788 Tasting Notes
Steep Information:
Amount: 7 balls
Water: 500ml at 212°F
Tool:Breville One-Touch Tea Maker BTM800XL
Steep Time: 1 minute 30 seconds
Served: Hot
Tasting Notes:
Dry Leaf Smell: coco
Steeped Tea Smell: sweet, coco, toasty
Flavor: toasty, sweet
Body: medium
Aftertaste: coco, toasty
Liquor: translucent dark orange brown
Resteep:
same as first
I enjoyed the nice toasty and coco notes!
Rating: 3/4 leaves
Blog: http://amazonv.teatra.de/2012/08/10/teavivre-loose-leaf-black-tea-fengqing-dragon-pearl-black-tea/
Preparation
Steep Information:
Amount: 1 packet
Water: 3Qt
Tool: Mr. Coffee Iced Tea Maker
Served: Cold
Note: added water until 1 gallon
Tasting Notes:
Dry Leaf Smell: berries, sweet
Steeped Tea Smell: iced tea
Flavor: iced tea, slightly sweet
Body: Medium
Aftertaste: slightly sweet berry
Liquor: translucent medium brown
Post-Steep Additives: agave nectar, sweeter but the flavoring is still a background
Rating: 2/4 leaves
Blog: http://amazonv.teatra.de/2012/08/10/52teas-loose-leaf-black-tea-plum-flavored-black-tea/
Steep Information:
Amount: 2 tsp
Water: 12oz boiling
Tool: kati loose tea system 12oz
Steep Time: a little over 2 minutes
Served: Hot
Tasting Notes:
Dry Leaf Smell: sweet, berry, black tea
Steeped Tea Smell: black tea
Flavor:black tea, slightly berry sweet
Body: Full
Aftertaste: black tea
Liquor: dark brown
not sure what I was expecting, much better with sugar but still just a sweet berry black…
Post-Steep Additives: rock sugar
Rating: 2/4 leaves
Blog: http://amazonv.blogspot.com/2012/08/52teas-loose-leaf-black-tea-cotton.html
Preparation
Steep Information:
Amount: 1 packet
Water: 3Qt
Tool: Mr. Coffee Iced Tea Maker
Served: Cold
Tasting Notes:
Dry Leaf Smell: root beer, perhaps a hint of sarsaparilla
Steeped Tea Smell: root beer, black tea
Flavor: black tea
Body: Full
Aftertaste: astringent
Liquor: dark brown
The flavor was more of a smell.
Post-Steep Additives:
agave nectar, bring out the root beer but it is still not a strong flavor
In the end a plain iced tea with a little root beer flavor.
Rating: 2/4 leaves
Blog: http://amazonv.teatra.de/2012/07/08/52teas-loose-leaf-black-tea-root-beer-flavored-black-tea/
Preparation
Steep Information:
Amount: 2 tsp
Water: 8oz at 212°F
Tool: Breville One-Touch Tea Maker BTM800XL
Steep Time: approximately 3 and a half minutes
Served: Cold
Tasting Notes:
Dry Leaf Smell: cardamom, spice
Steeped Tea Smell: bakey black tea
Additives: 2 tsp sugar, ice, 4 tbl sweetened condensed milk
Flavor: heavily spiced black tea
Body: Medium
Aftertaste: sweet, astringent
Liquor: nearly opaque dark brown to a cloudy light brown
Delicious! Very much like the many thai teas I have had while dining out. I zipped through this sample in the hot weather and was sad to find I had no more sniff
I tried the next batch hot and cold, both were good
(4 tsp 500ml at 212°F – 3 minutes, 2 cups 1 tsp sugar each, 4 tbl milk each 2 hot and 2 cold)
I even did a resteep, and it worked out fine
Note: breville had lots of grit in cups / teapot – suggest using tsac method
Rating: 4/4 leaves
Blog: http://amazonv.teatra.de/2012/06/24/arbor-teas-loose-leaf-black-tea-organic-thai-iced-tea/
Preparation
Steep Information:
Amount: 3tsp
Water: 500ml at 175°F
Tool: Breville One-Touch Tea Maker BTM800XL
Steep Time: 2 minutes
Served: Hot
Tasting Notes:
Dry Leaf Smell: citrus, chemical tang, vegetal
Steeped Tea Smell: citrus, vegetal
Flavor:fruity, vegetal
Body: Light
Aftertaste: a little bitter
Liquor: translucent light orange
Not bad, but not great, dislike the after taste
Post-Steep Additives: agave syrup – increased fruity flavor, decreased (bu still present) after taste
Rating: 2/4 leaves
Blog: http://amazonv.teatra.de/2012/06/24/52teas-loose-leaf-green-tea-sea-breeze/
Preparation
Steep Information:
Amount: 3 tsp
Water:500 ml at 185 °F
Tool: Breville One-Touch Tea Maker BTM800XL
Steep Time: 2 minutes
Served: Hot
Tasting Notes:
Dry Leaf Smell: sweet grape
Steeped Tea Smell: Grape jolly rancher, hint vegetal
Flavor: Vegetal, sweet
Body: Light
Aftertaste: none
Liquor: Translucent light brown
Post-Steep Additives: Add sugar, slightly more grape…meh
Rating: 2/4 leaves
Blog: http://amazonv.teatra.de/2012/06/24/52teas-loose-leaf-white-tea-concord-grape-bai-mu-dan/
Preparation
Steep Information:
Amount: 2 tsp
Water: 500ml at 195°F
Tool: Breville One-Touch Tea Maker BTM800XL
Steep Time: 2 minutes
Served: Hot
Tasting Notes:
Dry Leaf Smell: chocolate
Steeped Tea Smell: sweet, bakey-black tea
Flavor: sweet black tea
Body: Medium
Aftertaste: astringent
Liquor: translucent dark red-brown
not getting the cookie or chocolate or milk
Post-Steep Additives: german rock sugar, chocolate coming out, a little bakey for cookie, no milk
Blog: http://amazonv.blogspot.com/2012/06/52teas-loose-leaf-black-tea-milk-and.html
Preparation
Steep Information:
Amount: 1 packet
Water: 3Qt
Tool: Mr. Coffee Iced Tea Maker
Served: Cold
Tasting Notes:
Dry Leaf Smell: natural coconut
Steeped Tea Smell: black tea, hint of coconut
Flavor:very strong, mostly black tea
Body: Full
Aftertaste: astringent
Liquor: dark brown
it’s for 4q i had 3q
Post-Steep Additives: sugar, water – delicious! smoother, medium bodied, stronger coconut flavor, great summer drink (see what you get for following directions)
Blog: http://amazonv.blogspot.com/2012/06/52teas-loose-leaf-black-tea-coconut.html
Preparation
Steep Information:
Amount: 2 tsp
Water: 12oz boiling
Tool: kati loose tea system 12oz
Steep Time: a little over 2 minutes
Served: Hot
Tasting Notes:
Dry Leaf Smell: sweet, floral, black toasty tea
Steeped Tea Smell: sweet, floral black
Flavor: smooth, sweet, slightly toasty
Body: Medium
Aftertaste: floral
Liquor: slightly opaque dark brown
good, not remarkable
Blog: http://amazonv.blogspot.com/2012/06/52teas-loose-leaf-black-tea-pot-o-gold.html