189 Tasting Notes
Bagged
Aroma when Dry: floral, apple-y, dusty
After water is first poured: fruity, sweet
At end of steep: slightly floral, citrus hinted at
Tea liquor:
At end of steep: very light brown– green
Staple? No, but would drink and buy again
Time of day preferred: any, medicinal use
Taste:
first notes: mild camomile, citrus closes
As it cools? notes open, mellow, almost apple- minty qualities
Additives used (milk, honey, sugar etc)? No
Lingers? Moderately, mainly camomile
Preparation
Bagged, will restock with loose leaf
Aroma when Dry: bright, floral, apple-y, green base noticeable
After water is first poured: sweet, hints of citrus
At end of steep: fruity, floral, faint grassyness
Tea liquor:
At end of steep: very light green
Staple? Yes, looking into loose leaf
Time of day preferred: any, primary use medicinal
Taste:
first notes: green base very noticeable, grassy, with hints of fruit and floral from the camomile
As it cools? floral notes open up quite a bit, then all the notes mellow out
Additives used (milk, honey, sugar etc)? No
Lingers? Very slightly, both notes
Preparation
Bagged
Aroma when Dry: fruity, sweet, berry notes linger
After water is first poured: still sweet, blackberry then raspberry notes
At end of steep: floral, fruity, berries dominate, no hibiscus notes noticeable
Tea liquor:
At end of steep: floral, hibiscusy, berry red
Staple? Yes Summer seasonal
Time of day preferred: any, seasonal
Taste:
first notes: berry, blended, blackberry a bit more noticeable, slight astringency, hibiscus barely noticeable
As it cools? Hibiscus notes stand out a bit, tea balances in sweetness berry notes blend
Additives used (milk, honey, sugar etc)? Not for tasting, have used agave in summer, chilled successfully
Lingers? Only faintly, hints of berry, leaves a dry note.
Prefer chilled
Preparation
Bagged, will restock with Loose
Aroma when Dry: minty, layered
After water is first poured: minty, dusty
At end of steep: minty, slightly nutty
Tea liquor:
At end of steep: light mint green
Staple? Yes, especially summer seasonal
Time of day preferred: any
Taste:
first notes: crisp mint, gets a bit mossy in closing
As it cools? mellows into fuzzy mintyness
Additives used (milk, honey, sugar etc)? Not for tasting, have used with honey or agave in past, with success.
Lingers? Yes, minty clarity stays.
Preparation
Bagged
Aroma when Dry: bright, floral with cinnamon, slightly sweet
After water is first poured: sweet, fruity cinnamon, licorice noticeable
At end of steep:
Tea liquor:
At end of steep: Light green
Staple? No, might use medicinally
Time of day preferred: afternoon
Taste:
first notes: Sweet, cinnamon and licorice most noticeable, with hints of cardamom
As it cools? gets much sweeter, syrupy
Additives used (milk, honey, sugar etc)? No
Lingers? Yes, with a floral syrupy note
Preparation
Bagged
Aroma when Dry: floral, rose jumps out, camomile next
After water is first poured: balanced floral all notes present, hinting at lavender
At end of steep: slightly fruity, floral, rose and camomile most noticeable
Tea liquor:
At end of steep: light grass yellow
Staple? Yes, primarily medicinal
Time of day preferred: Afternoon, evening
Taste:
first notes: rose, slightly woody, then chamomile closes
As it cools? Chamomile notes surface only slightly, rose lingers longer
Additives used (milk, honey, sugar etc)? No
Lingers? Yes, with general floral texture, notes build with each sip.
Preparation
Bagged
Appearance:
Aroma when Dry: bright, lemony
After water is first poured: hints of camomile and lemony notes
At end of steep: camomile with the brightness of lemon
Tea liquor: light meadowy yellow.
At end of steep: light meadowy yellow.
Staple? No, but would drink again
Time of day preferred: any, use medicinally.
Taste:
first notes: apple-y camomile, no mint noticeable, buttery aftertaste
As it cools? Gets very lemony and grassy, camomile notes lengthen,
Additives used (milk, honey, sugar etc)? No.
Lingers? Yes, with mild lemony buttery notes
Preparation
Bagged, will restock with loose
Aroma when Dry: Sharp, Spicy, peppery, slightly fruity
After water is first poured:. Light almost floral ginger, pepper balanced
At end of steep: notes blend and mellow, but still present
Tea liquor:
At end of steep: brown-red
Staple? Yes, Likely Autumn, winter seasonal
Time of day preferred: Any
Taste:
first notes: earthy, gingery, warming, not spicy or overly sharp,velvety
As it cools? gets a bit woody, slightly spicy, peppery and earthy
Additives used (milk, honey, sugar etc)? No.
Lingers? Slightly at the back of the throat, with faint hints of ginger spice, light sweetness (eastern)
Preparation
Bagged
Appearance:
Aroma when Dry: Very fragrant, Bright, lemony, minty, woody, sweet
After water is first poured:. deserty minty, lemon undertones
Tea liquor:
At beginning if steep: light green
At end of steep: foresty brownish green
Staple?No
Time of day preferred: any
Taste:
First Steep:
first notes: sweet moderate Mint, hints of lemon, green tea base hinted at
As it cools? Mint develops a foresty spicy note, sweeteness all but disappears, lemony notes mellow out and get a bit grassy and creamy.
Additives used (milk, honey, sugar etc)? No.
Lingers? Yes, both mint and lemon noticeably stay, notes build with each sip
Second Steep: mellows into a good mid grade mintyness
Preparation
Bagged
Aroma when Dry: Bright, lemony, slight mintiness
After water is first poured:. Light lemony minty fresh
At end of steep: fresh, bright mint
Tea liquor:
At end of steep: faint spring green
Staple? Yes, especially summer seasonal
Time of day preferred: Any
Taste:
first notes: bold green tea taste, hints of mint and lemony notes
As it cools? Notes flatten and blend a bit, green base notes get stronger, tea sweetens a bit.
Additives used (milk, honey, sugar etc)? No
Lingers? With Very faint mint
Good chilled too.