Pukka

After lunch tea here! I got this at the Berkeley Bowl last night which is a huge grocery store in Berkeley. They have a pretty large tea selection but I was looking for something with nettles in it (for allergies) so I picked this one up. I haven’t seen Pukka teas in any other local store. They also had tins by Harney and the Tao of Tea, among others.

Dry teabag smells very licorice-y, which I assume is due to the licorice and fennel. The overall flavor is herbaceous, with a sweet note and a very slight minty element. Due to the fennel and mint element, I believe this will be a decent digestif and I like the flavor. This actually exceeded my expectations. Licorice haters be warned, this is not the tea for you… Looking forward to trying some more organic herbal teas by Pukka.

The Three Mint Blend is interesting. You typically find peppermint or spearmint teas, or a mix of these two, but I’ve yet to find another tea that adds the field mint into the mix. The flavour of spearmint is particularly strong, but with this tea, it’s subdued enough by the other two mints to be an enjoyable tea. Perfect for a nice cold winter day.

Needs a lot of seeping time for the flavor to really kick in. Really herbal, spiced flavor and helps my tummy to calm down a notch.

Light perfume of rose and lavender with the soothing taste of chamomile. Perfect tea to unwind on a Friday afternoon at work.

I absolutely love this tea.
I brewed it with boiling water, added some milk after 3-4 minutes and then kept the bag in while I drank it. Helped me through so many mornings :-)

Big fan of this tea for after dinner. Helps with digestion and I can’t get enough of the light black licorice taste.

I like this tea in the mornings or before bed with honey. Flavor, even unsweetened is sweet by itself and easy on the palate. Simple cup of calming, pick-me-up cup kind of tea.

A tea I save for cloudy days, when I’d rather stay indoors. Bought originally because of the description (Amour!) and notes (rose and lavender — I’m a fan of floral teas), but didn’t turn out to be a favourite (I’m not too fond of the taste of chamomile, and it’s the strongest one here). Be careful not to oversteep! Otherwise, a lovely companion for a grey day and a book. A clear, soothing tea, it’s best when you can see the steam rising from your mug.

I was thinking this was an herbal tea, rather than camellia sinensis. Whoops. I hope I can sleep tonight!

Pretty tasty, I like it. I don’t know that I would buy a whole box, since I don’t generally like bag teas, but if someone offered it, I would definitely drink it.

I am on a mission to taste different Chais. I really enjoy the Pumpkin Chai and the Coco Chai Rooibois from David’s Tea and the Chai Spice from Stash.
I find that this one has too much cinnamon in it. Just when you smell it you can tell. Also, I hate that they added liquorice. It makes it too sweet for a Chai. I like my Chai spicy!

sipping some now…taste delish! Now hopefully my belly stops aching

It has a nice flowery blend. There is also this sweet aftertaste at the back of my throat (same one as in Celestial’s Tension Tamer) that I just cant place…common ingredients are chamomile and licorice but i don’t think it is either of those.

I really like that sweetness at the end…if anybody knows what it is..and the other teas that have that – pls, let me know :)

Thanks for this sample, Kasumi!

The front of the envelope that the teabag came in says, “organic whole leaf tea for a smoother flavor.” With a pedigree like the one found on the back of the envelope, I was expecting a little more, but it isn’t bad.

I made two steeps of about six ounces each using 170 F water for two minutes. I did taste a sip at 30 seconds but still basically just had hot water. I guess since this is a blend and in a bag, it takes a little more time. There is a hint of grain, and a sharp but light celery taste. I don’t think I would go out of my way to get more of this one, but if you want an everyday green to keep in a desk drawer at work this probably isn’t a bad choice.

It is a bit odd because I occasionally get a sour taste, other times a sweet aftertaste, then an oat taste…but it isn’t consistent. And all this in just the same 12 ounces of tea.

… I have a cold.
Bought this yesterday, and I can’t taste the vanilla at all.
I even got a coworker to drink it with me. She says there is vanilla in it.

We just have to belive her until I recover.

I dunno.
It’s … very spicey. I keep thinking “two gingertypes to many”.
I like my gingertea to be sweet. Out of ten stars it’s a five star gingertea.

it’s a sweet chai. I like that… As always with pukka there is a lot of “dust” dancing around in the mug.

Tasty.

But the sky was blue.

Slept over, had a bloodtest, the people I had to talk to was to some sort of course…
The worst thing was I was so tired and dissy because of the bloodtest and lack of sleep, so I ended up beeing lousy at my work too. Life sucks.

And then I went home to shop tea online, only to discover that the shipping fee is equal to the cost of 1 kg tea!? H*** no.

So I am drinking my last teabag of Herbal Spice.
Note to self: Buy Herbal Spice and other teas in Denmark and transport it home yourself!

Like this tea. Don’t really think of it a chai (No milky feeling).
It’s color is dirty yellow,… Or maybe it’s just the lightning in here. It’s Spicey.
Smells deliciuos.

Where have I been??? I only just found this tea, I love the smell of lavender; very relaxing also I don’t know what is in it but it drives my cat crazy.