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“Happy 2016! This was the first tea I drank to celebrate the new year. I got this sample with my Black Friday order and I so wish I had packed it on my trip home to see the fam on Christmas. Taking...” Read full tasting note
“I really enjoy ETTE Tea’s Instagram post and have been wanting a tin for so long so I made the purchase during the Black Friday sale. Included in my order was four samples; FOUR SAMPLES, that’s a...” Read full tasting note
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Happy 2016! This was the first tea I drank to celebrate the new year. I got this sample with my Black Friday order and I so wish I had packed it on my trip home to see the fam on Christmas. Taking a whiff of the dry leaf I get a hefty scent of festive tart red berries and a tiny hint of spice. Think a festive Christmas candle. I dusted off my 16oz teapot and scooped out 2 rounded teaspoons into the infuser. This is quite the colorful blend, with blue cornflowers, green pandan leaves, and red berry chunks and rosehips. Christmas confetti!
3-4 minutes later, I poured myself a nice steaming mug of festive Stollen. To be honest, I am not a fan of Stollen. The combination of marzipan, yeast bread, spices, and dried fruits is so not my jam. But I can understand the translation in this tea. There is a bright fruity-ness that blends with delicate cinnamon and cloves. I can sense a bit of a sweetness that imitates the traditional powdered sugar dusting. I did not get too much bergamot at all, which works out for me – the present flavor profiles were spot on without.
All in all, this blend was a very festive one, and I love pretty much anything that Victor at Ette does, but I love his other blends much more. It just doesn’t do it for me.
Thanks for the sample Victor!
Flavors: Cinnamon, Fruity, Powdered Sugar
I really enjoy ETTE Tea’s Instagram post and have been wanting a tin for so long so I made the purchase during the Black Friday sale. Included in my order was four samples; FOUR SAMPLES, that’s a lot for such a small company and small order.
Although I don’t get to try their Kris Grey… I have quite a few to try (some again).
I pulled this one out for this morning because a black mixture sounded like a good way to wake up with a bit of fruit at the back notes. While it is smooth, there is a long lasting flavoring taste almost as if there is a weak bergamot flavoring within the tea somewhere. If I was able to pick up the icing flavor that is suppose to be in here I may end up enjoying it more, however I am not finding any sweet notes as the black tea base seems to be the main taste as the liquid is drank. Oh well, I know this doesn’t reflect the works of ETTE very well. The lychee and mango are still rather vivid in my mind as I remember them being what I call ‘juicy’ within the tea. Not something I would end up buying, but I will try everything ETTE puts out :)
Peach Perfect is on my list as it is a tea that is made after Pitch Perfect the movie and uses a mixture of Assam and Japanese black tea. That’s a must try, one day.
