Steeped Tea

Well… This sounded really good, though I’d prefer it wasn’t a rooibos tea. It’s a good berry like tea, but the rooibos taste just isn’t for me. Weird because some rooibos teas I can clearly taste it and some I don’t. This is one I taste the rooibos in. Maybe it would be better with some milk added.

Started my day with an iced cup of this mixed with DT’s Ceremonial Matcha, with a little milk and agave added. Since both of these matchas don’t have sugar added, it was quite different for me but since I added a little agave it tasted pretty yummy actually. This has a great banana flavour to it. The only other way I’ve had this was in a banana loaf (which didn’t have real bananas, just the matcha) and it was really good as well.

This dream doesn’t contain real vanilla. Even though the flavor is quite good, I feel let down that it’s all in the natural flavors. Or at least that’s what I assume. Regardless, they chose a great base for this tea. I can’t quite pinpoint what it is but I would assume a ceylon. It melds nicely with the rest of the flavors to give it a creamy finish on the tongue. The vanilla flavor is there but definitely not as pronounced as some other black vanilla teas that I’ve had.

Why call it mango delight when it has pineapple pieces and pineapple flavor? How about Enchanting Pineapple or Tropical Tango? Perhaps the mango is in the natural flavors? Besides the bad titling it’s actually a delightful tea…. ah thus the delight. Tropical Delight. Sorry. The liquid is a clear, dark yellow. Filled with tropical flavors. Take your pick; it’s in there. I’m even tasting a bit of kumquat oddly enough. Mainly pineapple though. Don’t bother smelling the dry leaf. It’s kinda weird. Also strangely enough there really isn’t much taste coming from the green base.

Recently became a consultant for Steeped Tea and in order to tell people what I think of their tea I think it is only right to test out the teas. While I wasn’t a big fan of the black tea version this version of their Earl Grey is quite good.
The bergamot is perfectly balanced in flavor. It doesn’t over power the grassy green flavor and leaves enough room for a slight sweet cream finish. The liquid is an amber color. Upon opening the tea you will find that the tea leaves are rolled. Almost looking more like an oolong then a green tea. (A good sign in my opinion). Then the resulting smell? Amazing. The citrus and fruit aroma given off by the tea is heavenly.

Speaking of bergamot, did you know its not an edible fruit?

Baby is born and I’m back to drinking tea.

Hot: Skeptical. If they expect everyone to have it cold they must not think its good warm? Good thing I’m wrong. It’s quite tasty warm. Fruity notes with a slight grassy note or two at the end.
Steep time: 3 – 4 minutes
Cold: Apparently 4 minutes wasn’t enough to maintain the flavor as it as very watery. Gave it a good ten minutes and that seems to be a good start. Lemony notes with a grassy sencha finish. Also some interesting fruity notes.
Steep time: At least 10 mins probably more if brewing in cold water from the start.

before i started my real tea “journey” when i just “liked tea quite a bit” this had already been my favourite tea since i first had it a couple years ago, and honestly nothing has really kicked it out of the top spot for me yet.

i use matchas usually like an energy shot. im not usually going for flavour here. this one serves the function, but i could take or leave the melon flavour.

Got this one back in December right before baby #2 made his early entrance into the world.
The first time I had it, I didn’t care for it at all. I’m so use to Davidstea’s matchas that have the sugar in them, that this one really surprised me when it wasn’t sweet. So, today I had a thought… why not mix it with a davidstea one and see what happens!
I put one matcha spoon of this one and one of Peach matcha from davidstea. And it was really good! The pineapple was the leading flavour. I didn’t really get much peach, but the sweetness of the davidstea peach matcha did come through. So, that made me enjoy this one a lot. And I really liked that it wasn’t overly sweet like I sometimes find the davidstea flavoured ones to be. I would absolutely do this mix again. I might even mix this one with the vanilla one next to see how it turns out. Maybe even add a bit more of the davidstea one and see if it can shine a bit more.
Maybe I’m crazy, but there seems to be a few pineapple pieces that showed up? Or did I just not whisk it enough? I didn’t like that part at all. I took most of them out. I don’t like to eat my matcha. But yeah I would get this one again.And I bet it would be good in orange juice.

Great herbal tea for an upset belly or when you’re feeling the blahs.

This tea is really lovely if you like fruit teas, but prefer the taste of black teas. It has a lovely reddish colour and an almost rooibos-like sweetness to it. It has a very noticable taste of cherry. It’s a nice and not-too-strong tea.

This is probably my favourite earl grey EVER. It’s got this almost creamy flavour naturally that other earl greys really like. A perfect tea, good for both light and strong brews.

It’s not a bad chai tea, but very average. It has a light cinnamon taste, but I prefer my chai quite strong. It’s very mild for a chai, which isn’t bad but just not for me. It is listed as a gingery tea, but I didn’t really taste the ginger. The cinnamom and cardamon is definitely noticable, however.

For a stronger taste, I recommend using double the tea than one would normally use. It’s certainly not a bad tea, just not anything spectacular like Steeped Tea’s usual fare.

This tea is light and peachy. Although I’m also tasting mango in here… Added a bit of sugar and it tastes good. Still not better than DT’s version.

This tea smells like a cinnamon candle. (Which is weird in a tea) And not surprisingly, tastes very strongly of cinnamon. I figured I’d try it since it was sent to me. It has a hint of black tea of course but its mostly cinnamon and spice. Warming.

I don’t know what that icky flavour is, but its disgusting. I think I maybe taste the coconut and vanilla – which are both ingredients I HATE… Oh well.

Just tried this plain, didn’t even bother making a latte. Basically paid $9.50 (after tax) for a tea that tastes like rooibos. Pumpkin pie my foot.

An evening of gaming and tea. Just a quick posting, still trying to find the notes in this tea but I really enjoy it. I have drank it a few times now.

This classic breakfast tea is fresh, full and flavorful. Traditionally served with milk.
Ingredients: Black tea.

Well, it is one of those days where I do not have much of an intro. I caught a spider and put it outside, I made a giant rice-filled sack to act as a cooling pad, and a drank tea. All the cleaning and redoing of my room I did yesterday left me very sore and worn out, so for the most part today I have taken it easy and tried not to melt in the oppressive heat.

Today I am looking at an herbal blend from Steeped Tea, Curious Cumin, a mix of…well a lot of things: Fennel, anise, cinnamon bits, silver lime blossoms, cumin, turmeric, goji berries, lemongrass, rose blossom leaves, peppermint leaves, pistachios, pomegranate blossoms, cardamom, sunflower blossoms, cornflower blossoms, safflowers, natural flavors. I was…ha…curious to try this herbal blend because it has a few ingredients I am rather fond of, especially cumin, cardamon, turmeric, and pistachios. These things show up a lot in Indian food, which is probably well known to be a favorite cuisine of mine. Plus the description lists it as savory, and I do adore herbal blends with a heavy savory quality, so when asked if I wanted to try a few teas, this one seemed like a good choice. The aroma was a bit of a cacophony, surprisingly sweet and very spice heavy. Notes of nuttiness, fennel, citrus, and flowers give it a strong perfumed finish. Totally not what I expected, a little odd and intense though not necessarily unpleasant.

Steeping in my glass apparatus, the aroma is pretty intense, it has a real weight to it. Notes of cumin, fennel, pepper, turmeric, and lemons. Surprisingly little flower and surprisingly sweet for such earthy spice notes, but fennel is like that. The aroma of the liquid is peppery and spicy, earthy and herbal, with an undertone of lemongrass and flowers. The main note is fennel, with cumin being fairly light.

So with all those aroma notes being so sweet I was expecting a mouth full of syrup, but no, it is fairly savory and earthy, bordering on medicinal. Strong notes of fennel and turmeric, with a middle of cumin and pepper, and a finish of lemongrass and a sweetness that just shows up and lingers. When the tea cools a bit it starts being sweeter in the middle and picks up more floral notes. I am not sure if I like this blend or not, there is definitely a lot going on, and the flavors do clash a little. It is not unpleasant but there is a lot of mouth noise and I found it hard to focus on just one note, also I was a little sad there was no real sign of pistachio in the taste, but since pistachios are one of my favorite things ever, me being sad is only expected. I say give this tea a try if you are a fan of really chaotic herbal blends/teas, or ones very heavy on spices and herbs.

For blog and photos: http://ramblingbutterflythoughts.blogspot.com/2016/07/steeped-tea-curious-cumin-tea-review.html

This is a decent chamomile, but I honestly prefer the mellow stale grocery store tea bags to this. I don’t enjoy the fresh and almost fierce flavour of looseleaf chamomile. Still, I really enjoy trying new brands of things and will drink this until its gone.

The good news is that it does not oversteep (it has been sitting in my cup for 2 hours because I forgot about it) and also can be brewed multiple times.