Pineapple and Peach from Bonomelli
Once again the smell of this tea is almost bang on. Both the peach and pineapple are present. The peach smells a little like Tim Horton's peach drink and the pineapple is juicy and slightly floral in...
View ArticleCarävan from Andrews & Dunham Damn Fine Tea
This might be my favourite Andrews and Dunham tea so far. It is a nice moderately smoked tea where the smoke is strong enough to leave a slight tingle at the back of the throat but not enough to...
View ArticleDian Hong Congfu from Joseph Wesley Black Tea
This one definitely falls into the fruity spectrum of Yunnan's with the brewed tea smelling of apricots along with something a little bit sharper, leather, malt honey and grain. I steeped 1 TSP in...
View ArticleHand Made Organic Jin Jun Mei - Wuyi Rock Milk Tea from Ken Lee - Aliexpress...
This tea reminds me of the corn syrup my mother used to pour on ice cream as a child. It has a rich sweet flavour, mixed with roasted notes, cocoa, a hint of malt and sweet dried fruit. It is really...
View ArticleHoney Pistachio Biscotti from Tea Guys
The dry leaf smells a lot like butter pecan flavoured coffee which reminds me a little of this wonderful woman I worked with when I was in university. She often brought me food and coffee when I worked...
View ArticleRose Scented Oolong Lot 317 from Taiwan Tea Crafts
The makers of this tea did a nice job of scenting this tea. They managed to keep the rose subtle, juicy and spicy and minimised the bitterness you can sometimes get in rose teas. The rose in this tea...
View ArticleYi Mei Ren from Yunnan Sourcing
Today I tried the spring harvest of this tea using short steeps and boiling water, covering the bottom of my 150ml Gaiwan with leaves. My timings were 15,20,40,65,100,120s. This is the spring harvest...
View ArticleLi Shan Black Tea from Green Terrace Teas
This is the final sample that this wonderful company sent me. This tea had stronger bread and pastry notes than some of the Taiwanese blacks I've had before. It also had a heavier base supported by...
View ArticleBlack Pekoe Tea from Gorreana
I needed this tea right now. I came home damp and exhausted and this tea does have a certain brightness and cheer to it that it is quickly returning me to a state of alertness and removing my headache....
View ArticleXueqing Style Spring Sunshine (Rizhao) Homegrown Organic Green Tea 2014 from...
Today this tea was fabulous. The first steep at 45s tasted exactly like fresh snap peas off the vine on the first sip with melon and hints of orange as the flavours developed in the mouth. The second...
View ArticlePremium Golden Monkey Black Tea from Teavivre
This is a fluffy tea with long roughly wound leaves with about 50% being golden tips ranging in tone from flaxen to copper. I used the following parameters: 50s/@90°C/1tsp/200ml. Its scent is rich and...
View ArticleRandom Steepings from Various Artists
Experimenting again with Kashmiri Chai/Pink tea/ noon tea again. This started out as green tea. If you add milk to it it will go a pinky brown colour. http://instagram.com/p/qkNVkzmK3K/ I TSP kashmiri...
View ArticleRandom Steepings from Various Artists
1 TSP dried rose buds @9 leaves of lemon balm 200ml water Dominated by lemony flavour of lemon balm. Rosebuds lend a peppery taste and a coolness and thickness to the base and probably augments the...
View ArticleCoco Chai No. 5 from Bird & Blend Tea Co.
The cloves, cardamon, ginger, pepper and coconut are all apparent in the scent of this tea, with the first three being the most dominant. At first sip, the spicing seems pretty mild. The base tea is...
View ArticleYunnan Gold Tips (Limited Edition, Chinese New Year 2014) from Andrews &...
This smooth and pleasant tea accompanied my morning yesterday. These dark medium large leaves mixed with around 25% golden tip yielded 3 good steeps using my usual method of 1 TSP/225ml/94°C/1 min+1...
View ArticleClassical Tea: Finest FBOP High Grown Black Tea from Rhino Teas
I must admit to appreciating this tea more than I first thought. It has become a tea I turn to when I want a nice classic robust cup of tea. It has great fruit and malt tones, with brown sugar and a...
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