Jin Pin from Yezi Tea
This is the second Jin Pin I've had and I've come to find that I am quite fond of these teas. This tea has a strong roasted scent in the first steep before it settles down in the background. It has...
View ArticleBreakfast in Paris from Tea Squared
This is actually pretty nice! It reminds me a little bit of the flavour profile of Andrew and Dunham's double knit blend, except this one is a little bit more tannic and bitter, and has a denser...
View ArticleOrganic Superfine Keemun Fragrant Black Tea from Teavivre
I haven't had many Keemun's one I had was quite smokey and another was bright, fruity and almost menthol. This one is quite nice, it reminds me of a slightly more savoury and less sharp tasting version...
View ArticleDouble Knit Blend from Andrews & Dunham Damn Fine Tea
My first impressions of this tea were of texture, even when thinking about flavour. I found it to be smooth and soft,with fruit and biscuit above malt and smoke, with a dense texture provided by...
View ArticleIndian Nimbu from Harney & Sons
This tea brews up to a rich ochre tinged orange. There is a sent of an orange-lemon citrus , and muscatel over a deeper slightly malty base and something that reminds of that slightly jammy fruity...
View ArticleManistee Moonrise - v93 (2011-4/2014) from Whispering Pines Tea Company
This is a tea that benefits from a little exta leaf and a slightly stronger steeping time than i use with tea, but once i discovered this i really do like it. The base has a bright piny minty top note...
View ArticleRandom Steepings from Various Artists
Feeling incredibly horrible right now, so I'm resorting to my aunts old school and probably toxic mixture of neo-citran and earl grey. I last had this when my aunt rescued me from my house during...
View ArticleYun Nan Dian Hong Black Tea – Golden Tip from Teavivre
Lately, I've found that when fresh my Yunnan teas have been one of my most diversely flavoured tea types. They pretty well all have cocoa, honey and grainy/malt note which are the last notes to...
View ArticleRandom Steepings from Various Artists
Currently sipping on steeped ginger with fresh lime. Actually really enjoyable as sick as I still am. For a stronger ginger make a decoction ( simmer it on the stove for around 10 min or so) otherwise...
View ArticleKeemun Classic from Capital Tea Ltd.
This dry tea smells of rye bread that has been allowed to develop a dark crust and is slightly smokey and chocolate and has broken but still fairly large thin leaves ranging in colour from black to...
View ArticleCaramel Cream from PureAromaTea
I brewed this tea at closer to the recommended temperature of boiling and steeped it for at minutes and at least by the smell it works better for this tea. It smells more like caramel at the base tea...
View ArticleYuchi Hong Yun Black Tea, Lot 138 from Taiwan Tea Crafts
This tea had a lovely balance between the sweet and the savoury. I didn't get the strong peach notes until later steeps, but I did get a lot of fruity tones from it including, longan, prune, fig tones,...
View ArticleOrganic Lychee Black Tea from King's Zen Tea
This tea is one of the teas I picked up when I went to the Zen Garden restaurant in Mississauga http://www.zen-garden.ca/ourbranch.html. I need to go back there as I am especially fond of their Gold...
View ArticleBlack Beauty from Mandala Tea
*JustJames* gifted me a bit of this tea during our swap around Christmas and I am finally getting to it now. It is a lovely tea thanks James ! The dry leaves are long and loosely twisted cables that...
View ArticleTiger Monk from Temple Road
I have to admit that I have difficulty western brewing Oolong's ( I only have one that I brew that way on any regular basis). There is something about the complexity of tastes, the spice and the warmth...
View ArticleHattialli Estate Assam STGFOP - 2010 from Capital Tea Ltd.
The dried leaf of this tea is beautiful with the blade being a little wider than some assams I've had and there being quite a few quite downy golden buds. Its quite beautiful to look at. The first time...
View ArticleGunpowder Green Tea with Grapefruit from Bastek
While I was picking up quince tea for JustJames, I picked up this and more of the lemon one for ice tea this summer. Of the brands commonly available at the European Deli I prefer the big active and...
View ArticleSinharaja from Golden Moon Tea
This tea brews up to a nice classic copper orange colour and smells of plum tinted with cherry, cinnamon, and malt with brown sugar. There is a hint of sweet potato as it cools and the spice becomes...
View ArticlePleine Lune - Full Moon from Mariage Frères
For me this tea is a little like a collage of food memories. I smell blackcurrant like ribena but taste a sharp mix of cherry, grapefruit and grenadilla, mixed with crushed almonds, and a spice note...
View ArticleLopchu Flowery Orange Pekoe from Lopchu Tea Estate Darjeeling
I finally got around to opening my 2013 box of this tea. Still a cupboard staple for me. This seasons tea thus far is sweeter and warmer tasting than the previous year and a much less floral. Red...
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