools, there’s definitely some first flush Darjeeling notes here – some hay and the lightest malt.
3rd steep 6 minutes: Still delicious with those hints of Darjeeling. Really enjoyable cuppa, all thanks to Cameron!
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2021 sipdown no. 20
I officially started my new spring term courses today!
This tea is really good. There’s a delightful creaminess and notes of strawberry in the background. The strawberry is not cloying or artificial at all. The green tea flavour is there, but falls to the background as well.
Thanks for sending this one Cameron!
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2021 sipdown no. 19
This one is like those wee candies wrapped in clear plastic we would get at Halloween (https://candyfunhouse.ca/products/regal-creamy-caramels-2kg). Far too sweet for either of us! We actually ended up dumping our cups, but again in the minority here! I actually think this may come down to the many years without refined sugar haha!
Nonetheless, always happy to have an opportunity to try new things. Thanks Cameron!
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2021 sipdown no. 18
Another fun one from S&V, courtesy of Cameron!
The tea is very much matched to the name, which is awesome. The scent is very reminiscent of French toast with syrup. The syrup flavour isn’t my favourite, sadly (in any tea, not just S&V). I am definitely an outsider with my thoughts on this one, but Lex at least agreed with me haha, but did say it tasted exactly like a sweet, syrup-y French toast tea!
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More for me! XD
Hahah yes! I wonder if this was partly user error, but alas!
Well if you don’t like that pancake syrup flavor in tea, I’m not surprised.
I felt the same about Cookie Butter from Deb. And there’s been another one recently too (I’ve tried so many new teas…oh! Mornin’ Waffles from Cuppa Geek haha)
2021 sipdown no. 17
Another great tea courtesy of Cameron!
This tea is super milky today with no astringency at all. It’s kind of like milk and cookies. There’s more of a cookie-like scent than flavour, but I’m finding this enjoyable.
I’m always intrigued to order this one, but I just don’t know if I need to. Lex described this one as ‘cloying’ and didn’t enjoy it at all, sadly.
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First sips: this tastes like liquified French vanilla ice cream. After some more sips, a hint of cinnamon comes out. It’s almost like I’m drinking warm apple pie with vanilla ice cream on top. Delicious.
Lex says the same and really enjoyed it too!
Thanks Cameron!
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2021 sipdown no. 16
This is another coffee blend, but it’s really good! It reminds me of a hazelnut creamer you’d add to your coffee. There’s a subtle hint of chocolate in the background as well. It somehow achieves a lot of depth as well, making it even more coffee-like. I really enjoy this one, and would definitely order some now and again for my own cupboard.
Thanks for such a great share Cameron!
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This one is really good! Lots of depth and hints of maltiness and syrup. I’m so happy I don’t get any smoke, because I was a bit worried hah. There’s also no astringency, which is a delight.
Thrilled to have had the opportunity to try this one. Thanks Cameron!
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This is another awesome share from Cameron!
This smells exactly like a red Life Saver (are these even a thing anymore?)! And it tastes like one too! My brother and I ate far too many of these are kids! Since I don’t know what cherry blossom is meant to taste like, I am not offended by this haha. Honestly, I think I will enjoy this whole cuppa! I don’t really eat candy anymore, since it’s rarely vegan, but I don’t know that I would need a candy-like tea in my cupboard, but once in a while it might be nice to mix it up and have a cup of this.
P.S. This probably dates me, but here is the roll I’m thinking of, because apparently there’s been some new iterations in years gone by: https://www.oldtimecandy.com/collections/walk-the-candy-aisle-life-savers/products/life-savers-5-flavors-roll
Thanks Cameron!
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Lifesavers are totally still a thing!
Yup, they’re in the work vending machine.
Thank goodness haha!
Have you ever seen the Life Savers flavors they have in other countries? In Australia I saw musk and thirst!
Hahah what would those even taste like Dustin?
Musk tastes very perfumey. I really liked that one. Thirst were a variety of flavors in a roll that were fizzy like very mild pop rocks.
2021 sipdown no. 15 (another from Cameron) :)
Ooh, another cookie one! And it’s very cookie-like. I really like that! The only thing is that there’s a bit of a stevia-like sweetness at the very end of the sip that I don’t love, which I assume is the blackberry leaf. However, Lex loves this one and wants to order it for her collection. Yay!
Update: Too cloying for Lex as well.
Thanks Cameron!
That’s a lot of distractions, ha ha! I still need to try this one…