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I haven’t been this excited about a plain green tea in a LONG time! I swear Shanti made this tea especially for me! LOL

It’s a medium strength green tea but it’s pretty ‘even steven’ in all aspects of grassy, buttery, sweet, juicy, mouth-watering, floral, and it’s VERY smooth. There is a pleasant aftertaste which really makes me smile!

I REALLY REALLY LIKE THIS TEA!!!!!

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93

Naturally fruity – I LOVE this!
Also LOVE this song
http://youtu.be/6ZktNItwexo
Thanks No Doubt!
I only have enough for one more go with this tea…it’s really yummy folks!

KeenTeaThyme

Because of my fear of anything spider, this sounds a bit scary…but also delish too!

ScottTeaMan

This one sounds and looks very delicious.

TeaEqualsBliss

I’m afraid of Spiders, too, Keen! :)

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93

I’m having a cup of this while trying to learn a few more Norwegian Phrases via YouTube as well as a friend of mine via email. I also have a few ‘lessons’ available via iPhone Ap. I should learn some “Tea-Specific” Phrases, eh!? :)

Anyhow…this aroma of this tea reminds me of grapes…maybe not the plump fruit but more like the skins or leaves, perhaps.

The taste is clean and woodsy with subtle sweet notes underneath. I agree with Cinoi in saying there is a slight wine-like after taste. Maybe a Semi-Dry Wine…to compare a taste, I suppose.

This is very different and I like it!

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81
drank Orange Black by Shanti Tea
6768 tasting notes

SIPDOWN. YUMMY. See previous notes :)

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81
drank Orange Black by Shanti Tea
6768 tasting notes

Perfectly flavored…not too strong…not too weak…see previous notes :)

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81
drank Orange Black by Shanti Tea
6768 tasting notes

Dry I can smell the juicy orange. Once infused much of the aroma goes away but this brews dark and the black tea taste is yummy. The orange flavors are at about medium strength and are nicely done. Not over the top or distracting! YAY!

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72
drank Kashmiri Chai by Shanti Tea
6768 tasting notes

Customer Service is VERY important to me. Almost as much as the tea itself. Whereas this specific tea may not be my most favorite by this tea company I do still LOVE this company. They are so nice! They are organic, very active online and from what I hear in real life, and constantly have something in the works!

As for this chai – it’s ok. It smells spicy but not overly. I can certainly taste the spices. The spices are THE flavor. It has a bit of a funky aftertaste for me but it’s still ok. I can think of about 15 other Shanti Teas that I like better tho! :)

If you like Chai you may like this. some may think it’s too spicey and some may think it’s not spicey enough…I’m glad I got to try this tho but have many more on tap to choose from.

Again, this isn’t a negative review and I am not saying I don’t like the bit I had but I like many of their other offering better than this one…my own personal preference, I guess.

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79

This isn’t what I would call a stereotypical Darjeeling taste but I am ok with that. This is rich and slightly fruity but also quite masculine. There seems to be a woodsy aftertaste, too.

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88
drank Black Lemon by Shanti Tea
6768 tasting notes

SIPDOWN!

Just finished a cup of this as well as a SIPDOWN. This one will be missed!
It’s just what black tea with lemon SHOULD taste like!!!

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88
drank Black Lemon by Shanti Tea
6768 tasting notes

Delightful 3 infusions this morning…see previous notes…

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88
drank Black Lemon by Shanti Tea
6768 tasting notes

First I want to start off my saying…
I’m mailing the following packages today…
Anne, Fran, Ashley, and MandyB!!!

I know I have more mailings to send tomorrow or Friday and will try and post in my notes who’s I send when!!!!

Now…for this tea…

Strong black tea with gentle fresh tasting lemon! YUM!

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88
drank Black Lemon by Shanti Tea
6768 tasting notes

Well, I would have added more info on this but they are currently running maintenance on their website…no worries…I will certainly be having this one again! This is lovely! The lemon in this tastes VERY genuine! If you are a lemon fan PLEASE try this!!! The Black tea is of medium strength but the highlight and yumminess definitely comes from the lemon!

Jaime

Is it sour?

TeaEqualsBliss

slightly, I guess because it’s a lemon but it’s not distracting! I really like this! VERY true lemon!!! Not artificial tasting!

Jaime

I’ll have to check it out!

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85
drank Wuyi Rock by Shanti Tea
4843 tasting notes

Finishing the package of this that TeaEqualsBliss sent me and finishing up my review for it (it will publish on November 30 at on http://sororiteasisters.com )

This is a really delightful Oolong. It has light notes of smoke and earth, it is nutty, sweet, fruity and delicious! I really like it.

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85
drank Wuyi Rock by Shanti Tea
4843 tasting notes

A really lovely Oolong – rich and nutty in flavor, with underlying tones of fruit and spice. It has a smooth taste.

Thanks to TeaEqualsBliss for sending me a bit of this to try!

Preparation
185 °F / 85 °C 2 min, 0 sec

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82
drank Acai Matcha by Shanti Tea
6768 tasting notes

This is a deep, dark olive green color when you add the liquid to it. It smells like leafy green when dry and a different sort of a veggie aroma after adding the liquid…almost buttered…

This is much more smooth than I thought it would be and pretty darn good. It’s more of a strong green than most flavored matchas I have had and the acai is very much in the back ground. Regardless it’s bold and strong!

Cofftea

Eek yet another matcha I must try?!

Geoffrey Norman

I will echo Cofftea’s italics here.

Cofftea

HAHA Geoffery! My tongue is thrilled, my storage and wallet is not.

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85
drank Strong Assam by Shanti Tea
6768 tasting notes

Very rich…malty, Strong, indeed! This is a great morning or pick-me-up tea! Be careful NOT to over infuse. 3 minutes or less, folks!!! That’s all you need. Anything over 3 minutes would start turning to bitterness.

I like this hot and cold – both!

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drank Wuyi Rock by Shanti Tea
6768 tasting notes

Right out of the envelop this smells nutty to me! Almond, perhaps!?

As if infuses it starts smelling more woodsy…like a damp twig.

This is a hearty brew! Quite masculine, woodsy, slightly peppery…a little like roasted/toasted nuttiness! It has a gentle-semi-sweet after taste.

This is interesting, different, and pretty good!

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72

Smells very nutty and somewhat chocolate, rich and earthy. Flavour is mostly earthy and caramel, but even with over 2t leaf to 8 oz water, there wasn’t enough flavour overall to make me happy. Good, not great.

Preparation
Boiling 3 min, 0 sec

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88

I’m revisiting this one today and it is yummy. There isn’t a list of ingredients yet as it’s still COMING SOON and yet to be released! :)

BUT…here is what I can say about it from my experiences…

I can see Green Rooibos, some sort of citrus peel or peels, rose, and MISC dried fruits. It smells like Citrus…like Orange, Lemon, Grapefruit all mixed into one. I can also smell something that smells like Apricot and Pineapple, almost…at least that is what it smells like to me.

The color once infused is bright and vibrant. The taste is juicy and candied-like. I can taste orange, maybe apricot, maybe apple, maybe papaya and/or mango or peaches, perhaps!? As well as a few other tastes…it leaves a slight lemon aftertaste and is very nice.

I really think this is great!

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88

Drinking this now and enjoying it but will revisit tomorrow due to lack of time but it is good!

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86

2nd Infusion…

More juicy and more nutty tasting. Same Color…next to no aroma. I think I like teh 2nd infusion better actually.

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86

Use 1 tsp. leaf (20 arrows) per cup – the site suggests! Alright…here goes…

I’m towards the end of the suggested infusion time length and the leaves haven’t unfurled much which leads me to believe the claim of multiple infusions is a strong one! That I am looking forward to. If this is anything like Blue Unicorn by Shanti…I am VERY excited!

There isn’t much smell to it dry or once infused but the color is lovely! Cinnamon or Honey colored would probably best describe it!

Flavor-wise I would agree with the medium-strength oolong description and say it reminds me of a toasty-sweet taste with a very slight nutty hint to it.

I will be trying multiple infusions. I think this is good and love the fact that it is different in many ways. I like it very much but not as much as I LOVE their Blue Unicorn! Thousand Arrows is pretty darn good tho!

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83
drank Om Chai by Shanti Tea
6768 tasting notes

SIPDOWN! You will be missed!

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drank Om Chai by Shanti Tea
6768 tasting notes

This is hitting the spot this morning…upping the rating! It’s a bit chewier than I remember and I am craving that quality lately…and it’s gently spiced yet almost slight juicy. It’s YUMMERS!

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