714 Tasting Notes
Steep Information:
Amount: 6g
Water: 750ml at 212°F
Tool: Breville One-Touch Tea Maker BTM800XL
Steep Time: 3 minutes
Served: Hot
Tasting Notes:
Dry Leaf Smell: sweet honey, slightly floral, fantastic! hint nutty
Steeped Tea Smell: vegetal
Flavor: malty, light, cirrus, crisp
Body: Medium
Aftertaste: malty, floral
Liquor: translucent light orange brown
this reminds me of a Darjeeling
Sweet, citrus, and smooth
Rating: 2/4 leaves
Blog: http://amazonv.blogspot.com/2013/09/easy-tea-hard-choice-loose-leaf-black_8.html
Preparation
Steep Information:
Amount: 2 tsp
Water: 500ml at 212°F
Tool: Breville One-Touch Tea Maker BTM800XL
Steep Time: 5 minutes
Served: Hot
Tasting Notes:
Dry Leaf Smell: sweet, custard
Steeped Tea Smell: toasted custard
Flavor: raisin, bakey
Body: Medium
Aftertaste: toasty, sweet
Liquor: translucent dark red-brown
not getting bread pudding from the taste. much more raisin. not bad though
Rating: 2/4 leaves
Blog: http://amazonv.blogspot.com/2013/09/the-necessiteas-loose-leaf-black-tea.html
Preparation
Steep Information:
Amount: 3 tsp
Water: ~500ml at 212°F
Tool: Mesh basket strainer in mug
Steep Time: a little over 5 minutes https://www.teaity.com/
Served: Hot
Tasting Notes:
Dry Leaf Smell: pineapple, apricot, fruity, sweet
Steeped Tea Smell: peach, sweet, fruity, hint of wood
Flavor: apple, peach, sweet, fruity, citrus
Body: Medium
Aftertaste: minty
Liquor: hard to tell in blue cup
not sure where the mint is coming from, but there is a tingly mint
really lovely herbal if you don’t like rooibos
Rating: 2/4 leaves
Blog http://amazonv.blogspot.com/2013/09/florapharm-tea-usa-loose-leaf-rooibos.html
Preparation
Steep Information:
Amount: 4.2g
Water: 500ml at 212°F
Tool: Breville One-Touch Tea Maker BTM800XL
Steep Time: 3 minutes
Served: Hot
Tasting Notes:
Dry Leaf Smell: floral, sweet, toasty
Steeped Tea Smell: vegetal, toasty, hint of sweet floral
Flavor: sweet, toasty, silky, honey
Body: Medium
Aftertaste: toasty, mint tingle
Liquor: translucent red-brown
Rating: 2/4 leaves
Blog: http://amazonv.blogspot.com/2013/09/easy-tea-hard-choice-loose-leaf-black.html
Preparation
Steep Information:
Amount: 6g
Water: 500ml at 180°F
Tool: Breville One-Touch Tea Maker BTM800XL
Steep Time: 2 minutes
Served: Hot
Tasting Notes:
Dry Leaf Smell: poptpouri, sweet, fruity, weird chemical after
Steeped Tea Smell: sweet, fruity, peach pineapple, hint floral
Flavor: smooth, silky, sweet, peach, pineapple, vegetal after taste
Body: Light
Aftertaste: vegetal, floral
Liquor: translucent yellow-green
as usually, teas etc has delicious teas
Rating: 3/4 leaves
Blog: http://amazonv.teatra.de/2013/09/08/teas-etc-loose-leaf-white-tea-juicy-peach/
Preparation
Steep Information:
Amount: 4 tsp
Water: 1000ml at 212°F
Tool: Breville One-Touch Tea Maker BTM800XL
Steep Time: 3 minutes
Served: Hot
Tasting Notes:
Dry Leaf Smell: malty, sweet, vegetal
Steeped Tea Smell: malty, hints of vegetal
Flavor: malty, astringent, citrus hints
Body: Full
Aftertaste: astringent, bitter
Liquor: translucent dark red brown
Rating: 2/4 leaves
Blog: http://amazonv.blogspot.com/2013/09/drink-t-loose-leaf-black-tea-assam.html
Preparation
Steep Information:
Amount: 4 tsp
Water: 750ml at 175°F
Tool: Breville One-Touch Tea Maker BTM800XL
Steep Time: 3 minutes
Served: Hot
Tasting Notes:
Dry Leaf Smell: fruity, floral, vegetal
Steeped Tea Smell: sweet, floral, slightly vegetal
Flavor: fruity, slightly floral, vegetal finish
Body: Light
Aftertaste: slightly grassy, should have used cooler water
Liquor: translucent yellow-green
Rating: 2/4 leaves
Blog: http://amazonv.blogspot.com/2013/08/tiesta-tea-loose-leaf-green-tea-fruity.html
Preparation
Steep Information:
Amount: 4 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: strong berry
Steeped Tea Smell: wood, berry
Flavor: sweet, berry, a little woody finish
Body: Medium
Aftertaste: citrus
Liquor: not sure in this blue cup
I like the way this melds together
Rating: 2/4 leaves
Blog http://amazonv.teatra.de/2013/08/28/52teas-loose-leaf-rooibos-tisane-earl-pink/
Preparation
Steep Information:
Amount: 5g (packet said there should have been 6 in there)
Water: 500ml at 195°F
Tool: Breville One-Touch Tea Maker BTM800XL
Steep Time: 3 minutes
Served: Hot
Tasting Notes:
Dry Leaf Smell: none
Steeped Tea Smell: roasty, a little nutty
Flavor: nutty, roasty, toasted
Body: Medium
Aftertaste: roasty
Liquor: translucent dark orange-brown
reminiscent of a lighter puerh
Resteep:
500ml at 195°F for 4 min
Resteep:
500ml at 195°F for 5 min
Resteep:
500ml at 195°F for 6 min
too watery, still roast
Rating: 2/4 leaves
Blog http://amazonv.blogspot.com/2013/07/zhi-tea-loose-leaf-oolong-tea-aged.html
Preparation
Steep Information:
Amount: 6 tsp
Water: 1000ml at 175°F
Tool: Breville One-Touch Tea Maker BTM800XL
Steep Time: 2 minutes
Served: Hot
Tasting Notes:
Dry Leaf Smell: floral, sweet, fruity
Steeped Tea Smell: sweet, fruity, vegetal
Flavor: gritty. vegetal, slightly grassy, hints of fruit
Body: Medium
Aftertaste: grassy
Liquor: cloudy light yellow green
Not bad, very light on the cherry
Rating: 2/4 leaves
Blog: http://amazonv.blogspot.com/2013/07/arbor-teas-loose-leaf-green-tea-cherry.html
