2816 Tasting Notes
The dry leaf smelled great but the wet leaf smells slightly medicinal… uh-oh
I did let this steep for a while, I don’t know how long because I got busy with some other things. The rooibos has a slightly woody flavor and I am definitely getting a lot of banana and fruit but I don’t taste too much chocolate in here. I guess given the name I thought it would be more chocolate-y but it’s a banana tea for sure.
I did give it a resteep and added soymilk but then most of the banana was gone…
I did like it fairly well for a rooibos but not sure if I would purchase any more.
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It’s a sipdown… which means I can buy more pu-erhs, right? :)
Looks like you need a legit pu’er box… or chest… or closet!
I have a tall cupboard in my kitchen and one shelf of it is devoted to puerhs so far. :)
CAN buy? More like MUST BUY!
My bank account says NO… ha ha. Maybe next month. :)
I hear that…….I really have to not buy anymore tea for a couple months-I hope I can make it. :))
Another small sample from the Persimmon Tree…
hmm, this is pretty nice! It’s a Chinese green, I believe with a bit of green rooibos and some caramel flavors. I saw a few little round pods in my dry tea, not exactly sure what that was. This is definitely on the sweet side which would make it more of a dessert tea for me, though I am not finding the sweetness to be too overwhelming which is nice. It has a nice caramel flavor and aroma. I might consider a small can of this for when those after lunch cookie cravings arise. :)
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Truthfully I’m not a big fan of Earl Grey type teas and this one is not an exception, but it came in my Palais de Thes gift set. You should probably take this review with a grain of salt because it comes from someone who is already biased. I found the bergamot to be very strong and makes the black tea base kind of bitter and soapy tasting. I added soymilk and that made it better but this is not something I would purchase. My boyfriend, who likes E.G., thought this was good.
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I just bought a sampler from Le Palais des Thes that has this in it, so I’m interested to try it as an Earl Grey lover.
Most likely your experience will be better than mine. :) Did you get the flavored tea sampler in the tubes?
Yup! I’m excited although the package will come while I’m in China so it will be a while before I get to them.
Dino…….when are you going to China?
Saturday!
wheee! Have fun!
Sipdown – farewell Raspberry Soiree, you will not be missed due to your overwhelming hibiscus element…
Does anyone out there like hibiscus???
I often wonder the same thing myself. If not, why does it show up in so many teas?
Somebody must like it since they keep adding it, and it’s certainly not me.
I think it is a low cost ingredient that obviously does add alot of flavor-that’s why they do it IMO.
Recently I was just looking for a place to buy a can of plain roobois so I could try making my own blends. I stumbled across the Persimmon Tree and discovered they offer FREE shipping via first class mail, even on a little dinky order like mine. Yay! So I discovered I could also get these $1 sample packs which are about enough to make 2-3 cups of tea.
I apologize for the low res picture but I could not get a better one from their website.
This tea is weird, man… WEIRD! I do like lemongrass, ginger and verbena but mixed together with the honeybush, which is kind of earthy and sweet this is a bit of a disaster, IMO. I will certainly finish the sample but this is not going on the repeat purchase list. Ew. the other ones I got do look better! =)
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The afternoon cuppa – I mixed this with some ginger root for a great after lunch tea. Two great tastes that go great together! hee hee
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It seems great for this gloomy and overcast day (San Francisco – what else is new?) I am getting toasted grain and peachy goodness. I think this is one of my favorite darker oolongs for sure… see previous notes if interested.
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Just a short note before dashing off to work they were serving tea at my meditation group last night and I got to try some of this, I was pleasantly surprised that one teabag in my cup seemed to provide enough flavor and the vanilla added a nice touch to the roobois. Did not hate it as much as I thought I might but will probably stick to the Celestial seasonings brand due to the price.
