429 Tasting Notes
This tea has a lot of flavor. Its robust and brisk and has a thick malty smell and taste like assam teas. It actually reminds me of coffee in the morning. The mouthfeel is there along with the caffeine kick. This is a great tea to wake up to.
Preparation
This tea taste better this morning. The tea is smooth, spicy, and slightly sweet. It has a rich earthy smell to it. I’m even getting nice chocolate notes from this tea. Maybe morning is the best time for this tea, but I intend to try it again this afternoon to see what gives. No caramel yet but I intend to keep trying. I’m going to do a little research on Steepster today to check the amount of tea, steeping times, and temp of water on Yunnans to see if I can duplicate it.
Preparation
This is an interesting tea as I’m getting orange notes from it. A 4 min steep yields a med-dark color liquid. The smell is clean, just a little earthy. This is a mild tea, no bitterness. The tea has a slightly sweet taste and has a dry aftertaste. Very enjoyable.
Preparation
This Yunnan does have the classic chocolate nuances and the peppery finish. A very earthy and slightly sweet tea. It is also very smooth with no bitterness. I have had better Yunnans, but not at this price point. It is a very nice cup of tea.
Preparation
This has to be one of the best breakfast blends I have drank. I can taste the assam and it makes for one brisk robust cup of tea. The tea steeps up a dark amber color. It will really wake you up and its a very clean cup of tea. Its very smooth with no bitterness and just a touch of astringency. This very well may become my go to breakfast tea.
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Just sitting here on a cold rainy Sunday drinking Paris. With so much hooplah on Steepster the last few days about this tea I figured I may as well devote a whole day to this wonderful tasting tea. It has a very berry taste and is great with no additives. I prefer my teas that way and only add milk or splenda if the tea is too strong or needs something so I can drink it. This tea is perfect and its a good day for basketball and Paris. By the way, my wife is drinking Florence.
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Only assam in the cupboard right now, waiting for an order due Monday. This is an ok assam, nothing great but it does the job. I don’t get enough assam tea taste from this one.
This is a very pretty tea but taste is what makes the grade.
Preparation
I picked this up yesterday at Shaws. Its in a different bottle than the Teas tea. It just says Ito En Golden Oolong tea. This is a delicious unsweetened Oolong ice tea. It tastes Oolong. The tea has a very robust clean taste and I will buy it again. I just wish it wasn’t 1.99 a bottle.