T2

What can i say currently my new iced fave with lemon and lime wedges, you get 5 steeps from 10 scoops in your T2 Jug. so you need to dry & store if rotating tea flavours.

I was almost put off buying this tea due to the price, but finding out that you can get 5 steeps per brew makes it cost effective. Lemony, peppery and the aniseed highlight shines. Fantastic hot and will try chilled with lemon & lime to test it effectiveness as a possible iced choice even though it seems to be best hot. Not as universally admired as Bondi & Summer Cloud, but may be one of those creeper brews that grows on you until you realise its a favourite.

Official sipdown #1 now that my full kitchen stocks are loaded in here: this one was a sample from in store in late January when I needed something for a cocktail (see previous tasting note).

We’re into the first week of Autumn down here but for some reason the weather wanted to give us a reminder of Summer today, and I walked home in that sun! So a nice iced tea was in order for my return. I even threw in a mint ice cube for a little kick. Fresh and refreshing without being too sweet, just a hint of mango.

I used this in a cocktail during Ginuary that called for ‘mango tea’. Now, ‘mango tea’ is a fairly loose category. When I was checking the cocktail recipe out online I noticed a blogger mentioned Sencha Mango, so I gave it a whirl and it came out pretty darn good—particularly as I also learned this Ginuary just gone that a lot of punches used to be made on a green tea base to help give a bit more complexity to the base!

http://ginuary.com/2014/01/ginuary-26th-gold-rush-tea.html

Meh. Bit too dark for me. Was hoping it’d be more of a vanilla taste, but it’s pretty good.