714 Tasting Notes
Steep Information:
Amount: 3 tsp
Water: 500ml at 212°F
Tool: make your own paper teabag
Steep Time: a little over 5 minutes https://www.teaity.com
Served: Hot
Tasting Notes:
Dry Leaf Smell: pepper, so strong nothing else is making it to register as a small
Steeped Tea Smell: pepper, something sweet hiding under the pepper
Flavor: pepper! with a cinnamon sweet finish
Body: Full
Aftertaste: pepper!
Liquor: nearly opaque cloudy light orange brown
Post-Steep Additives:
added sugar
more cinnamon, hints of banana
chocolate coconut finish
I think this requires sweetening to bring out all the flavors.
Very fun!
I got this as part of my Amoda Tea subscription which i sadly can no longer afford. It was heat fun.
Rating: 3/4 leaves
Blog: http://amazonv.blogspot.com/2014/02/tea-xotics-loose-leaf-rooibos-tisane.html
Preparation
Steep Information:
Amount: 6 tsp
Water: 750ml at 195°F
Tool: Breville One-Touch Tea Maker BTM800XL
Steep Time: 3 minutes
Served: Hot
Tasting Notes:
Dry Leaf Smell: sweet, floral, vegetal
Steeped Tea Smell: sweet, floral, nutty
Flavor: silky mouthfeel, sweet, floral
Body: Light
Aftertaste: nutty
Liquor: translucent light yellow green
fabulous!
Co woker with the funny nose: must attic smell
Resteep:
750ml at 195°F for 4 minutes
more roasty and nutty
Resteep:
750ml at 195°F for 5 minutes
still beautiful, floral, honey
Resteep:
750ml at 195°F for 6 minutes
too weak
Rating: 3/4 leaves
Blog http://amazonv.blogspot.com/2014/02/teasource-loose-leaf-oolong-tea.html
Preparation
Steep Information:
Amount: 13.8
Water: 1000ml at 175°F
Tool: Breville One-Touch Tea Maker BTM800XL
Steep Time: 1 minute 30 seconds
Served: Hot
Tasting Notes:
Dry Leaf Smell: slight vegetal, slight roasty
Steeped Tea Smell: floral, roasty
Flavor: seaweed, salty
Body: Medium
Aftertaste: malty and slightly astringent
Liquor: translucent light orange brown
Resteep:
1000ml at 175°F for 2 minutes
Light at first, but as it sat it darkened, interesting
grassy, astringent, metallic, tingly
I re-sell this product.
Blog http://amazonv.blogspot.com/2014/02/lochan-tea-loose-leaf-oolong-tea-doke.html
Preparation
Oh, looking at your tasting note i realize you listed it as 1000ml. Be sure to adjust the unit when you add your tasting note. Right now it default to oz, so all your amounts are being input as 1000 oz.
@Jason yup keep forgetting to click the thing for ML
Steep Information:
Amount: 4 tsp / both sample packets
Water: 1000ml at 212°F
Tool: Breville One-Touch Tea Maker BTM800XL
Steep Time: 2 minutes 30 seconds
Served: Hot
Tasting Notes:
Dry Leaf Smell: sweet, floral, slightly minty
Steeped Tea Smell: sweet, lightly bakey
Flavor: sweet, woody, hints of floral. Silky mouthfeel
Body: Medium
Aftertaste: mint, bakey
Liquor: translucent dark orange brown
Really lovely, smooth, flavorful. it’s a bit light so I’d avoid additives.
Resteep:
1000ml at 212°F for 3 minutes
slightly more roast
Rating: 3/4 leaves
Blog http://amazonv.blogspot.com/2014/02/in-pursuit-of-tea-loose-leaf-black-tea.html
Preparation
Steep Information:
Amount: 4 tsp (2 sample packs)
Water: 1000ml at 205°F
Tool: Breville One-Touch Tea Maker BTM800XL
Steep Time: 2 minutes
Served: Hot
Tasting Notes:
Dry Leaf Smell: sweet, malty
Steeped Tea Smell: sweet, caramel
Flavor: light vegetal, malty, carmel finish
Body: Medium
Aftertaste: malty, fruity
Liquor: translucent very dark red brown
From the Steepster Select tea subscription.
Company or farm obtained from unspecified. Listed as sold out
Resteep:
1000ml at 205°F for 2 minutes 30 seconds
smooth, almost silky, malty, less sweet
Resteep:
1000ml at 205°F for 3 minutes 30 seconds
Dark color but very light flavor
Rating: 2/4 leaves
Blog http://amazonv.blogspot.com/2014/02/loose-leaf-black-tea-wuyishan-black.html
Preparation
Steep Information:
Amount: 4 tsp
Water: 1000ml at 212°F
Tool: Breville One-Touch Tea Maker BTM800XL
Steep Time: 1 minute
Served: Hot
Tasting Notes:
Dry Leaf Smell: malty, sweet, floral
Steeped Tea Smell: malty, sweet, i get a melony-scent
Flavor: sweet, smooth, vegetal with a slight bakey finish
Body: Light
Aftertaste: sweet, almost a sumer melon
Liquor: translucent light orange brown
Resteep:
1000ml at 212°F for 2 min
very dark brown liquor
much maltier
i think i should have done 1:30
Resteep:
1000ml at 212°F for 2 min
malty, vegetal, less astringent, better (prior really ought to have been 1:30), nice and smooth, almost silky
Resteep:
1000ml at 212°F for 2 min 30 sec
good, vegetal
Resteep:
1000ml at 212°F for 3 min
weak, but drinkable i think it could handle another steep but it’s time to go home
Rating: 3/4 leaves
Blog: http://amazonv.blogspot.com/2014/02/golden-moon-tea-company-loose-leaf.html
Preparation
Steep Information:
Amount: 4 tsp (2 packets)
Water: 1000ml at 195°F
Tool: Breville One-Touch Tea Maker BTM800XL
Steep Time: 2 minutes 30 seconds
Served: Hot
Tasting Notes:
Dry Leaf Smell: roasty, floral
Steeped Tea Smell: floral, coconut, slightly roast
Flavor: smooth, roasty, nutty, slightly sweet
Body: Light
Aftertaste: roasty, floral
Liquor: translucent light yellow-orange brown
Resteep:
1000ml at 195°F for 3 minutes
darker, roastier, less sweet, still slightly floral and coconut?
Resteep:
1000ml at 195°F for 3 minutes 30 seconds
lighter, still roast
Resteep:
1000ml at 195°F for 4 minutes
roasty, sweet watery this may be the end
From the Steepster Select tea subscription.
Listed as sold out
Rating: 2/4 leaves
Blog: http://amazonv.blogspot.com/2014/02/loose-leaf-oolong-tea-guiyuan-roasted.html
Is this a new gig for you? Maybe I just missed it?
@ Morgana we kept it quiet the first year, but for the last 2-ish years I have been The Devotea USA operation :)
Ahhh – how very cool!
Nicole (AmazonV) has done an amazing job representing The Devotea for the last two years and we hope will do so for many more.