736 Tasting Notes
Wasn’t sure if I’d like this tea because of the orange, but I decided to request it as a sample. It’s pretty good. The orange is definitely there, which is why I probably won’t buy any of this. But the flavors of marshmallow and dark chocolate put me on the fence about it. There’s so much marshmallow and dark chocolate tastes in this-it’s amazing! I love that part of it! Just the orange isn’t for me…so yeah, kinda on the fence. :S
Flavors: Dark Chocolate, Marshmallow, Orange
Oh this is one of my faves!!!! Do you not like orange in general, or just in teas? I wonder if Stacy makes something similar, but with just the chocolate/marshmallow and no orange….
I hate orange in general. xD And now I have to take something for my pain that’s orange flavored and it’s horrible tasting. xD So now I’m even more scarred with that flavor!
I’m not sure how you make it in the world, while hating orange. I feel for you, really. Seems to me like orange is in so many things that it would be hard to avoid!
Haha it’s actually easier than you might think! Like I can deal with orange if I have to. And I don’t mind when it’s in something but barely noticeable, but usually orange flavors are strong. xD
Well that’s good! I agree, orange is usually front and center. I like orange, so it’s not a problem for me. It’s mint that makes me cringe!!!
Really? Is it all mints? Or just certain kinds?
Most mints. I’m ok with spearmint if it’s very lightly flavored. I really detest strong mint flavors. Blargh!
This one surprised me. More than anything, it smelled malty as the tea was steeping. But when I drink this there’s no malty-ness at all. It’s really sweet, kinda like fruity almost. Not what I expected but pretty good! (:
Thanks so much for the sample, kimquat!
Flavors: Fruity, Malt, Sweet
Ehhh this one wasn’t for me. Was hoping it would be more chocolate-y. But it tasted really fruity. Raspberry maybe? Just not my kind of flavor. :P
Thanks for the sample though, mj!
Flavors: Chocolate, Raspberry
Got this as one of my samples from Butiki!
This is yet another lovely tea from there. It has a strong lemon flavor but enough creaminess to not let it be sour. But it has more of a slant towards being sour. Least compared to other lemon teas I’ve had recently that are softer on the lemon flavor.
But anywho, this is another great lemon tea! So glad to finally try this one! ^^
Flavors: Cream, Lemon
I am going to have serious issues when I actually have to decide which teas to order from Butiki… There are at least 20 that I want to try. :P
Have you tried Good Morning Sunshine yet? How does it compare?
I forgot about that one. I think Good Morning Sunshine was more sour, which is why I didn’t like it xD but that was a few weeks ago and my memory is bad xD
I’ve never had guayusa before, but I am considering getting one of those blends just to try it out. Did it have a distinct flavor?
Bought this tea from Shadowfall the other week. Oh my word, I should have just bought this when I ordered from Butiki. 0_0
Pecans are my favorite nuts. But I’m not really a fan of tea that’s too nutty. So it’s good the maple flavor is strong in this tea, otherwise I wouldn’t like it as much. It’s so sweet and nutty at the same time.
This tea is absolutely glorious!
Flavors: Maple, Nuts, Pecan, Sweet
I haven’t tried mine yet, but this makes me even more happy I picked it up!
Glad you liked it. ^^
I think I would like this a lot if it doesn’t taste too strongly of pecan. :)
Mandy, it’s amazing! You will like it, I think! I definitely gotta get more!
Shadowfall Yeah! Thanks so much again! :D
Cameron B. It does taste pretty pecan-y. But it’s not really the same as other nuts…or do you just have something against pecan? You can taste the maple a lot too. But the pecan isn’t really subtle is what I am trying to say.
Pecans are not my favorite, but I think I would probably still like it because of the maple. :)
Well it’s worth the shot! And if ya don’t like it I’ll always be here if you wanna swap it, Cameron B. :P
Still waiting on that Butiki sale! :P Although I doubt this tea will make it into my order considering how many of Stacy’s teas I want to try…
Well if I get more and you don’t get any, I’ll send some for you to try! (:
It’s a bummer to underestimate how bad you are feeling. Especially when it comes to tea. I shouldn’t try new teas when I feel depressed. Don’t think I enjoy trying new teas as much when I feel this way. I knew last night was bad, but I didn’t expect to have a sad morning too xD So I’ll have to write a better review of this tea when I feel better.
This one wasn’t as strong as I thought it might be, but it was pretty good still.
I love how the tea itself looks, but it’s so hard to know how much to steep at once and how much not to. xD It said two tsp, but it’s hard to know how much it actually means by that. Well maybe it’s just me that’s confused!
As for taste this tasted a lot like honey and kinda fruity. One of the descriptions for the tea is “raisins”. And ya know, it kinda does taste like that a bit.
I hate raisins usually, but I still like this tea. Another great tea from Butiki! (:
Now on to comfort teas…
Flavors: Fruity, Honey, Raisins, Sweet
Mmmm soo roasty! ^^ So much better than the last genmaicha I tried that mainly tasted like green tea. This one is actually roasty.
Flavors: Roasted
I love the super roasty genmaichas. Maybe I should just buy a bag of the genmai and drink that… :P I ordered the Laoshan Black Chocolate Genmaicha from Verdant so I’ll let you know how that is soon. :)
Heyy I did too! You’ll probably get your order before me though. xD But hey, looking forward to seeing if we agree on that one haha :P
We shall see… We don’t seem to agree on a whole lot, but maybe genmaicha!
Haha yeah. That might be our one meeting point. xD But hey, better than none,right? :P
Hmm this one doesn’t seem as on spot as the cotton candy tea, to be honest. The smell and look of it remind me of Movie Night.
While it brew it started smelling more like cinnamon and apple, and when I tasted that’s all I really got. :/ And I’m not huge on either of those two flavors…Well least everyone always wants to swap for DAVIDsTEA, right? :P
Read a review where someone said it tasted more like Forever Nuts. I thought that was kinda weird before tasting the tea, but now I totally agree. xD
Well glad I tried it at least!
Flavors: Apple, Cinnamon
Really? I’m surprised that you didn’t like this one… everyone else seems to love it.. odd. At least Cotton Candy makes up for it!:P
I actually liked the flavors of this one but found it a bit weak. And I only had the one sample so couldn’t really try it with more tea, heh. And I didn’t like Cotton Candy at all! It’s funny how people’s tastes are so different.
albertocanfly-yeah seemed to get better reviews than the cotton candy tea actually xD But most people like apples and cinnamon. I am not a huge fan on both. Esepcially the combo! XD Cinnamon is good sometimes but with apple…not my thing!
Cameron B. Did you have it iced or hot? I always drink tea hot pretty much. Maybe if you do it iced it’s different? I didn’t think you’d like the cotton candy much, it’s pretty artificial. Which is right up my alley haha xD
I had it hot, and I didn’t really get apple flavor out of it at all. Weird. As for the cotton candy, I actually just thought it lacked flavored, it wasn’t an issue with it being artificial. It just tasted like rooibos with sugar in it to me. And there’s a difference between just sugar and cotton candy. :(
That is weird. xD I have no idea then haha
Really? Huh…I felt like the DTT had less flavor. I tried adding sugar to that one even and then it literally just tasted like sugar water. But not cotton candy sugar water. :P
Haha our tastes are so different!
Wait, what the difference in taste between sugar and cotton candy? Is it just like fruity? I haven’t had any cotton candy in years, but thinking back I don’t remember it having much taste, just sweet and sticky and fluffy.
Well to me sugar water is kinda just there, it doesn’t have a distinct flavor. But like cotton candy is really sugary, but it has that distinct flavor. It just tastes stronger and something more than just sugar water. Wow…just fail at explaining, Ost…xD Basically Cotton candy is pure sugar,but it’s strong and has a distinct flavor. Where as sugar water is just there. it doesn’t have a distinct flavor. Wow, does that make sense? Probably not haha
I think I understand. Like powdered sugar and granulated sugar taste different. Granulated just tastes sweet, versus powdered has its own kind of distinct taste. Is that what you mean?
Yeah, kinda like that!
