1237 Tasting Notes
Decided to start with this one because it was the closest and sounded interesting. Tea blossoms are something I don’t think I have tried before. A slightly spicy flavor. Slight black pepper. But mainly very earthy. Green wood. A fresh plank of wood. Slight mulch, the plain kind that was delivered yesterday. Or maybe a few days ago. The aroma is a bit of barnyard, a bit of composting leaves, and a bit of a slightly sweet mystery note. The mouthfeel is smooth. While the leaves steep they appear to be freshly plucked off the tree and laid in my cup. It is pliable but not easily broken like the majority of tea one drinks.
Thank you for giving me the opportunity to try this one Vallhallow!
Oh, man! That dry aroma is stellar! It has unique sweet notes. And light grassy notes. Sweetgrass and star fruit. Was not expecting that when I first opened the package. The wet leaf also has a sweet note to it. The flavor is great. I feel like it has improved since I last tried it. Very vegetal. Fresh cooked asparagus. A hearty vegetable tomato sauce. Marine. Bits of unsalted seaweed. Smooth mouthfeel. Deeper vegetal notes with longer steep and slight spiciness that reminds me of black pepper. The second steep has more tomato sauce notes. Lots of asparagus still with fewer marine notes. And a slight minerality.
Just fo the record. This is powdered tea. Not matcha. Matcha can only be made from the Tencha leaf in Japan. Okay, now that I’ve let the tea nerd speak this is very unique. And now I really want to try the other experimental white teas that they have powdered: https://www.facebook.com/profile/100063628717884/search/?q=dian%20cha
The aroma coming from the cup immediately hints you to an experience that won’t be like other powdered teas. It is profound and deep. The flavor is woody and herbaceous with distinct roast notes. The end it quite a bit more gritty than I expected but not in a bad way. It very much reminded me of the tea that I bought while in Hawai’i that was roasted to a chocolate brown. Thank you Vallhallow for joining me!
Oh, that aroma is terrible. One big face full of nope. A medicinal nose bath of wtf. Then you kind of get a sense of hojicha and then it runs away again. Then again, I don’t drink sakura petals much so maybe that’s the dried aroma? I love the smell of them when they bloom. Yeah.. okay. I can see it now. But I still don’t like it. It is floral in a medicinal sort of way. The hojicha barely makes a stand.
I love macaron’s but the almonds in them do not like me. At some point, I want to find someone who makes them without almonds. Anyway, I can see why they name this after a vanilla bean macaron. The flavor intertwines like a mad toddler while playing with the other flavors. But mostly what I taste is chickory root. The vanilla bean flavor is not nearly as strong as I was expecting. It’s decent when there is nothing else available but not one I would willingly choose if something else was available.
Very appreciative that this has no sugar in it. I needed something soothing after digging through Ancestry stuff today. Got all the way back to the 1700s. This has a bit of an apple flavor. Makes sense that it also has the name ground apple (Chamomile that is). The wet aroma is meh. Honestly I’m not a fan of the taste either but I do feel calmed.
Skysamurai: if you wish, send me the names of some late relatives and I will pull it up and see if our trees cross! The site I use only makes public those who are “late.” Mrmopar and gmathis and I came up distantly related. In truth, go back far enough and you will be! Ha ha!
I will DM you!
The dry aroma has notes of a wood workshop and desert woods. I find it slightly difficult to fully taste tea when I’ve got canker sores but I’m going to do my best. This is light for a woody tea. Would not work well with milk like an Assam. I mean, you could try but the resin and cracked, brittle wood notes would definitely disappear. If you are looking for a punchy black tea maybe look for something else but try this one regardless for it’s subtle qualities. I’ve uncovered another piece of the aroma as I’ve been sitting here reading Defiance. The wet leaf reminds me of those tiny drops of chocolate chip oatmeal raisin cookies that get kind of burnt as they cook on the pan with the cookies.
A wonderful aroma is emitted from the dry leaf. Woodsy. Cleansing. Has the body of a tea from India but the smooth presence of Yunnan. Dark brown with lots of golden strands. The wet aroma has notes of sweet honey, decaying wood,
Flavor: Woody. Deep woods. Coniferous and deciduous forest. Slight grapefruit? Malt o meal and slight malt. Smooth mouthfeel with little astringency.
