6106 Tasting Notes
I mean, I didn’t expect to like this… and I didn’t. I also mixed the gross eggnog in with it, which didn’t help. (Fwiw, PC’s plant-based eggnog is pretty bad; there’s a bitterness to it that’s not pleasant. They could have done better.)
I probably didn’t have a great sense of the tea because of the eggnog, so I’ll have to try it again straight, but I didn’t really pick up on anything except peppermint.
Love love love the base of this tea – a very pleasant, roasty hojicha. The flavouring leaves a bit to be desired though – I heavily oversteeped the tea, and even then didn’t get much apple, but it was somewhat sweet (pleasantly so, and acceptable as it’s also not artificial). So I enjoyed it as a sweet hojicha, but not really apple turnover. Certainly will be happy to drink the rest though, because I loooove hojicha. :D
Another rooibos blend, so although the flavour sounds good, I expected not to like it. Unfortunately, my assumption was accurate. Not really a fan – the rooibos is not terrible but I just don’t find it pleasant, and although I got the “salted” aspect of this tea, I couldn’t really taste the toffee. Just not a blend that worked for me, although I’ll give it a whirl as a “latte” later to see if that helps.
Excited about this tea – it sounded like a great flavour combination! And I think it is, but I the flavour was much weaker than what I was hoping for. I’ll try steeping differently next time, possibly with more tea? I probably used about the recommended amount, though.
Flavour is just very lightly lemony/raisin on a moderate black base.
Another timely tea to drink. Still enjoy this one, although I think the spicing might be a tad heavier than I’d prefer, and more banana would be nice. But the base is really lovely, a nice and creamy oolong, and really works well with the blend.
Note is for the Feb 2017 (I believe) reblend of this tea. Unfortunately, I got a little confused between this tea and Gathering Berries, so I don’t really remember any specifics here aside from berry (common to both). At the very least, it was pleasant. I felt like it was a fitting tea to drink in this season, though!
Also, I think this tea may have been gifted to me by someone; not entirely sure I bought it myself, and it’s from before I set up a subscription. So thank you, mystery person!
the search in my archives tells me that I only reblended this once in 2016 – I thought for sure I reblended it twice, but the search doesn’t show it – so either my memory fails me or my search does. Anyway – it’s been a while since it’s been reblended.
It has! I feel like it’s a tea that’s been forgotten about; perhaps it will make an appearance in a Christmas poll next year?!
It will definitely be on the poll because every year that I’m blending the teas, I think – why am I not reblending the Partridgeberry? It should be a permanent part of the 12 Teas of Christmas because of it’s name. LOL
Right? Also, I feel like it would be fun to theme a 12 teas of Christmas based on the song. I have so many ideas already!
It would be fun to do that. The logistics of it worry me a little though because I don’t know how keen customers would be to order an all new teas box like that – I know that when I first restarted the 12 Teas of Christmas box – I was thinking of doing a mostly new teas type of thing – and I got very little response with it – and it wasn’t until I said that there’d be a mix of both reblends and new teas that I got any real interest in it.
But maybe now that you have gained the hard-won trust of your large band of dedicated followers and even newbies…
Still, it’s a risk. I get that.
Eh, I like trying all your new teas as much as revisiting old blends. I’d be down with half or more of a Christmas box being new creations, but that’s just me! :)
Me too. Or keep the Christmas box as sort of a half and half thing and a spring box of new teas. I was going to suggest a mid-summer box, but for that, it might be safer to do another half and half version too in terms of sales.
I feel like the Christmas box would be great as a half and half reblend/new box! I do love reblends, but I love sampling new teas more (well, except for a few existing teas that I’m totally in love with). We also get a good number of reblends throughout the year already.
Also, I feel like taking one year to do a 12 days of Christmas themed box with all new teas (well, maybe a reblend of this one!) could be really well-received. I don’t know how many boxes you sell per year, nor who purchases them, but I feel like themed things + new teas pique interest. Honestly, the only reason I haven’t purchased the box every year is because I don’t want to get more of teas I’ve already tried and still have around(!); this year, the lure of not missing out on new teas (I was sad when I missed out on some last year) + feeling like treating myself made me get it, and I have zero regrets. If it was all new teas, I’d have no hesitation.
Alright – so I need some ideas for the teas. (I’m not sayin’ I’ll create such a box, but, if I do, I need to know what teas should be in the box.) I have a few ideas, but I would love to hear other ideas
This is different from their usual refrigerated eggnog, right?