189 Tasting Notes
Loose
Appearance: Curled long leaf, whole spices noticeable
Aroma when Dry: sweet, fragrant spice
After water is first poured:. Buttery, sweet, hint of spice
At end of steep: light green
Tea liquor:
Staple? No
Time of day preferred: afternoon, evening
Taste:
first notes: buttery, sweet, light spice, velvety, slight powder.
Without milk:
After adding milk: notes blend, tea gets milder, sweeter
As it cools? Notes open up, to almost a icing desert sweetness
Additives used (milk, honey, sugar etc)? Yes, a few oz milk, added at the end of steeping and first tasting.
Lingers? Yes, plain the sweetness stays, gets sweeter by the sip. almost floral notes.
Preparation
Loose
Appearance: long twiggy looking leaf, stems and rose petals prominent
Aroma when Dry: Desert sweet, slightly buttery, floral
After water is first poured:. Desert sweet, floral, powdery
At end of steep: lighter sweet (western) powdery notes mildly floral
Tea liquor:
At end of steep: Med spring green
Staple? No
Time of day preferred: Unsure, first tasting
Taste:
first notes: floral blend, jasmine and rose more noticeable, but all three floral notes are present
As it cools? Gets dryer, and sweeter. floral notes get almost soapy
Additives used (milk, honey, sugar etc)? No
Lingers? Yes, the sweetness is cloying and builds with each sip
Preparation
Loose
Appearance: med crinkle leaf, sparse blue grey lavender buds
Aroma when Dry: faint but distinct citrus, dusty
After water is first poured: bright citrus floral, Bergamot is very noticeable.
At end of steep: dusty, sour, floral
Tea liquor:
At end of steep: yellow– green
Staple? No
Time of day preferred: unsure, first tasting.
Taste:
first notes: lavender then the citrus kicks in
As it cools? Notes blend, lavender all but disappears into the earl grey dusty, citrus
Additives used (milk, honey, sugar etc)? No.
Lingers? Yes, the lavender fades a bit, but Bergamot sticks in the mouth
Preparation
Bagged
Aroma when Dry: Fruity, earthy
After water is first poured: slightly fruity, dusty
At end of steep: fruity, dusty, sweet
Tea liquor:
At end of steep: med red brown
Staple? No, would drink again
Time of day preferred: any
Taste:
first notes: dusty, dry, bland general floral/fruity.
As it cools? tea mellows, notes blend, darken slightly,getting a bit earthy.
Additives used (milk, honey, sugar etc)? No
Lingers? With Slight fruity notes
Preparation
Bagged
Aroma when Dry: Dusty, sweet, floral
After water is first poured: sweet, floral
Tea liquor:
At end of steep: yellow brown
Staple? No.
Time of day preferred: any
Taste:
first notes: dusty, slight buttery note, weak jasmine floral
As it cools?
Additives used (milk, honey, sugar etc)? No
Lingers? Floral notes linger faintly
Preparation
Bagged
Aroma when Dry: Bright, nutty
After water is first poured: Warm, bright, nutty, faint grass
At end of steep: sweet, buttery, nutty
Tea liquor:
At end of steep: light mossy green
Staple? Type yes, prefer loose, will look into if brand carries this type in loose leaf.
Time of day preferred: Any, daily go– to tea.
Taste:
first notes: creamy, nutty, buttery, roasty with minor hint of grassyness
As it cools? Notes mellow out slightly, tea stays roasty and buttery, sweetens (eastern) a bit
Additives used (milk, honey, sugar etc)? No
Lingers? Yes, notes blend slightly, but all linger with character.
Preparation
Loose
Appearance: curled dark grey-brown leaf light blue -grey lavender buds noticeable.
Aroma when Dry: sticky sweet, syrupy, earthy, floral
After water is first poured: dusty sweet floral.
At end of first steep: balanced lavender with slight earthy undertones
Tea liquor:
At end of first steep: purple hued brown
Second steep(about 3 min) flavor: Balanced floral lavender, light woody notes, no sour tang.
Third Steep(2-3 min) flavor: floral. slight bitterness, woody notes deepen again slightly.
Staple? No
Time of day preferred: unsure, likely evening.
Taste:
first notes: floral from the lavender, slight woodiess, followed by an odd tang…then slight sourness
As it cools? Notes mellow a bit, tea gets dustier.
Additives used (milk, honey, sugar etc)? No.
Lingers? Yes, both the sour/tangy quality, and the lavender stay, but the floral fades quickly.
Preparation
Loose
Appearance: twiggy, many shades of green, large leaf and stems
Aroma when Dry: Nutty, woody, slightly floral.
After water is first poured: Buttery, nutty
At end of steep: buttery, nutty, sightly floral
Tea liquor:
At end of steep: Light grassy green
Staple? Yes
Time of day preferred: unsure, first tasting.
Taste:
first notes: buttery, rosemary brings a foresty touch. Light floral finish
As it cools? notes mingle, but do not blend into hiding. gets earthier, with a slight sweetness.
Additives used (milk, honey, sugar etc)? No.
Lingers? Yes, slightly woody, bright hints of floral.
Preparation
Loose
Appearance: gunpowder curls, green/grey hue
Aroma when Dry: cooling minty, slight dust
After water is first poured: Bright, light minty
At end of first steep: foresty, minty bright
Tea liquor:
At end of steep: light green
Multiple steeps? Yes, at least 2, but resteeps present only gunpowder, no mint.
Staple? Yes
Time of day preferred: first tasting, but likely any
Taste:
first notes: green tea first, mint chases
As it cools? Notes blend, flatten into foresty goodness
Additives used (milk, honey, sugar etc)?No
Lingers? yes, both notes balancing
Preparation
Loose
Appearance: med curl leaf, deep black, paper fine choclate shavings
Aroma when Dry: bittersweet, slightly smokey
After water is first poured: dusty, salty sweet
At end of steep: sweet, musty
Tea liquor:
At end of first steep: powder brown
multiple steeps: not likely, did not attempt.
Staple? No
Time of day preferred: evening
Taste:
first notes: flat, bland, and at same time, silky, creamy buttery, black tea chases slight smoke.
As it cools? Gets dustier, nutty.
Additives used (milk, honey, sugar etc)? No.
Lingers? No.