Hyson

an ok tea

teabag contains 1.5g

when i smell the teabag dry, i smell flowers, herbs and a tad bit of licorice.

when i smell the teabag wet, i smell strong flowers and hibiscus.

when i smell the brewed tea, i smell hibiscus, flowers and herbs.

when i taste the brewed tea, i taste hibiscus and flowers.

the color of the brewed tea is a pinkish red.

i rate this tea a 50 because i’m not really into hibiscus

many thanks to hyson tea co for this free sample.

a great tea :D

when i smell the tea bag dry, i smell mustyness and spices. typical of a black tea.

when i smell the tea bag wet, the smell is intensified.

when i smell the brewed tea, it smells musty like a black tea should.

when i taste the brewed tea, i taste a tad bit of chocolate and a tiny amount of spicyness.

the brewed tea color is dark amber to chocolate brown.

i rate this tea a 80 because it tastes good. however, im not much for straight black teas, unless its lapsang souchong.

many thanks to hyson tea co. for this free sample

Another Free sample from Hyson Tea Co.

an amazing tea!!

this tea restored my hope in tea blends! :D

when i smell the leaves dry, they smell like fruit, grapes and wine.

when i smell the leaves wet, the smell is intense! and yummy!

when i smell the brewed tea, i smell wine and grapes.

when i taste the brewed tea, i taste wine and grapes.

the color of the brewed tea is a dark yellow.

another one of those heavenly teas! i can drink this a lot and not get drunk (like yyou can with real wine), and it tastes just like red wine! the joys of tea! this is why i rate it a 100

many thanks to hyson tea!

what an AMAZING tea!

i recived a lot of tea from hyson tea co. i hope to get to them all real soon.

little glass pitcher method

when i smell the leaves dry, they have a strong green tea smell and some smokeyness :D

when i smell the leaves wet, the smell is even stronger.

when i smell the brewed tea, i smell green tea and slight smokyness.

when i taste the brewed tea, i taste strong green freshness and light smokeyness.

the color of the brewed tea is a light to medium green.

this tea makes me feel like im in heaven. the smell, the taste… just wonderful! thus why i rate it a 100

many thanks to hyson for this amazing sample!

This tea has a very interesting taste. The pineapple and strawberry flavors merge together in a way that tastes like it’s not really quite one or the other fruit. Not the best tea I’ve ever had, but not the worst either.

I love the smell and taste of this tea, it sometimes doesnt even need to be sweetened, but just a small portion of splenda or agave nectar and this tea makes it taste like 2x as much… my favorite green tea!

I took it as a bad sign when I opened the little paper package and sniffed. There was no scent at all coming from this tea. As it brewed, dark and cloudy, there came a hint of aroma finally. It reminded me of the big tea brewer I used in my waitress days at a country club. I tried to keep my expectations positive, as I love Ceylon.

I added 2 teaspoons of sugar and tasted it. I mostly tasted sugar, with a bit of a Ceylon aftertaste at the end. It tastes cheap and mass-produced with lots of filler. Leaves a sour taste in my mouth and is pretty astringent. I do not recommend this unless it’s a last resort.

I was so pleased w/ this last week that I decided to have it again. Definitely the best of our church’s offerings.

I just remembered I forgot to log this from Sunday! I had this at Bible Study before church. I’m not a black tea person, but I was disappointed w/ the strawberry green I’d had last time and I love apple so I went for it. JUST like taking a bite of an apple! If you like black teas and you like apple, this is actually a very good bagged tea. I’m impressed.

Drank this at Bible Study so I dunno how hot the water was. The green tea was pretty good for a bagged, but the strawberry tasted like I sweetened it w/ strawberry simple syrup. NOT my cuppa.