6106 Tasting Notes
(DavidsTea 2022: 76)
2022 Sipdown 77/365!
I don’t have any matchas that start with F, so picked this one from the advent calendar instead. I’ve only tried the Vanilla Chai version before, but expected similar spicing here, and maybe a stronger flavour – and I was right. As with all my “lattes”, because it’s easier, I used the entire (15?) gram pouch in a nordic mug, filled about 3/5 with hot water and 2/5 with cold milk – and this was the first time that I thought that it could perhaps stand to be a bit more diluted! However, I appreciated this, as I prefer the flavour to be stronger so it’s not drowned out by the milk. Overall, I liked this matcha but prefer regular chai lattes, so will probably stick to those.
(DavidsTea 2022: 75)
E is for… Eggnog!
Decent creaminess and a bit of a custardy flavour, but at least at this point, the spicing isn’t there for me. Also, it has that irritating property of giving me a bit of a scratchy-feeling throat. Usually it’s only red rooibos that does that, so it’s interesting.
(DavidsTea 2022: 74)
E is for… Echinacea Shield!
This tea smells really deliciously fruity, but today it doesn’t really taste so fruity. Maybe I overleafed? It’s a bit bitter, and I can taste some sort of herbal ingredient, not sure what it is exactly. I think I’d rather sit here smelling it than drinking it, truthfully.
(52teas (Anne) 2022: 155)
E is for… Earl Grey Cider!
Although not creamy, I’m a fan of this one! It’s actually a really great blend of earl grey and apple, which makes it very unique and quite tasty. The bergamot is on the subtle side, which I think it needs to be in order to be able to showcase the lighter flavour of apple. The only aspect I’m not too fond of here is that the apple has somewhat of a floral aftertaste, which I could do without.
(52teas (Anne) 2022: 154)
2022 Sipdown 76/365!
Mastress Alita’s Sipdown Challenge March 2022: Tea from a woman-owned company
E is for… Eggnog Marshmallow Treat!
Well… this prompt wasn’t exactly hard, especially since I’m going through my 52teas stash, and have a nice stash of Butiki, Dessert by Deb, and A Quarter to Tea as well! (I imagine that I have teas by other woman-owned companies as well, these four are just the most obvious).
This is another kind-of-cheating sipdown, where I still have another packet of this, although this particular one is actually from the Amoda sub box from Christmas 2019. This is another tea where I never really got much eggnog flavour – it mostly tastes like standard marshmallow treat genmaicha. Which isn’t bad, but is not eggnog.
(52teas (Anne) 2022: 153)
E is for… Eggnog Mate!
Tis the day of Eggnog and Earl Grey. Haha. Those are definitely the most popular “E” teas amongst my collections, although there are a few Elderflower, English, Echinacea, etc.
Unfortunately, this tea is not really eggnog to me, at all. The mate base is quite strong and overwhelming, and it’s really all I taste – no spicing or cream. I did note previously that perhaps I overleafed, but I just don’t think those eggnoggy flavours are there. I’m not too keen on mate, unless it’s roasted, so not too fond of this tea, although I certainly prefer it to some herbal blends.
(DavidsTea 2022: 73)
2022 Sipdown 75/365!
Mastress Alita’s Sipdown Challenge March 2022: Green tea
E is for… Earl Grey Matcha!
When the DT matcha advent calendars went on sale for half price, it was a sign that I needed to buy one. (Well, two… it was such a great deal… haha.) The downside is that my cupboard got a bunch bigger, but the upside is that I get to sample a handful of matcha flavours that I didn’t want to purchase 50g of – like this one! Although in retrospect, not purchasing this one feels silly, as it’s very much like Cream of Earl Grey matcha, except when latteed I think the EG flavour is stronger. Which is what I want, so I probably have been purchasing the wrong one all along. I should try the Cream EG without milk for curiousity purposes, and then probably buy this one in the future.
I can actually smell the bergamot in this matcha, although it still has a very squashy vibe to me for whatever reason.
