431 Tasting Notes
Thank you Meghann for sending me this wonderful tea amoung the others in my surprise package from you. :-)
I have been wanting to try this forever and I am so glad I finally tried it. It is yummy, yum, yum! I can’t believe it is decaf. I haven’t had too many decaf teas because I have not liked them all so much but this makes me think I like a decaf tea. I just have to hunt for the right one.
Deliciously vanilla!
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Awww, just seeing this tea reviewed here brought back lovely memories! My friends & I drank this all the time at a local Barnes & Noble Starbucks cafe …! I have to see if I can get some of this tea again!
I remember seeing this years ago too but when I saw decaf I thought I better not since I normally had terrible luck in that department and now they don’t carry this in the Barnes and Noble stores, a bummer but I suppose an order is in order. :-)
Yes, this decaf bagged tea is one of the best! Nostalgia & Friends plus it does taste YUM! I do need to reorder this one ….
What an AMAZING tea. I really don’t know what else to say. It is wonderful, complex, balanced, and most importantly DELICIOUS! This is also one I got in my Tea & Chocolat package.
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I got this is part of my Tea & Chocolat set this Christmas, it was a Steepster Select offering. I was not sure how I would like this one but in fact I was pleasantly surprised. I found it to be absolutely perfectly balanced. It was very smooth and not overly minty. I can tell this will be amazing iced, and great on a hot summer day. A long time from now I know but it did evoke some memories of what is to come. Delicious! I anticipate bumping this up once I have tried it iced.
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First Merry Christmas to all. Now as for the tea I am not sure how I felt about it. I have never been able master the art of of chai making, which is pretty sad since that is what I saw and made growing up. When I was a kid I made it for my parents but didn’t drink it myself. After I got older and moved away I didn’t make it anymore and apparently it isn’t like riding a bike. Nevetheless, I will say this was ok but with proper preparation I am sure it can be better. All the spices tasted pretty mild and I am not sure if I got a gingerbread flavor to it. I scored it higher because I am pretty confident it was user error in preparation.
Preparation
WOW!!! I did not expect this to taste like this. It is flavorful and reminds me of lightly candied fruits. Even though it isn’t a holiday tea per say I would say it would definitely work as a nice cuppa in winter. Will have to get some sometime.
Note: Frank can you please include steep times and temps on the labels again? I miss it.
My friend, Sandy, who is also on Steepster just went to the Zealong plantation and had tea at the Camellia room! I have tried this one and liked it, and she had the Zealong aromatic when she was there.
So very cool. One day I would love to visit a tea plantation.
envy i’d love to go to new zealand, and the tasting room!
It is beautiful! She has been there for about six months and is coming home for a few weeks and then heading right back out to Australia for six months. Her photos show a lovely country.