6106 Tasting Notes
(DavidsTea 2022: already recorded)
2022 Sipdown 91/365!
S is for… Strawberry Matcha!
I didn’t pay a ton of attention to the matcha drinks I had while on vacation, but did notice the strawberry in this cup more than I recall noticing it previously. I may have used cooler water; perhaps that’s the trick? I might be guilty of using near-boiling water with my matchas without thinking…
(DavidsTea 2022: 90)
S is for… Shroom Boom Superfood Hot Chocolate!
Drat, missed that this had cinnamon. I’m not a huge fan of the combo of chocolate/cinnamon in general, so unfortunately wasn’t a big fan of this either. My recollection is also that it was a bit spicy? Also not my preference. It’s probably ok for someone who does like those two things, though. I’ll drink it, but I think I actually prefer Loco Lucuma even though it contains rooibos.
(52teas (Anne) 2022: 189)
R is for… Root Beer Float!
Reblend from 2017. This is just delicious – spot-on root beer flavour with a flavourful base. I didn’t like the second infusion as much – although it still had plenty of flavouring, the base was less present and this apparently made a huge difference!
(DavidsTea 2022: 89)
Now this is a throwback! My mom had the remains of my packet of this tea (from yeeaaars ago), and since it contained coconut, I was curious if it would still be ok. It smelled alright (maybe a tad soapy), so I figured I’d brew up a cup. Unfortunately, since the coconut is a main flavour and the rest of the tea is rather light in flavour, the slight soapiness is fairly present, which is a little offputting, and I could barely taste the sweetness of the mulberries. Couldn’t taste the silver needle at all. Poor old tea! May dump the last cup or so, although I’m going to finish what I brewed up.
Although it was always light on the actual tea, I miss this one so much! If the mulberries haven’t spoiled you can eat them straight from the packet or throw them in another tea.
(DavidsTea 2022: 88)
I actually recently just re-added this tea to my collection… and also have an old bag of it that I need to finish… but I couldn’t resist a cup yesterday. First infusion was nice and light, but I oversteeped the rest and they were a bit strong. I think I need to use fewer pearls.
(DavidsTea 2022: 87)
My parents love this tea, especially with asian food. I thoroughly enjoyed it with my delicious supper of dumplings and other Mandarin dishes, but especially when drank with food, it mostly just comes off as a fairly smooth jasmine tea. Preferable to a green jasmine, but nothing particularly special.
(DavidsTea 2022: 86)
Taking advantage of my mom’s tea collection (mostly supplied by me) while visiting, so a few teas outside the alphabet challenge. Unfortunately, should have read reviews before I steeped this so it wasn’t so astringent, but I did enjoy the richness when I could taste it behind those tannins!