714 Tasting Notes
Steep Information:
Amount: 3 tsp
Water: 750ml at 175°F
Tool: Breville One-Touch Tea Maker BTM800XL
Steep Time: 2 minutes
Served: Hot
Tasting Notes:
Dry Leaf Smell: chemical, citrus
Steeped Tea Smell:vegetal, citrus
Flavor: calm spice, lemon, vegetal
Body: Light
Aftertaste: astringent, lemon
Liquor: translucent yellow-green
maybe more leaf? maybe more time?
mild, warm, citrus…it’s nice but not great
Rating: 2/4 leaves
Blog: http://amazonv.teatra.de/2013/01/18/52teas-loose-leaf-green-tea-lemon-cardamom-chun-mee/
Preparation
Steep Information:
Amount: 4 tsp
Water: 1000ml at 175°F
Tool: Breville One-Touch Tea Maker BTM800XL
Steep Time: 3 minutes
Served: Hot
Tasting Notes:
Dry Leaf Smell: chemical
Steeped Tea Smell:strawberry, kiwi, hint of lime
Flavor: vegetal, kiwi, hint of sweet
Body: Light
Aftertaste: sweet, hint of lime
Liquor: Translucent yellow-brown
Needs tequila, and salt.
Lime is a hint, major players are the kiwi swelled by the strawberry.
Rating: 2/4 leaves
Blog: http://amazonv.teatra.de/2013/01/18/52teas-loose-leaf-white-tea-kiwi-strawberry-margarita/
Preparation
Steep Information:
Amount: 2 tsp
Water: 500ml at 195°F
Tool: Breville One-Touch Tea Maker BTM800XL
Steep Time: 2 minutes
Served: Hot
Tasting Notes:
Dry Leaf Smell: lime, chemical
Steeped Tea Smell: bakey black tea, hint of lime
Flavor: bakery, hint lime
Body: Medium
Aftertaste: astringent
Liquor: translucent dark orange-brown
got getting much lime…to it’s credit it’s a tea I have kept around too long.
Post-Steep Additives:
Rating: 2/4 leaves
Blog: http://amazonv.teatra.de/2013/01/18/52teas-loose-leaf-black-tea-key-lime-flavored-black-tea-032/
Preparation
Steep Information:
Amount: 3 tsp
Water: 750ml at 195°F
Tool: Breville One-Touch Tea Maker BTM800XL
Steep Time: 4 minutes
Served: Hot
Tasting Notes:
Dry Leaf Smell: chemical, sweet, floral
Steeped Tea Smell: cake, lemon poundcake, floral
Flavor: sugar shortbread cookie
Body: Medium
Aftertaste: astringent
Liquor: Dark red brown
Weak for black, but not bad, not buttery?
Post-Steep Additives:
milk, sugar (1 tsp)
Rating: 2/4 leaves
Blog: http://amazonv.teatra.de/2013/01/18/52teas-loose-leaf-black-tea-gooey-butter-cake/
Preparation
Steep Information:
Amount: 3 tsp
Water: 500ml at 212°F
Tool: Breville One-Touch Tea Maker BTM800XL
Steep Time: 7 minutes
Served: Hot
Tasting Notes:
Dry Leaf Smell: no smell?
Steeped Tea Smell: coco, roasted
Flavor: roasted
Body: LMedium
Aftertaste: roasted
Liquor: translucent dark brown
Meh
not a mate fan
but this was drinkable
hints of coco in small, and after taste but just hints
Rating: 2/4 leaves
Blog: http://amazonv.teatra.de/2013/01/18/52teas-loose-leaf-mate-tisane-malted-chocomate/
Preparation
Steep Information:
Amount: 5 tsp
Water: 1200ml at 175°F
Tool: Breville One-Touch Tea Maker BTM800XL
Steep Time: 3 minutes
Served: Hot
Tasting Notes:
Dry Leaf Smell: cherry, almond
Steeped Tea Smell: almonds, hints of sweet, vegetal
Flavor: vegetal, hint of cherry and almond
Body: Medium
Aftertaste: vegetal
Liquor: cloudy yellow-green
Post-Steep Additives:
white sugar
more cherry, sweet
Like a cherry almond salad, I like it
Rating: 3/4 leaves
Blog: http://amazonv.teatra.de/2013/01/18/52teas-loose-leaf-green-tea-cherry-almond-gunpowder/
Preparation
Steep Information:
Amount: 2 tsp
Water: 16oz at 212°F
Tool: Adagio IngenuiTEA 16 oz
Steep Time: a little over 5 minutes http://steep.it/5%20minutes
Served: Hot
Tasting Notes:
Dry Leaf Smell: citrus, vegetal
Steeped Tea Smell: vegetal, hints citrus
Flavor: green, vegetal, bitter, BLEH
Body: Full
Aftertaste: dirty grass
Liquor: translucent dark yellow-green
do not want, blah
Rating: 1/4 leaves
Blog: http://amazonv.teatra.de/2013/01/13/52teas-loose-leaf-herbal-tisane-citrus-piledriver/
Preparation
Steep Information:
Amount: 2 tsp
Water: 12oz at 212°F
Tool: metal filter basket
Steep Time: a little over 5 minutes
Served: Hot
Tasting Notes:
Dry Leaf Smell: mint, coco nibs
Steeped Tea Smell: peppermint, hints of coco
Flavor: watery, mint, hint of more
Body: Light
Aftertaste: peppermint
Liquor: opaque dark brown
I always find chocolate teas disappointing
Post-Steep Additives:
1 spoonful honey
splash almond milk
thicker, minty, more hint of coco.
Now that’s yummy.
Add some tapioca balls, YUM, Mint chocolate boba tea
Don’t look at me like that
Rating: 3/4 leaves
Blog: http://amazonv.teatra.de/2013/01/13/52teas-loose-leaf-honeybush-tisane-mint-chocolate-chip/
Preparation
Steep Information:
Amount: 3 tsp
Water: 400ml at 212°F
Tool: metal mesh strainer
Steep Time: a little over 7 minutes http://steep.it
Served: Hot
Tasting Notes:
Dry Leaf Smell: chemical, orange, cranberry, sweet
Steeped Tea Smell: woody, orange, cranberry
Flavor: woody, cranberry, orange
Body: Medium
Aftertaste: sweet
Liquor: opaque dark red-brown
Post-Steep Additives:
1 spoon honey
butter, sweet, orange, cranberry, aftertaste woody
better with sugar
not getting the scone flavor
Rating: 3/4 leaves
Preparation
Steep Information:
Amount: 4 tsp
Water: 1000ml at 175°F
Tool: Breville One-Touch Tea Maker BTM800XL
Steep Time: 4 minutes
Served: Hot
Tasting Notes:
Dry Leaf Smell: mint
Steeped Tea Smell: minty, vegetal
Flavor: mint, vegetal, rooty, like licorice root but sweeter (never ate raw mallow root)
Body: Medium
Aftertaste: tangy aftertaste, bark
Liquor: translucent yellow-green
two co-workers both like it, my mom loves it
I think the aftertaste needs tempering
Post-Steep Additives:
white sugar
more fluffy marshmallow peep-ish if peeps were minty, cuts back on the barmy aftertaste
Rating: 3/4 leaves
Blog: http://amazonv.teatra.de/2013/01/13/52teas-loose-leaf-green-tea-graveyard-mist/
