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(52teas (Anne) 2022: 112)

Did not remember owning/trying this tea. Didn’t expect much from it, but the base is really tasty – rich and malty (and just the tiniest bit smoky?) – and there are overtones of fruitiness that could be pineapple. It’s much better than I expected, and much less fruity. My tastebuds expected more of a candied pineapple vibe, but I greatly prefer this. I now know why there have been some very positive reviews of this tea that I could easily pass over based on assumptions!

(DavidsTea 2022: 60)

Drank as a (now cold) latte with regular milk. It’s… somewhat satisfying and coffee-flavoured, but I still would prefer the real thing.

(DavidsTea 2022: 59)

Did a quick grab of teas for the next few days from my 2019+ DT bin, and this one called to me. (I actually think I wanted Blueberry Vanilla, but am not sure where that is right now.) It was a good pick though – brewed up quite a nice blueberry maple this time, and for a herbal tea, it’s quite enjoyable. The presumed stevia is not overwhelming (today) and likely really amps up the maple flavour. Drank room temp; I think this is my preferred temperature for this one.

(DavidsTea 2022: 58)
2022 Sipdown 64/365!

Ambivalent about this one too. It’s sweet and matcha-y, didn’t really taste maple.

(DavidsTea 2022: already recorded)

Felt like hot chocolate today instead of matcha. Was very tired, so maybe this non-caffeinated option was a mistake. Oh well. I like it but do wish it wasn’t rooibos, since that flavour is present and I’d prefer it was not.

(52teas (Anne) 2022: 111)

A cinnamon black with some interesting creamy, maybe buttery flavours? I initially only tasted the cinnamon and wasn’t too interested, but as the tea sat and cooled, the creaminess came out. The base is a touch astringent for my liking, though.

(DavidsTea 2022: 57)
2022 Sipdown 63/365!

Mastress Alita’s Sipdown Challenge February 2022: Tea with a name that begins with a Periodic Table abbreviation

Cobalt! Finally managed to inadvertently finish off a tea that covered this particular prompt. This tea ended up being quite boring in its old age; in fact, I don’t even remember anything at all about the flavour, and I drank it within the last 8-10 hours. Ah well.

(52teas (Anne) 2022: 110)

A very watermelon-heavy cup the other day, though still light on flavour. However, the base again appears to have aged well with this tea, which is nice – so whether or not I can taste much flavouring, the tea is still enjoyable to drink! I don’t know that I’ve ever really tasted pineapple in this tea.

(52teas (Anne) 2022: 109)

I got a bit of chocolate here, but mostly just popped rice. Not really a favourite for me; I like genmaicha but prefer when it doesn’t overwhelm the flavours. (Also yes, this is old, but my rating suggests I wasn’t a huge fan the first time either.)

(52teas (Anne) 2022: 108)

Weird, I almost couldn’t find any tasting notes for Anne’s version of this tea – it’s all for Frank’s original (yummy) or reblend (not yummy).

Anyhow, this note is for the 2017(?) reblend of this tea. Most prominently, this tea tastes and smells like root beer. It’s not bad, except that I get an edge of licorice sweetness at the end of the sip, which I don’t like. I also don’t quite think it matches the idea of Butterbeer in my head, which I thought of moreso with butterscotchy/caramelly flavours (maybe also with a root beer base?)

I recently had the “Wild Butterbeer” tea, though can’t remember much about it, so may have to pull it out to compare, but I imagine they are similar? I don’t recall the licorice note though… wouldn’t mind if it just wasn’t there.