New Tasting Notes

One of the few bag teas I like. It is smooth and fragrent with no after taste of bag.

I didn’t overbrew it this time and it tastes like soap. Not something I will rebuy.

I drank this tea this morning — and thought I’d just continue on throughout the day with the same tea (thought not with the same batch of leaves). The supply is running low; time to order more.

Resteep

Always delicious, and no need for sugar. A nice, decadent, afternoon tea.

On this 2nd steeping of 3 min, the leaves released some sweetness, with smoky undertones. I finished the cup without adding anything. Next time I do a first steep of this tea, it will be only 1 min, so it will be less harsh. As I learn how better to handle it and my palate develops, this tea might still get a thumbs up!

I had a cup of this with lunch at a local cafe (Simplyummy). It was a decent cup of tea. For local folks, Simplyummy is one of the best places in town to get a cup of tea. The baristas have been trained on how to make a proper cup and they even use timers!

I’m so glad I waited to order more of this – it was SpecialTeas’ special today. Got a 1/4 pound for $4.17. Win!

From last night. I used to LOVE this tea before I started drinking loose leaf almost exclusively.. now it tasted a bit dull. I wish I could find a loose leaf apple chamomile blend.

Brisk but not overpoweringly so.

Enjoying it every time!

I actually had a third bowl of this after my lunch!

This is the bagged version which I keep at my department for when I’m supposed to be working….certainly the most enjoyable black tea that I have ever had out of a bag.

Quite a subtle tea. I like it, but I’ve had a Jungpana darjeeling that I liked a lot better. Too bad I can’t find it anymore! :( Must try more darjeelings.

I can really taste the Chamomile in this today…hum…still good…

It creamy and smooth, very pleasant!

This tea is the one that introduced me to 52 Teas, and that in itself is enough to make me like it. But it’s also a great cuppa that makes my whole office smell nice.

I made this decaf, as I did with Blueberry Bliss earlier this morning.

After several attempts to have the Tevana guy give me a rooibos that wasn’t sweet we landed here. It smelled really awesome, coconut and almond, but I was worried it would be too tropical and fruity. Actually it was sort of spicy due to the ginger and cinnamon and there was not a lot of fruit tang. Win!

Coppery color is an understatement – This tea is red! Super good for you though and great to mix with other teas. Again, I found this guy at Cub Foods. Great deal for rooibos tea.

A big mug of this to start my Monday morning. I’m not too keen on black teas but I can tolerate this one because of the strawberry flavoring. Now that I think of it, most of the black teas I do drink have some flavor to them. I taste the strawberry more in the aftertaste which is fine. I let it steep for 5 minutes when I normally do 4, so it is slightly stronger than I like.

Super cheap, but actually really good! I found this tea at Cub Foods of all places.