249 Tasting Notes
Well they said that its a hint of cinnamon. I go more with barely perceptible. Maybe not even that.
The base is also not my kind of thing. Its more towards a breakfast type vibe, though not as harsh/brisk.
I may finish up this sample with a cold brew. Might work well.
This note is for the 2024 Moon Waffles sample. I’m too lazy to make a new database entry.
Had this for the first time yesterday, but the day got so hectic I never had a chance to cleanup and post my notes.
I used one square for my 8oz pot. Steeped western style with full boiling water.
First steep and I noticed a lightly sweet aroma that seemed quite pleasant. Flavor was delicate with that hint of sweetness. As it cools, its a little more dry in the mouth with a hint of a flavor that I just can’t quite identify.
Second steep the dryness came out significantly more. I’m not sure if this is the tea itself or because I had broken the square in half to see how easy that might be and so had a lot more leaf fragments.
Still has that delicate sweet flavor. It gives me fruit kind of vibes, though I could not identify any specific fruit type. Maybe also honey notes? This is difficult for me to say since its been a decade since I have tasted honey. The sweetness in the aftertaste gets more pronounced as I go. I still get the hint of another flavor that I can’t quite identify.
The second steep ended up going cold due to meetings. At room temp the sweetness seems to diminish and that unidentified flavor stands out more. Maybe hay? I’m unsure on that. I might just be suggestable after reading the notes of others.
I did try a third steeping, but by then the day was almost over and I didn’t get much of a chance to drink it or think about it.
I’m glad I have enough to try a few more times. Overall I think I am pleased with it, though not yet sure if I am buy a whole cake pleased or not.
Was able to sip down as cold brew. Not anything I would want again however.
Sad. I apparently liked it and I remember Mokalbari from What-cha which is my all-time favorite.
I think its more a not to my tastes kind of thing over it just being bad tea. I was able to drink it fine as a cold brew I think because its more what I’m looking for when I have cold tea. But for hot, its not what I am looking for.
I had this again not long after my first note, but have since been sitting on this for a few months.
Decided to try it again today as I took advantage of black Friday and cyber Monday sales and have a bunch of new teas coming in. So time to clean out some stuff I’m not enjoying.
This time I am getting the florals. They are not over powering, but they do keep making me think of soap.
I’m still not getting any real sweetness, though it might be there a bit in the aftertaste.
I might give this one more try, but its likely going to be decluttered to make room for other things. Soap is just not what I want to be thinking of when I’m drinking tea.
Cold brew sip down.
I think this was a mistake. The roasted flavor is dominant and this is not the kind of flavor I like in a cold drink at all. I though at first there was an almost raisiny like aftertaste, but that was only brief and hasn’t showed up again.
Now its just all roast.
Sample from my most recent order.
I’ve failed taking notes on this tea in so many different ways.
A tried it first a couple days ago. It was busy and scattered and I never managed to pay enough attention to it to be able to say much.
There’s a flavor that kind of reminded me of roasted, but def not actually roasted. Kind of a warmth to it that I would almost expect from a black, only its not.
I tried it again today and how am I out already? Wow.
And guess what? Yep, another one of those scattered, distracted days where nothing seems to come together for me.
I will say that while there were some interesting flavors the first time I tried it it seemed much harsher this time around and those interesting flavors seemed to be missing. I had been hoping I’ve be able to take a little more time with it and put some names to them. Alas, none of that managed to happen.
I’d been wanting to try an Oriental Beauty and jumped on the chance since I was already making a Whispering Pines order and there one was.
Fresh and hot, it has an almost camphor or eucalyptus vibe going for it in both scent and flavor. That’s not quite right, but these are the descriptors that first came to mind. As I sipped more, maybe this is more woody than anything else?
Really surprised me as most descriptions I have read of this type of tea are more sweet/floral/fruity. I don’t get these flavors at all. Not anywhere near even remotely close.
As it cools, the wood comes out even more. It is drying in the mouth, though I would not call it harsh in any way.
Second steep the wood has calmed down a little, but still there. I’m also actually getting a little bit of a sweet note in the back end of the sip maybe. However this seems to fade as the tea cools. Woody and maybe a little bit earthy flavor is what’s standing out now.
Been a while since I made a note so thought I should do another.
The sweet raisin note really stood out for me today, which I am coming to adore. That makes such a wonderful combination with the warm mellow cinnamon.
I wish I could have spent a little more time with it, but yay CrowdStrike made sure that wasn’t going to happen.
