Jin Pin Black Tea 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 ArticleSuperfine 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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...
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