Thé de Lune from Mariage Frères
Thank you very much *JustJames* for sharing this fabulous tea with me. It's scent brings a lot of distinct memories forward while I sip it, ranging from hiking in the bush in the Carolinian forests of...
View ArticleCream Caramel Rooibos from Zen Tea
I think this is one you have to be very careful with when measuring out the leaf. You have to make sure you get enough caramel pieces and I think it does better with a little bit more leaf than less....
View ArticleFengqing Dragon Pearl Black Tea from Teavivre
This tea is rich and thick and oddly reminds me of coffee. Not the particularly great stuff but the instant aircraft stuff that is slightly stale and requires cream. I know not a raving endorsement,...
View ArticleRuby Pie from Butiki Teas
This tea presents quite a lovely impression of a strawberry pie made from cooked fruit with just a touch of cinnamon and only slightly sweetened. These are among my favourite types of pies, ones where...
View ArticleMountain Organic Indonesian Green Tea from Tea At Sea
Thanks to *Tea at Sea* for providing me with this lovely sample. As others have noted they have lovely packaging even these samples come in lovely resealable packaging with cute graphics. This tea is...
View ArticleHong Jing Luo from thepuriTea
This is another bilochun style black it has loosely curled black nuggets with prominent golden tips. It smells of smokey cocoa. Taste wise it is closer to Teavivre's black dragon pearls than my other...
View ArticlePhoenix Pearl from Zen Tea
This tea is getting a little old but is still very nice. The dry tea is a dark bilochun style nugget with some lighter brown notes and a few golden tips present. It smells very sweet of honey and...
View ArticleAnxi Monkey King (Ma Liu Mie) Tie Guan Yin Oolong Tea from Teavivre
I thoroughly enjoyed this well balanced oolong courtesy of a sample sent to me by the thoughtful Dexter3657. This green oolong has a really nice soft, sweet blend of floral notes (gardenia/lily/sweet...
View ArticleYunnan Green FOP from Capital Tea Ltd.
This tea is a really nice blend between the sweet and savoury. It's scent is blend between bright fruit and light smoke and once brewed it releases a perfume of smoke,rich, sweet plum, sweet corn/ pea...
View ArticleBaguashan Mi Xian Black, lot 228 from Taiwan Tea Crafts
This tea is a little different than some of the Taiwanese blacks I've had before as it is neither dominated by fruit, or the mint spicy tones you often find. Instead it actually does reference oatmeal,...
View ArticleNordic Almond from Herbal Infusions
This tea smells a little bit like across between shortbread and scones with a touch of almond flour. The taste is subtle but pleasant. The base tea underneath is quite sweet, with a touch of...
View ArticleFruits d'Alsace from Harney & Sons
For some strange reason, I had it in my had it in my head that the cherry would be stronger in this tea but in reality the flavouring is more dominated by cooked stone fruit ands a falavour that...
View ArticleFeng Huang Hong Cha from Camellia Sinensis
Drinking this tea I can't help but compare it to some of the Dancongs I've had. It has the slight astringency they can have, but it is not quite as thick, rich, floral or as sweet as the oolong. It...
View ArticleMityana-BP1 from Toro Mityana Tea Company
Itsp 200ml. 2min 30s. Brews to a pretty orange tinged red. Biscuit, sweet fruity tone like cooked apple peals, malt ( but not as strong as suggested by dry tea). Top notes are fruity cooked apple with...
View ArticleBlackberry Lemon Basil White from Design a Tea
The dry leaf of this sample was quite broken up, but the basil was visible against the lighter white tea and I saw pieces of lemon rind and fruit. The sent is of slightly sweetened lemon and basil. The...
View ArticlePremium Taiwanese Assam from Butiki Teas
I decided to do short steeps of this lovely tea and I'm still drinking it. 11 steeps afterwards though it's now lost its lovely fruitiness it still is full of flavour with malt mixed with a lovely...
View ArticleLa Pomme Du Verger from Fauchon
This tea smells of sweet cooked apple and a fruity base tea with pastry like hints. I find it benefits from a 5 minute steep. The base does not overpower the flavouring and the fruit is stronger than...
View ArticleMountain Organic Indonesian Black Tea from Tea At Sea
I'm finally getting around to tssting this lovely tea sample from Tea at Sea. Having tasted it I think it fits perfectly in my collection as a nice afternoon tea when I want something that has the...
View ArticleRipened Aged Pu-erh Mini Tuocha from Teavivre
I have to offer my sincere thanks to *Angel* at *Teavivre* for offering me this low risk opportunity to educate myself about puerh's by sending me some wonderful samples. Puerh have many attributes I...
View ArticlePremium Jasmine Dragon Pearls Green Tea from Teavivre
Jasmine teas of various sorts are staples in my cupboard, mainly because they work better than chamomile and Valerian as a sophoric for me, and when I can find a heady fruity one they instantly...
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