Cream 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 ArticleThé 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 ArticleEarl Grey from CJay Tea
Revisiting this tea and increasing the rating as bit, as it has become a staple in my house. I like both the base and the flavouring in this tea. The bergamot is a at about the same flavour intensity...
View ArticleBailin Gongfu Black Tea from Teavivre
I maybe use slightly above the reccommended water temperature but I still ended up with a very enjoyable series of cups. This one has more of a toffee/caramel note than my other Bailin...
View Article2013 Minqian Rizhao Green Tea Xianshuang type from Han Xiang Ecological Tea
I brewed this tea at a slightly higher temperature and away from the other one and it was really nice today. The higher temperature ( @85) produced a thinner brew but it had this lovely caramel/honey...
View ArticleRandom Steepings from Various Artists
More lavender experiments 1 TSP lavender Few slices of ginger Cinnamon (@1.5 inches crushed) 1/8th TSP licorice shredded licorice root. @ 16Oz mug Cinnamon and lavender dominate scent. The flavour is a...
View ArticleZhengHe GongFu Black Tea - Jin Ping Village from Tao Tea Leaf
This is a really nice Fujian tea that had a great mix of bright fruit and sweet cocoa notes. It is very similar in flavour to a tea I love and may not be able to replace, so I am grateful to...
View ArticlePear Green from Design a Tea
Brewed this tea smells much stronger than the dry leaf in this sample that *Dexter3657* so thoughtfully provided me. It smells sweet heading towards bosc pear and a little bit spicy. There is something...
View ArticleRandom Steepings from Various Artists
Large Pinch of dried lemongrass 4-5 slices fresh ginger Dried coconut It smells wonderful, a bit like lemon pound cake. It tastes quite tart. I was going to add some licorice root, but I misplaced it....
View ArticleSpring 2013 Super Hilson (Tan Yang) Congou from Fujian Fuan Farmers Shen...
This is the second teaI have from this producer. While I enjoy them both I think I prefer the Panyong...
View ArticleLumbini Estate OP1 - Ceylon Ruhuna Dist. from Capital Tea Ltd.
This brews up to a nice copper colour after 3.5 min (1 tsp/225 ml). The scent has a red fruit top note with a Sweet potato and malt base tempered by sweet honey notes. This is a nice example of a...
View ArticleZhen Qu from Butiki Teas
The dry tea is really cute. Small downy curly leaves that are repeat with golden buds. The leaf smells slightly floral and nutty. I brewed one TSP per 225 ml for around 4.5 min at around 95°C. The...
View ArticleOrganic GABA Oolong Tea, Lot # 201 from Taiwan Tea Crafts
Ironically when I grabbed this tea I thought it was someting else so I wasn't really influenced by the product description when tasting this tea. The dry leaf ranges in colour from dark brown, to a...
View ArticleBoisahabi Estate Assam SFTGFOP1 from Capital Tea Ltd.
The dried tea smells like malt, or a little bit like feed mix you get for horses, which brings back old memories. The tea has short slightly flattened leaves liberally scattered with saffron yellow...
View ArticlePeach White from The TeaCupany
The dry tea is what appears to be a dark shou mei, with pieces of apricot and marigold petals scattered throughout the tea.the scent is pretty lovely like a soft peach mousse as the dry tea has a hint...
View ArticleDa Hong Pao Rou Gui Flavour from Fu Tea Store
The spice, fruit and vanilla aspects were super apparent today, with the vanilla orchid floral note not really being noticeable until the fourth steep. There was a cherry note that is fading into...
View ArticleBerkshire Apple and Fig from Utopia Tea
I recived this sample in a fabulous giveaway from *CrowKettle*, thanks! The flavouring is kind of nicely layered in this tea. At first I taste creamy textured dried fig, followed by baked apple and...
View ArticlePistachio Ice Cream from Butiki Teas
I quite enjoyed this tea it has enough balance between the natural flavours of the base tea and the flavouring and I quite like that the flavouring is not in your face. To be quite honest I have really...
View ArticleBreakfast Blend from Fortnum & Mason
The leaf is a fairly broken orange pekoe assam that brews quickly to a deep orange red. It smells sweet and fruity with a liberal dose of malt. The flavour is kind of similar to Ahmad's Kalami Assam...
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