New Tasting Notes

This is great!

I decided to use the rest of my stash today so I steeped a little more loose leaf than normal. Still good. :) One thing I did find out…is…if you are going for an iced tea be careful not to over steep this one – it’s a little bitter but if you are going for hot I think the over steep is ok…

love it – nice and light as long as you don’t oversteep.

2nd steeping…still good.

A strong tea with a lot of body. This tea has an earthy, loamy flavor. Very easy to overbrew. The tea has a different appearance from other “leaf” teas. It is very fine, almost like gunpowder teas and needs to be measured when brewing…its soooo easy to get a lot more than you think! Re-steeps well (for me).

bitter and floral. It makes up a great iced tea.

Whether it’s iced or warm, with milk and/or sugar, it’s perfect. It’s a very basic-tasting tea that goes well either by itself or with any meal.

I think I’m on my third tin of this tea at this point. This was the very first Zhena’s blend I tried and still my favourite! I wish the bags were a little fuller, but the skimpy teabags are pretty typical for American-made tea.

Really light and fruity – really enjoying this on a cool day.

Smooth and fruity. A rich dessert tea. GREAT as an iced tea latte!

This is a tin of tea that I got from a local oriental market. This one isn’t as good as the SpecialTeas Fine Ti Kuan Yin, but I think it’s cheaper, and I can get it locally.

I brewed this in a 14 oz Yixing pot, 2 heaping tsp for 2 steeps – 2 min and 3 min. Water just off boiling (200ish). If I go more than 2 with this one it really falls off quickly, hence the relatively long second steep time.

This is the darkest white tea I have ever seen! The scent isn’t very strong. I can’t pick out the individual flavors but they blend well. A bit above average on taste so all-in-all a good cuppa!

My parents received this as a gift and passed it along to me. It smells amazing, though I’m still experimenting with the steep times.

Very fine tea that will make it through just about any mesh strainer. Not a whole leaf to be found.

Not terribly subtle in flavor, but then again, when I drink this, I’m looking for the strength.

very good blend of citrus flavors, really well rounded out – first the orange rooibos and the orange peel, the passion fruit really comes out towards the end in back of the palate along with the pineapple