176 Tasting Notes

90

Not nearly as dark as it appeared yesterday, but still a good color. After adding sugar, I’m getting a distinct honey-like taste… which is interesting. I had to go back and make sure I knew which tea I’d actually brewed, because this morning’s cup seems completely different from the last. Yummy, just the same.

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Boiling 6 min, 0 sec

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80

I’ve never had Nilgiri on its own, only in a few blends I’ve tried. It smells and tastes similar to a Ceylon… a bit brighter and crisper than I usually like for a hot tea. Like Ceylon, it’s a taste I neither crave nor dislike. It should probably work well iced.

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Boiling 6 min, 0 sec

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80

Iced the rest of the pot with a bit of agave. Definitely works better sweetened.

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190 °F / 87 °C 3 min, 0 sec

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80

Only my second experience with jasmine, and I don’t drink much green tea otherwise, so I don’t have much to compare this to, other than A&D’s Damn Fine version. I wish I’d tried this first to get a proper opinion, because right now all I can think is that I just don’t like it as much.

The taste is a bit milder, and a bit less sweet. There is a flavor coming across that I can’t quite put my finger on… not altogether unpleasant, just different. Not a bad cup, just nothing that wows me.

Preparation
190 °F / 87 °C 3 min, 0 sec

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90

Part of the Indian tea sampler. (The Adagio black sampler taught me that I prefer Indian over Chinese, now I’ll learn which Indian tea I prefer. Good deal.)

I’ll have to remember to use one of my white cups next time, because the color coming out of the teapot spout looked much darker and more red than I’m used to, and I’d really like to see it. The flavor was very rich, very smooth and pretty malty. I’m a fan.

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Boiling 6 min, 0 sec

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90

Got my teas from Arbor Teas less than 18 hours after I placed the order… I didn’t even know they were downstairs until my husband came home. Huzzah for local delivery.

The dry leaves smell like good vanilla extract… somewhat alcoholic, but delicious. The taste is soft and smooth, and works pretty well with a bit of sugar. Yum-my.

Edit: The empty cup now smells like toasted marshmallows. Weird and awesome.

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Boiling 5 min, 0 sec

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70
drank Raspberry by Adagio Teas
176 tasting notes

Using the lower temp/more tea/less time combination I used for the Vanilla, I feel like I finally tasted this for the first time, too.

Iced with a bit of sugar. Not bad, but not terribly exciting.

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195 °F / 90 °C 4 min, 0 sec

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90

First cup with almond milk and sugar, rest of pot without additives. Definitely preferred the latter.

Do people brew tea stronger for use with milk? Because I’m still not ‘getting’ this whole cream and sugar thing. I know I don’t have to like it that way, but I’m convinced there has to be a way I could at least enjoy it. No matter which milk or cream I use, and no matter how little I put in, it just tastes like hot, watery milk to me. The tea disappears completely.

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195 °F / 90 °C 5 min, 0 sec

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95

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Boiling 5 min, 0 sec

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70

I think I finally managed to find the perfect balance of time, temperature, and measurement last night, so that there was no unpleasant bitterness to this at all. So I can now rate the tea on its intended flavor.

It smells heavenly… like marshmallows. Even my husband, who is rather apathetic about tea, says he wishes it tasted like it smelled. The taste, however, is decidedly meh. It’s somewhat sweet, but even with a bit of sugar, it just doesn’t wow me in the way the smell leads me to believe it might. Disappointment.

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190 °F / 87 °C 4 min, 0 sec

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