Strawberry Fields from Teaopia
Made with steeps of around a minute I did not find this tea to be tart like others were finding. Instead I am getting a kind of strawberry shortcake type flavour, as the fruit mixes with the creaminess...
View ArticleGreen Tea with Prickly Pear Cactus from Big-Active
This green tea contains prickly pear, pineapple and rose. I have never had prickly pear before so I don't know if this tea captures the flavour but I do know that this tea has a fresh and clean taste...
View ArticleIndian CTC Strong Mamri from Assam Tea Company (Oakville)
Very smooth, brews dark, slight reference to stone fruit such as cherries or plums slightly chocolately with biscuity undertone, great base for chai, especially ginger chai, which goes well with the...
View ArticleWild Strawberry Tea from Biofix
This may be a bagged tea, but so far this is the best strawberry tea I have had. It manages to perfectly evoke a childhood memory for me. I went on an impromptu hike on the Bruce Trail with my friend...
View ArticleAssam TGFOP from Loyd Tea
The tea brews to the colour of slightly aged oak furniture. It smells lightly citrusy. A fairly light tea that is pleasantly drinkable, but seems to lack the deep, malty, biscuity tones I associate...
View ArticleCreamy Pumpkin Spice from iHeartTeas
Dry tea smells of cloves, cardamon, and cream and a little bit like graham crackers. Brewed scent reminds me of starbucks pumpkin scones which I adore, so this is promissing. initial taste of ginger...
View ArticleVanilla black tea from Zen Tea
The dry leaf smell actually reminds me of bitter chocolate. Brewed, the tea base is full bodied and slightly bitter. A faint vanilla scent, makes for a slightly sweet black tea. Tasted with no...
View ArticleGreen Tea with Raspberries from Big-Active
The tea brews dark for a green tea and smells faintly of raspberry mixed with a slight smokiness of gunpowder green tea with a clean vegetal undertone. It is not sweet or particularly fruity, but it...
View ArticleEssence - Earl Grey Superior with Rose Petals from Big-Active
The dry leaf is very beautiful a rich dark yunnan base scattered with deep pink fading into yellow rose petals and cornflowers and a spicy frangrace from the bergamot. This is a fairly strong...
View ArticleAssam TGFOP from Loyd Tea
Sip down! This tea did not age very well and should probably be drunk fairly quickly after opening. It has lost all its bright fruity notes and tastes rather non-descript at this point.
View ArticleForest Berries from Teaopia
Blackcurrant tea is not something I crave very often, but occassionally I do crave something with a sharp tangy fruit taste that is not an early grey or another citrus base. This one is quite a nice...
View ArticleDian Hong Honey Kung Fu Black Tea from Chinese Tea Zhao's Store
The dry leaves of this tea is really beautiful, full of golden furry buds ranging in colour from a yellow gold to an almost copper colour mixed with brown leaves coated in gold down. Most of the tea...
View ArticlePu-erh Grapefruit from Big-Active
This tea brews to a deep dark orange brown with the opaqueness of coffee. Its scent is of sweet pink grapefruit complete with that bitter sharp twang you get when you peel back the skin, mixed with...
View ArticleChina Lichee Black Tea from Golden Sail Brand
Brewed this tea smells of biscuits raisins and a lychee scent accompanied by a slight sharp citrusy note. The liquor is an aged maple wood colour. It tastes of biscuit, raisin,and lychee. With the...
View ArticlePomegranate Green Tea from 52teas
The dry leaf reminds me of candy smelling of sour pomegranate flavoured hard candy so I was surprised when the brewed tea reminded me of Christmas. It has a spicy fruity scent that is widely available...
View ArticleDa Hong Pao Rou Gui Flavour from Fu Tea Store
This Tea is part of a Da Hong Pao sample pack I go from the Fu tea Store on Aliexpress. http://www.aliexpress.com/store/808949 . Although they do sell other teas, this tea is grown and processed by the...
View ArticleAssam TGFOP from Loyd Tea
Sip down! This tea did not age very well and should probably be drunk fairly quickly after opening. It has lost all its bright fruity notes and tastes rather non-descript at this point.
View ArticleForest Berries from Teaopia
Blackcurrant tea is not something I crave very often, but occassionally I do crave something with a sharp tangy fruit taste that is not an early grey or another citrus base. This one is quite a nice...
View ArticleDian Hong Honey Kung Fu Black Tea from Chinese Tea Zhao's Store
The dry leaves of this tea is really beautiful, full of golden furry buds ranging in colour from a yellow gold to an almost copper colour mixed with brown leaves coated in gold down. Most of the tea...
View ArticlePu-erh Grapefruit from Big-Active
This tea brews to a deep dark orange brown with the opaqueness of coffee. Its scent is of sweet pink grapefruit complete with that bitter sharp twang you get when you peel back the skin, mixed with...
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