Cookie

Had this this morning with some soy creamer and just a hint of sugar. It really does smell like a cookie. Probably the best tea for dessert that I own. Great with milk, but the flavor is mild enough that it tastes great plain, too!

Blllerrggggggh. Bahhhhh I really didn’t like this one. This is the first tea from Lupicia that I haven’t liked. The smells is nice and interesting and pretty fun, it seems like it would be good.

I tried it with a splash of 2% milk and I just gotta say, it tastes like melted butter – and not in a good way!! It’s very rich and kinda gross, it feels like you’re drinking butter. Not fun. I’m gonna try it again with maybe a lighter steep time or hotter water or something. But I’m pretty sure I hate this one, I’m gonna have to give it away if it’s as gross next time.

Sorry Lupicia, an epic winning streak but finally one tea of yours that I don’t actually just love. Strange! Anyway, I’ll give it another shot and report back if it’s awesome. If it’s gross, I’m totally giving this away. :)

I used 1 tsp per 8oz, (hot) b/c I can’t figure out how many grams.

Smells: Definitely caramel, almost burnt/smoky, probably from the black tea. The scent is even warmer and sweeter as it is steeped.

Taste: Since it’s a black tea, I wasn’t expecting anything really sweet (although I was hoping for a slightly sweet dessert type. It’s a very interesting case with this one; milk didn’t make much of a difference. First thing I can taste is the full black tea, with hint a caramel. Not very sweet, but nothing sweetener can’t fix, if you’re fond of adding. The aftertaste is really something; first I taste the black tea, but it slowly melts away into a pleasant, malty caramel flavor that lingers. I’ve never had anything like it before.

I might buy this again, but I’m really interested in sampling different types of dessert teas and such. I also might steep longer, but I’m afraid of it getting too bitter.

Advent Calendar from Kaylee: Day 25

I brewed up a pot of this one on Christmas morning and shared it with family. :) I was a bit distracted by all the hubbub and probably didn’t do the tasting justice, but I remember it being a rich, flavorful, very satisfying morning tea and a lovely start to the holiday (even though I think I over-steeped it). I’d definitely consider purchasing this one and trying it again!

And thus ends the Steepster swap advent! Kaylee put so many lovely details into my advent, including a sneak peek list of all the teas (duh! great idea!) and some vegan candies. It was a treat to open and enjoy, and I got to try quite a few new-to-me tea purveyors. Thanks, Kaylee!

I wish I would have took better notes which teas I received from which swaps so I don’t accidentally give credit to the wrong Steepster. ( :x face palms) I think this one was from Shae though.
Preparation: Western (no additives)
Tasting Note: First off warm, it smells so good, vanilla-almond sweet cookies wafting around my office. There is a light astringency in the black base, which I kind of enjoy as far as blended blacks go. Then there is a light sweet and creaminess from the vanilla and almond and it really does remind me of a buttery almond cookie. :3 Very yummy!

A sipdown! But I don’t get to count it as one or remove from cupboard but Superanna gave us some for Christmas! This pot finished off the old pouch, which had recently gone past its “best by” date and I opened the new one as well. So one pouch gone but no change in cupboard.

Super fragrant in the “baked goods that have been baked to dark brown” department. Best with food if you are drinking it plain to me, but with milk and sugar or as a latte it is a great dessert tea.

SIPDOWN 22
I took the rest I had from Shae and measured… one teaspoon, second teaspoon, third… and still something remained. Not a whole teaspoon, but maybe a half of it.

I used the ball strainer and used everything and decided to make super short steep — one minute with some movement of the strainer to brew it.

It turned out great. Now, there wasn’t any astringency and the tea was really cookie-like. Quite almond-y but as well very creamy, a bit of vanilla as well and butter-cookie like. The flavour was very similar to dry tea aroma; which made me very happy.

Much better experience than I had a month ago. And I am very glad it was that better. And it’s interesting tea for sure, but I am not that sure I will crave for it often. It’s quite sweet for my taste, but at least I can tell it is well made. But it’s Lupicia so not a surprise.

2021 Sipdown: 120
Finished this one-off since I’d been saving the last cup for December. It was one of the nicer cups of this one that I’ve had. This tea is like drinking a brisk breakfast black tea paired with an almond biscotti.

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March 2023 → Pi Day

No pie-flavored teas, so I’m having a tea paired with these little cherry pie bites I received from Wildgrain last month. I decided that the almond in Cookie would be a good match for the cherry filling. It does seem to work. I have to admit, I like the tea better than the pie this time around.

Ah, Cookie. Buttery, brown sugar cookie goodness. This makes a good breakfast tea with milk because of the CTC leaf, and the additional flavours hold up to the milk well. Cinnamon and almond notes are most prominent, alongside something deeper and almost earthy, but sweet at the same time, that I’ve never been able to put my finger on but is instantly recognisable to me as this tea. My cup is already empty, and it smells like shortbread.

I received quite a bit of this tea in swaps with WhatSheSaid and Marzipan (thank you both), and I’m stunned that I’ve never written up a note on it before. I must have been enjoying it too much! Now I only have enough for one small cup left, and this will be making its way back onto my wishlist and – hopefully sooner rather than later – into my first Lupicia order. I’ve made the happy discovery that I can order from the Lupicia France website, if I can only muddle through my rudimentary understanding of French enough to actually place an order.