714 Tasting Notes
Steep Information:
Water: ~500ml at 212°F
Tool: Breville One-Touch Tea Maker BTM800XL
Steep Time: a little over 6 minutes http://steep.it/
Served: Hot
Tasting Notes:
Dry Leaf Smell: peppermint
Steeped Tea Smell: peppermint
Flavor: licorice (root), peppermint, sweet
Body: Light
Aftertaste: licorice root
Liquor: translucent murkey yellow-green
Let it sit at 6 for another minute or so, as it was mostly peppermint then
Usually not a huge fan of licorice in tea, although I love chewing the roots directly, but this was a nice blend!
Post-Steep Additives:
Rating: 2/4 leaves
Blog: http://amazonv.teatra.de/2012/12/19/choice-organic-teas-teabag-herbal-tisane-sweet-liquorice-mint/
Preparation
Steep Information:
Water: ~500ml at 175°F
Tool: Breville One-Touch Tea Maker BTM800XL
Steep Time: a little over 4 minutes (was aiming 3 and got distracted)
Served: Hot
Tasting Notes:
Dry Leaf Smell: floral, paper
Steeped Tea Smell: paper
Flavor: paper, chemical
Body: Medium
Aftertaste: vegetal, floral
Liquor: translucent yellow-green
bleh
Rating: 2/4 leaves
Blog: http://amazonv.teatra.de/2012/12/19/choice-organic-teas-teabag-green-tea-oothu-garden-green/
Preparation
Steep Information:
Water: ~500ml at 212°F
Tool: Breville One-Touch Tea Maker BTM800XL
Steep Time: a little over 7 minutes
Served: Hot
Tasting Notes:
Dry Leaf Smell: chemical, hint of chamomile
Steeped Tea Smell: chamomile, honey
Flavor: slightly tangy (citrus), chamomile, with a finish of berry (hibiscus)
Body: Light
Aftertaste: sweet
Liquor: translucent yellow
Not a flat chamomile, interesting depth but perhaps a little heavy on the citrus?
Rating: 2/4 leaves
blog: http://amazonv.teatra.de/2012/12/19/choice-organic-teas-teabag-herbal-tisane-chamomile-citrus/
Preparation
Steep Information:
Water: 212°F
Steep Time: a little over 4 minutes at Steep.It
Served: Hot
Tasting Notes:
Dry Leaf Smell: strong citrus
Steeped Tea Smell: bakey, citrus, sweet
Flavor: bakey, ending with citrus
Body: Medium
Aftertaste: citrus, astringent
Liquor: barely translucent dark brown-red
An earl grey, not a particularly unique example or anything but not a bad cuppa
Rating: 3/4 leaves
Blog: http://amazonv.teatra.de/2012/12/19/choice-organic-teas-teabag-black-tea-earl-grey/
Preparation
Steep Information:
Amount: 2 tsp
Water: 500ml at 195°F
Tool: Breville One-Touch Tea Maker BTM800XL
Steep Time: 1 minute 30 seconds
Served: Hot
Tasting Notes:
Dry Leaf Smell: sweet mango
Steeped Tea Smell: sweet, bakey, hint of mango
Flavor: bitter
Body: Medium
Aftertaste: astringent
Liquor: translucent orange-brown
I did not like the base of this tea
Post-Steep Additives: sugar packets
sweeter, fruitier
Blog: http://amazonv.teatra.de/2012/10/07/the-tea-set-loose-leaf-black-tea-fantasy-mango-souvenir/
Preparation
Steep Information:
Water: 185°F
Steep Time: a little over 2 minutes
Served: Hot
Tasting Notes:
Dry Leaf Smell:sweet, floral
Steeped Tea Smell: floral, vegetal
Flavor: vegetal, sweet
Body: Light
Aftertaste: grassy
Liquor: translucent yellow brown
Blog: http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=4732204343630518234#allposts
Preparation
Steep Information:
Amount: 7 balls
Water: 500ml at 212°F
Tool:Breville One-Touch Tea Maker BTM800XL
Steep Time: 1 minute 30 seconds
Served: Hot
Tasting Notes:
Dry Leaf Smell: coco
Steeped Tea Smell: sweet, coco, toasty
Flavor: toasty, sweet
Body: medium
Aftertaste: coco, toasty
Liquor: translucent dark orange brown
Resteep:
same as first
I enjoyed the nice toasty and coco notes!
Rating: 3/4 leaves
Blog: http://amazonv.teatra.de/2012/08/10/teavivre-loose-leaf-black-tea-fengqing-dragon-pearl-black-tea/
Preparation
Steep Information:
Amount: 1 packet
Water: 3Qt
Tool: Mr. Coffee Iced Tea Maker
Served: Cold
Note: added water until 1 gallon
Tasting Notes:
Dry Leaf Smell: berries, sweet
Steeped Tea Smell: iced tea
Flavor: iced tea, slightly sweet
Body: Medium
Aftertaste: slightly sweet berry
Liquor: translucent medium brown
Post-Steep Additives: agave nectar, sweeter but the flavoring is still a background
Rating: 2/4 leaves
Blog: http://amazonv.teatra.de/2012/08/10/52teas-loose-leaf-black-tea-plum-flavored-black-tea/
Steep Information:
Amount: 2 tsp
Water: 12oz boiling
Tool: kati loose tea system 12oz
Steep Time: a little over 2 minutes
Served: Hot
Tasting Notes:
Dry Leaf Smell: sweet, berry, black tea
Steeped Tea Smell: black tea
Flavor:black tea, slightly berry sweet
Body: Full
Aftertaste: black tea
Liquor: dark brown
not sure what I was expecting, much better with sugar but still just a sweet berry black…
Post-Steep Additives: rock sugar
Rating: 2/4 leaves
Blog: http://amazonv.blogspot.com/2012/08/52teas-loose-leaf-black-tea-cotton.html
Preparation
Steep Information:
Amount: 1 packet
Water: 3Qt
Tool: Mr. Coffee Iced Tea Maker
Served: Cold
Tasting Notes:
Dry Leaf Smell: root beer, perhaps a hint of sarsaparilla
Steeped Tea Smell: root beer, black tea
Flavor: black tea
Body: Full
Aftertaste: astringent
Liquor: dark brown
The flavor was more of a smell.
Post-Steep Additives:
agave nectar, bring out the root beer but it is still not a strong flavor
In the end a plain iced tea with a little root beer flavor.
Rating: 2/4 leaves
Blog: http://amazonv.teatra.de/2012/07/08/52teas-loose-leaf-black-tea-root-beer-flavored-black-tea/
