104 Tasting Notes

65

Steeped it a little longer, and got a nice earthy/grassy taste and aroma out of the tea today that made it better than the first time I brewed it. Still pretty mellow, but nice and smooth with a rich golden color if that’s what you’re in the mood for.

Preparation
195 °F / 90 °C 5 min, 0 sec

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64

Snowbud makes a good cup of white tea with a subtle, yet distinctive taste. It’s a bit grassy and a bit minerally, but very smooth and with just a hint of tea aroma. The color is a barely there yellow, which reinforces the subtlety of the tea in general. If you’re looking for a smooth, mellow tea that’s hard no to like, this is it.

Preparation
195 °F / 90 °C 7 min, 0 sec

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75
drank Lemon Grass by Adagio Teas
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This was a great tea with a pleasant lemon-y taste that had just a bit of bite to it. Very smooth on the palate with a great aroma and not too grassy, but with just enough to keep it earthy tasting.

Preparation
190 °F / 87 °C 7 min, 0 sec

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71

Steeped this one for a couple extra minutes today, and it definitely made for a much stronger taste. I still get much more spice than apple (especially strong when smelling the tea leaves, which have a strong, spicy smell to them) and the aroma is pleasant, but the flavor has a bit of a bite to it on the finish.

Preparation
Boiling 7 min, 0 sec

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87

Smooth taste with just a bit of bitterness. Great aroma, and overall a very enjoyable tea.

Preparation
Boiling 5 min, 0 sec

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80

This tea has a REALLY potent smell that’s almost all spice, and is balanced by the taste which is almost all sweet. It’s a great combo, and makes for a nice cup that can be steeped a few times if needed. That said, I think I should have steeped this for less time to smooth out the sweetness, as it was almost too sweet and makes you pucker up a bit with each sip. Definitely one that I can see myself drinking more of though, and especially on a cold and rainy day.

Preparation
200 °F / 93 °C 5 min, 0 sec

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69

Let this one steep for a few extra minutes, and that really helped bring out the flavors. I still can’t put my finger on exactly what the taste is, but it’s smooth and smokey and I like it.

Preparation
200 °F / 93 °C 7 min, 0 sec
Jillian

I’ve never tried this tea (although it is on my list) but some people have likened the taste to dark chocolate.

Cynthia Carter

Smoked salmon, maybe? It has that almost unctuous, smoky feel to it.

Jillian

LOL, now you’ve probably scared him off this tea Cynthia! ;)

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34
drank Pumpkin Spice by Adagio Teas
104 tasting notes

Steeped for longer today, and still didn’t get the flavor I was looking for. Has a great aroma, but that just doesn’t transfer to the taste, and you end up with a bland (and when over-steeped, bitter) taste with a bit of spice and no pumpkin. If you’re looking for a tea that tastes like you’re drinking a pumpkin pie, then this isn’t it.

Preparation
200 °F / 93 °C 6 min, 0 sec

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61

I love the look of this tea as it steeps. It starts out as tiny little BBs of green tea that expand (explode would actually be a better description) into giant tea leaves. The leaves have a woodsy, earthy smell that brews into a lighter colored tea with a subtle green tea taste. Hard to describe the taste, but it’s a little bit earthy, with almost a mineral-like quality to it. Not bad for a green tea, just not knock your socks off good.

Preparation
205 °F / 96 °C 5 min, 15 sec

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92
drank Berry Blues by Adagio Teas
104 tasting notes

Steeped the tea for less time today, and the taste is still great, but the sourness comes through a bit more. I like it that way, but I don’t know if it’s a taste everyone would like.

Preparation
195 °F / 90 °C 4 min, 0 sec

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