Tealet

I was in NEED for a GREEN…so…here goes!

This isn’t as roasty or toasty as some Houjicha’s I have had but I’m ok with that! There is always a place and a time for a more gentle Houjicha.

This is that time.

Equal parts woodsy and nutty – this is satisfying and soothing.

A delight!

I love a good Houjicha and this one is definitely good. Sweet and toasty and soothing too. The toasty notes give this a very autumnal feel. Nutty, sweet and delicious. There is very little astringency to this. I don’t really notice much of a smoky note, but more of a roasty-toasty kind of taste to it. The smokiness seems to arrive toward the end of the sip, and linger into the aftertaste.

Overall, a very enjoyable cup of tea – I love the teas from the Obubu Plantation and I’m glad to learn that Tealet has started to offer them.

This Japanese Black Tea is relatively new to the Black Tea family. Compared to the rich and malty black teas from India, the Japanese black tea is milder in flavor and smoother in taste. It’s definitely a good introduction tea to many beginning drinkers who like to experience black teas. You can steep it for a longer time (5-6 mins) to taste the lasting flavor.

This is a lively tea. The dry tea leaves are bigger than usual white tea I’ve seen. They are consistent in length though and I can tell the freshness from the white fur on the leaves. The tea liquid is bright greenish and tastes mellow with a light natural sweetness.

That’s the tea I’ve been drinking for this month. I enjoyed the taste and freshness. The quality is way beyond my expectation

Amazing! This is really wonderful. One of the very best Dragon Well teas I’ve tried. My full-length review of this will publish in a few hours on SororiTea Sisters ( that’s http://sororiteasisters.com for those of you who haven’t been there!) but let me say this about this tea: the leaves are beautiful, the tea brewed from them remarkably good, and I highly recommend this to anyone who has not yet tried it. YUM!

The aroma once infused is a earthy yet vegetal type smell.

This is pretty different from the other Dragon Wells I have tried. Many of you know I like that…when I get one that stands out!

The tastes and flavors are all across the board, really! Just when I think of it as a mellower-grassy-green with a spec of bitterness it seems to even out a little and a brothy-buttery flavor pops in to say hello for a quick second before it changes into a floral and earthy type green finally finishing to a sweet yet slightly bitter taste at the end of the sip onto the aftertaste.

This one is different but I DO like it! Interesting Cuppa!

This one for me is strange. It has a very full and angular mouth-feel to it. It has a grassy green bitterness, but not one as strong as in Japanese greens. It has a odd sharp throat taste. There is something woody about it, too. The finish lasts about a medium while and is of the green bitterness.

I have to say I like it. I’ll likely give away a lot of it (I got three very generous portions from Tealet) but I do think I like it well enough to keep one of the bags for my own rare use (I’m only rarely allowed to drink anything with caffeine).

Strange but yummy.