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I have a Teahouse with over 70 teas, so naturally I get to taste all of them and I’m always buying more because I want to taste more.
Most of my guests are not necessarily into trying tea for itself, but more for the experience, so I buy mostly tea that is not rare or special but something many people will like. My hope with my tasting notes is to not only express my views about the taste of a certain tea, but to express the likes and dislikes I hear from my customers. In this way I can share what I’ve learned about the teas I sell and serve.
Buckingham Palace Garden Party by Metropolitan Tea is one of those teas that appeal to many. In fact it is one of my best sellers. The Blend of 3 flavors that are familiar, Assam, Jasmine and Earl Grey, puts it right in the comfort zone. Different enough to appeal to the adventurous but not heavy or strong in taste.
I enjoy this tea as well, The Earl Grey gives just a hint, as does the jasmine. It is a great beginner’s Tea. I do recommend it.
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I prefer this company’s Monk’s Blend tea over Teopia. This is smooth, slightly fruity and sweet, though not overly sweet. You can taste the hint of vanilla and that unifies the overall flavor. It has a very nice fruity fragrance too, which makes it lovely to stick your nose in your cup for another sip. Best enjoyed hot.
You cannot buy this tea from the company itself or a retail outlet. I think they only sell it commercially, so you have to pick it up at a tea room or restaurant that sells it. I live in Peterborough, Ontario and there are two places to pick this up here; The Magic Rolling Pin and the tea room based out of The Whistlestop Café. You’ll have to look around for a place in your town that sells it.
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Monday Dec. 6, 2010
1st Steep of the Day is this Great Metro Huckleberry
This tea was given to me by my Sister-in-law.
And it is my all Time Favorite.
5 min. steep with boiling water.
The Black Tea becomes Golden Brown
and the Flavor excites the fruit receptors on the tongue.
What a Treat.
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I had low expectations going in on this tasting and I wasn’t disappointed.
If your looking to taste what a Matcha should not be then this is where you start. Far from being green it brews up a gross brown hue and it tastes as bitter as it looks. Kenya is not known for its green teas and this is just another sad grab at the Matcha Craze that’s out there. Few teas leave me nauseous but this one takes my cake.
Ah, back home for a short break before the evening reception, dinner, and theatrical presentation (yes, our entertainment tonight is dinner theater!). Decided to brew up a pot of this since I really need the caffeine to make it through the rest of the conference today.
amandajo sent me this in the tea-tag swap. I think I’m going to enjoy it, even though I think I should have brewed it for 3 minutes instead of 5. Will hold off on actually rating it until I do a 3 minute steep (and when I’m not eating pretzels and salsa con queso)!
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I first had this tea while at port on an Alaskan cruise. This was a really good tea and truly a unique blend. Not one I have seen repeated anywhere else. It is a strong tea and must be sipped slowly. I really like it with dessert type foods as it truly cuts through the sweetness. The tea is served at The Empress Hotel in Victoria, BC, Canada. We had a high tea where they served this anniversary blend. The food was delicious and the tea even better!
My first couple of sips of this tea were somewhat disappointing, because I wasn’t getting much chocolate flavor out of it at all. However, as the tea cooled to a more drinkable temperature, the chocolate flavor came out to play!
This is quite lovely for a rooibos blend. I can taste the caramel notes and I love how nicely it accents the chocolate. Delicious!
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Thursday Jan. 6, 2011
2nd Steep of the Day
Wanted a Bold Black Ceylon So Grabbed the LIGHTHOUSE
This is a Good Metropolitan Tea.
I Really Think it is My Favorite Metro, So Far.
I want to get more of their Teas to try,
Keep on Steepin.
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Wednesday Nov. 17, 2010
1st Steep of the Day,
After a Stormy, Rainy, Dreary, Day Yesterday
And this morning looking like a Re-run of that
Thought I would go with a Strong Storm Breaker
So its Metro’s Lighthouse for Me.
This Strengthens the Helm to Head into the Wind.
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This is a great Assam. I first had it at a high tea, as it seemed an appropriate way to go. I’m very glad I did.
I have to have this with a couple cubes, but I also have had it with Marsh Flower Honey from a local apiary that really brought out a caramel taste. Super tasty.
Nice rosey-brown flush, smooth flavor… mmm
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This is one of the newer tea blends from Metropolitan Tea. It has a lovely aroma – it smells like my gramma’s pecan pie! YUM!
It has a delicious nutty flavor that is very pecan pie-ish… the buttery note of the Sencha lends itself well to the overall “pecan pastry” taste.
Off to write a review of it for Tea Review Blog!
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Oooh, a pecan pie green tea? Sounds great…must check out Metropolitan Tea!
Meghann: Unless you’ve a business license, you probably won’t be able to order from Metropolitan Teas directly, as they only sell wholesale. However, it is likely that you’ve tried Metro teas without even realizing it, because they are one of the largest wholesale distributors of tea in the US…
I wonder which companies resell this? Probably any one who offers a pecan pie flavored green tea?
Liberteas, thanks for the info. I looked around the site and saw they only accepted wholesale customers. Oh well!
I would like to try this some day – If I can find it!
If anyone is having a hard time finding Metropolitan Teas, try checking some local “tea rooms” or cafe. Places that don’t necessarily produce and make their own stuff. I’m in a small-ish city (100k pop.) and there are two such places that exclusively sell this company’s tea.
Taking this tea with milk this morning to give me a kick in the pants so I’ll be awake for classes. It goes nicely with milk, and tastes smooth, slightly sweet and slightly bakey, with a touch of malty flavour. I could see this becoming my staple plain morning tea.
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I don’t normally drink strong black teas without milk, but this one was surprisingly pleasant taken plain. There’s very little mouth drying astringency or bitterness, and yet it packed an impressive kick that woke me up and cleared the cobwebs from my mind (no mean feet early in the morning!). It’s full-bodied and yet smooth with hints of maltiness and maybe even a tiny bit of smokiness.
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This is one of the newer offerings from Metropolitan Tea – so new, in fact that the description of it is not featured yet in their catalog… so I’m not able to add it here yet.
This one froths up really fast. There is a bit more bitterness to this matcha than I’m used to – but it is accompanied by the vegetative sweetness that I am used to with matcha – and of course, there is the jasmine which is very pleasant. There is some sharpness to the jasmine notes. I like the aroma of this as I take a sip… the jasmine is intoxicating.
Creamy and yummy… the bitterness does throw me off a bit though, so I am a little disappointed by it. Not extremely disappointed, because it’s still good… but it’s not as good as I hoped for.
Oooh man, I was right – this blend makes an absolutely awesome traditional-style chai tea. I followed this recipe on Chai Wallah’s website (halved to make only one cup of chai): http://www.chai-wallah.com/makingchai.html
The result was creamy, delicately spiced, with just the right amount of sweetness. I found that it also really brought out the vanilla flavour. I really should make chai like this more often as it’s totally worth the extra effort.
All the Tea I have is loose tea. We use Tea Sacs for serving.
The BPGP was so popular thru the holidays, that it is currently sold out. I’m waiting on my next order from Metro to arrive. We have the BPGP to serve, but recommend Vienna Opera Ball as a back-up for those who want to purchase the Buckingham Palace.