788 Tasting Notes
Steep Information:
Amount: 2 tsp
Water: 500ml at 195°F
Tool: Breville One-Touch Tea Maker BTM800XL
Steep Time: a little over 2 minutes
Served: Hot
Tasting Notes:
Dry Leaf Smell: vegetal
Steeped Tea Smell: lightly vegetal, sweet
Flavor: vegetal
Body: Light
Aftertaste: sweet
Liquor: translucent green-yellow
smooth but not silky. Good, but not exceptional.
Resteep:
500ml at 195°F for 3 minutes
still smooth and delicious
Rating: 3/4 leaves
Blog: http://amazonv.blogspot.com/2013/03/arbor-teas-company-loose-leaf-oolong.html
Preparation
Steep Information:
Amount: 2 tsp
Water: 500ml at 212°F
Tool: Breville One-Touch Tea Maker BTM800XL
Steep Time: 1 minute
Served: Hot
Tasting Notes:
Dry Leaf Smell: earthy
Steeped Tea Smell: fall leaves, dirt
Flavor: earthy yet smooth
Body: Medium
Aftertaste: sweet
Liquor: translucent dark red-brown
Resteep:
500ml at 212°F for 1 minute 30 seconds
Exactly the same as the first steep
Resteep:
500ml at 212°F for 2 minutes
Exactly the same as the first steep
This tea could have kept going, but the work day was over
Rating: 3/4 leaves
Blog: http://amazonv.blogspot.com/2013/03/arbor-teas-loose-leaf-pu-erh-tea.html
Preparation
Steep Information:
Amount: 4 tsp
Water: 750ml at 185°F
Tool: Breville One-Touch Tea Maker BTM800XL
Steep Time: 2 minutes
Served: Hot
Tasting Notes:
Dry Leaf Smell: Apricot danishy
Steeped Tea Smell: floral, fruity, vegetal
Flavor: apricot, floral, sweet, vegetal, smooth
Body: Light
Aftertaste: tangy, floral
Liquor: translucent light orange brown
getting hints of apricot, no real cheesecake-ness, but a very beautiful white.
Rating: 2/4 leaves
Blog: http://amazonv.teatra.de/2013/02/06/52teas-loose-leaf-white-tea-apricot-cheesecake/
Preparation
Steep Information:
Amount: 2 tsp
Water: 750ml at 195°F
Tool: Breville One-Touch Tea Maker BTM800XL
Steep Time: 2 minutes
Served: Hot
Tasting Notes:
Dry Leaf Smell: sweet, toasty
Steeped Tea Smell: vegetal
Flavor: toasty, silky
Body: Light
Aftertaste: nutty
Liquor: Translucent yellow brown
Not as nice as when made in the store.
Resteep:
750ml at 195°F for 2 min 30 seconds
floral, vegetal, sweet, tangy aftertaste
Resteep:
750ml at 195°F for 3 min
I believe the leaves could have gone a few more times, but time to leave work
Rating: 3/4 leaves
Blog: http://amazonv.teatra.de/2013/02/06/samovar-loose-leaf-oolong-tea-four-seasons/
Preparation
Steep Information:
Amount: 3 tsp
Water: 750ml at 212°F
Tool: Breville One-Touch Tea Maker BTM800XL
Steep Time: 3 minutes
Served: Hot
Tasting Notes:
Dry Leaf Smell: citrus, perfume
Steeped Tea Smell: bake-y
Flavor: lime, bakey
Body: Full
Aftertaste: citrus, bakey
Liquor: Translucent dark red-brown
Not digging the lemon lime earl grey mash up.
Rating: 2/4 leaves
Blog: http://amazonv.teatra.de/2013/02/06/kusmi-tea-loose-leaf-black-tea-anastasia/
Preparation
Steep Information:
Amount: 4-5 tsp
Water: 750ml at 185°F
Tool: Breville One-Touch Tea Maker BTM800XL
Steep Time: 2 minutes
Served: Hot
Tasting Notes:
Dry Leaf Smell: currant, lemon, floral, sweet
Steeped Tea Smell: floral, vegetal, sweet currant, hint lemon
Flavor: vegetal, floral
Body: Light
Aftertaste: lemon
Liquor: translucent light yellow-green
Smells delightful, pretty standard white.
Post-Steep Additives:
White sugar
more current flavor comes out
Resteep:
750ml at 185°F for 3 minutes
Light, floral, delicious
Rating: 2/4 leaves
Blog: http://amazonv.teatra.de/2013/02/06/52teas-loose-leaf-white-tea-earl-black/
Preparation
Blog: http://amazonv.teatra.de/2013/01/23/52teas-loose-leaf-black-tea-cranberry-black-tea/
Steep Information:
Amount: 2 tsp
Water: 12oz at boiling
Tool: kati loose tea system 12oz
Steep Time: a little over 3 minutes
Served: Hot
Tasting Notes:
Dry Leaf Smell: sweet, cranberry, slightly toasty
Steeped Tea Smell: cranberry, sweet
Flavor: cranberry, toasty
Body: Medium
Aftertaste: astringent, tangy
Liquor: barely translucent dark red-brown
Yum! I like cranberries ad this is a nice smooth tea with enough flavor to be interesting and still enjoy the quality tea.
Post-Steep Additives:
agave
Sweeter, not much change
Rating: 3/4 leaves
Blog: http://amazonv.teatra.de/2013/01/23/52teas-loose-leaf-black-tea-cranberry-black-tea/
Steep Information:
Amount: 2 tsp
Water: 12oz at boiling
Tool: kati loose tea system 12oz
Steep Time: a little over 3 minutes
Served: Hot
Tasting Notes:
Dry Leaf Smell: sweet, cranberry, slightly toasty
Steeped Tea Smell: cranberry, sweet
Flavor: cranberry, toasty
Body: Medium
Aftertaste: astringent, tangy
Liquor: barely translucent dark red-brown
Yum! I like cranberries ad this is a nice smooth tea with enough flavor to be interesting and still enjoy the quality tea.
Post-Steep Additives:
agave
Sweeter, not much change
Rating: 3/4 leaves
Preparation
Blog: http://amazonv.teatra.de/2013/01/23/52teas-loose-leaf-black-tea-double-chocolate-decadence/
Steep Information:
Amount: 2 tsp
Water: 12oz at boiling
Tool: kati loose tea system 12oz
Steep Time: a little over 3 minutes
Served: Hot
Tasting Notes:
Dry Leaf Smell: chocolate liquor (the alcoholic kind)
Steeped Tea Smell: chocolate
Flavor: bakey, hint of coco at end of sip
Body: Medium
Aftertaste: astringent, hints coco nib
Liquor: Barely translucent dark brown
never chocolaty enough :(
Rating: 2/4 leaves
Preparation
Blog: http://amazonv.teatra.de/2013/01/23/thepuritea-loose-leaf-oolong-tea-oriental-beauty-tea/
Steep Information:
Amount: 4-5 tsp
Water: 1000ml at 195°F
Tool: Breville One-Touch Tea Maker BTM800XL
Steep Time: 2 minutes
Served: Hot
Tasting Notes:
Dry Leaf Smell: toasty, floral, sweet
Steeped Tea Smell: floral, toasty, woody
Flavor: toasty, woody
Body: Light
Aftertaste: sweet
Liquor: translucent light yellow-green
true to the description it is reminiscent of a Darjeeling.
Post-Steep Additives:
1000ml at 195°F for 2 minutes and 30 seconds
slightly fuller body
still smooth and woody with a floral smell
Rating: 3/4 leaves
