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drank Apricot by Harney & Sons
2 tasting notes

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79

Generally I tend to avoid tea bags but I just wanted a super simple cup this morning. And being that we are in a hotel they had a tea bag. I was glad to see Harney instead of the usual ugly choices they give. I quite enjoy Chinese Keemuns. Creaminess mixed with woodiness to top off thus first not raining, not super windy morning on the Big Island. But you just gotta go with the flow. Enjoy every moment. It’s even more enjoyable with a nice cup of tea

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75

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A very vanilla heavy Earl Grey. I had two cups this morning! Once before a workout, and once afterwards. The second had a bit of oat milk to brighten the vanilla a little more.

Flavors: Creamy, Vanilla

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73

This tea is so moody! Sometimes I like but sometimes the bitter tendencies creep up on me. My recent sampling of this tin was not as enjoyable as it sometimes is. It is so inconsistent how this turns out! I refer to blame “user error” which is common sense.

ashmanra

Gosh, I am torn! It sounds good but I also think it might be too much citrus for me. I wonder how it would be as sweet iced tea?

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37

I’m pretty sure this is what a trapper in the 1800’s drank. Smells like a miso soup. Tastes like the inside of a cabin with little ventilation. Transported me to an opium den I had no interest in being in .

Flavors: Jasmine, Meat, Salty, Smoke

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68
drank Decaf Ceylon by Harney & Sons
9 tasting notes

This has been sitting in my stash for probably 5 years now. I got a little sample sachet with a Harney & Sons order ages ago and it’s been relegated to the bottom of my tea drawer ever since. I’m sure the leaves took some crush damage over the years, but oh well.

I’m not a fan of tea sachets so I cut it open and brewed this in a basket. Well water straight from the tap, guestimating roughly 185°F.

It was surprisingly flavorful for a decaf black, particularly Ceylon. I’ve tried a few before and wasn’t impressed, though Harney & Sons is my first venture into a loose leaf decaf.

I made this with a touch of sugar and cream, but went very very light on the cream. I was afraid I’d end up with milk that has notes of tea instead of tea with a little milk. It handles it pretty well though. In my experience, Ceylon’s don’t usually handle milk that well in the first place and that makes it extra impressive to me that this decaf is holding up. It’s quite fruity and sweet (tasted before cream & sugar.)

I was craving some black tea but didn’t want to go overboard with the caffeine right before bed and this turned out to be a pretty good choice.

Preparation
185 °F / 85 °C 3 min, 30 sec 1 g 8 OZ / 250 ML
ashmanra

We keep this on hand for evenings when we really want black tea but need to be able to sleep, too! It is pretty good at satisfying the craving.

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73

From Kawaii433 a while back!  Thanks so much!  I recently saw a hojicha genmaicha mentioned, so I remembered that this is the closest thing I have to that flavor profile.  I’m surprised there aren’t more roasted genmaichas around!  That seems like an obvious combination rather than with fresh green tea.  The flavor here isn’t as quite as amazing as I would wish it to be, as it is mostly stems and not true hojicha.  But there ARE some flavorful stems available out there.  But these aren’t those.   I will definitely be on the lookout for a more flavor filled  genmaicha hojicha though!
Steep #1 // 1 teaspoon for full mug // 22 minutes after boiling // 2 minute steep
Steep #2 // 8 minutes after boiling // 10 min

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drank Apricot by Harney & Sons
1438 tasting notes

This one has really great reviews, so naturally I was intrigued. There is a definite apricot flavour here, very forthcoming and true. However, there is a perfume-y scent which is ruining the flavour for me. It’s hard to get past as it fills my nose when I go to take a sip of the tea. If only the flavour could remain, and the scent could be dropped.

gmathis

Been a long time since I’ve had this, but I remember loving it.

Courtney

You’re more than welcome to some of mine, if you’re interested to try it again. :)

ashmanra

Perhaps if you air it out briefly, the aroma will be more palatable to you! I love this one. They also have an apricot white that is pretty good.

Courtney

I have tried (but only for maybe an hour), but I shall air it out a bit more!

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81

So this was the other tea mishap of the day!  Being indecisive I just threw this one in the mug, thinking it was a plain green (the wrapper just says “Green”), but it has citrus and gingko, making this the second gingko tea of the day!  I didn’t even know I had two gingko teas around.  It was pretty good though!  Plenty of flavor while not drowning out the green tea of the blend.

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drank Paris by Harney & Sons
4 tasting notes

My favorite “dessert” tea. It has such warm notes, smells of bergamot, citrus and flowers. A smidge of creamer and sugar makes this one of the best blends I have ever experienced.

Flavors: Bergamot, Citrus, Floral

Preparation
200 °F / 93 °C 5 min, 0 sec 1 tsp 8 OZ / 236 ML

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85

A comforting autumn after-dinner tea. Should be enjoyed sip by sip, since the flavour is not noticeable if drunk too quickly. The pumpkin flavour is noticeable but mild, as some may prefer.

Preparation
200 °F / 93 °C 4 min, 0 sec 4 g 12 OZ / 354 ML

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90

I had a lovely cup of this over the holidays at my SILs cabin in the wilds of Virginia…it was just wonderful, the spiced molasses flavor strong, but not too strong. perfect for a cold winter afternoon right after a hike up a mountain.

Flavors: Cinnamon, Molasses, Orange, Spices

Preparation
205 °F / 96 °C 3 min, 30 sec 1 tsp 10 OZ / 295 ML

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62

This seemed like a good tea to try, both my dad and I like Keemun, but this tea is blah. A fair example of Keemun, but we’ve both tasted better and I won’t need to purchase this again. It’s not bitter, and would be a good tea to blend with.

ashmanra

I bought this years ago, maybe more than once and back in my milk and sugar days, but it really doesn’t have any wow factor on its own. Premium Keemun Hao Ya from Teavivre is more to my liking.

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drank Mint Verbena by Harney & Sons
2278 tasting notes

Free sample from my last order. The mint is quite fresh! This is tasty cold, though not special enough to order.

ashmanra

They send this as my free sample SO OFTEN.

AJRimmer

Ha I feel like I always get their English breakfast! Which is tasty, so I don’t mind!

ashmanra

I get the Organic English Breakfast in my samples basket from my last order right now! I like it better now that I know how to treat it for better flavor!

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85

TeaTiff TTB #2

There was a single sachet of this tea in the box, which I took along to my dad’s house to brew on Christmas day. While not quite up to the standard of my all-time favorite Gingerbread Rooibos from Market Spice, this was quite a respectable gingerbread blend! Not too heavy on the ginger and with a nice sweet, buttery cookie note. And the black tea base was welcome after staying up way too late on Christmas Eve!

Flavors: Butter, Cookie, Ginger, Gingerbread, Sweet

Preparation
Boiling 4 min, 0 sec 1 tsp 12 OZ / 354 ML

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I’m coming to the conclusion that booze inspired tea may not be for me. This smells way too smoky for
Me and just about everyone else I made smell it lol It tastes better than it smells
Though…I can handle it. But it is not one that I would buy again. i am relieved to be out of my tin. Wouldn’t buy again but would recommend giving it a try just because of hiw unique it is

ashmanra

I had high hopes for this one. We don’t drink but I loved O’Connor’s Cream black tea and I hoped to love this one, but it was just Lapsang (which I like) as far as I could tell.

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drank Salted Caramel by Harney & Sons
2887 tasting notes

Enjoying a taste courtesy of ashmanra! Reviews on this one are so-so so far, but it’s got a decently caramelly base, and it isn’t overly salty, which is a plus for me. Not especially strong, but pleasant on a rainy afternoon.

ashmanra

I wasn’t wow’ed by this one, but it was pretty nice once I added a bit of another tea that had some heft to beef up the base!

gmathis

I’ve got enough left for one more small cup; with some hefty tea, I’ll have enough for one decent-sized mug!

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92

A rose flavored black tea. The dry leaves have a cool, raisin like smell, the rose tastes natural. Many rose black teas are rose first, black tea second, this one the black tea is main character. The base is a Chinese black and I think it is a decent one, probably a blend, the flavor is fruity and a little woody. Compare to Art of Tea’s Rose Black Tea the rose flavor is not as strong but that is not a flaw.

I loved this tea and have a 1 pound bag at home. I know there are better teas out there but I choose to view this one with rosey lens. (Ayyyy)

sold for $26/1lb

https://www.harney.com/products/rose-scented?variant=29492372678

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68
drank Big Red Sun by Harney & Sons
111 tasting notes

Rather “generic” black tea.
Not too sharp, but has a little tang.
Frankly, tastes like any generic cut peoke, Lipton tea anyone?

Preparation
1 min, 0 sec 1 tsp 16 OZ / 473 ML

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66

Old Tea Bag Sip Down
Part 9. Last one. For real.
This one was hiding. The bag looks fairly beaten up but not in too bad of shape. Should be decent. Oh. Ooo. The aroma coming off the liquor as the tea steeps is quite nice. Notes of earthy honey, cream of wheat, and those lovely woody Keenum notes. This is actually quite lovely. Would be even better fresh and loose but heck this is much better than I thought it would be. My only reason for rating it in the 60s is simply because it is not very strong. This could be due to it being an older tea bag, which I am fairly certain of. Beyond a small lack of character, the flavors hint at malt, some cream of wheat, a bit of lacquer, and a gambit of woody notes.

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February Sipdown Prompt – a tea ordered online

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This tea was ordered online by me for me. Ashman liked it, which was a bonus because he doesn’t like fig flavor, figs, or fig jam. He loves strawberry tea, though, so I guess the strawberry and vanilla in this complemented the fig nicely enough for him to like it.

I was happy to get a couple of sipdowns today, but noticed that Harney and Sons has a brand new strawberry vanilla black tea and it is testing my resolve sorely. I hope to stay strong and maintain my buying ban for a little while longer.

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