SpecialTeas

Very good. Tastes like cherries (not fake flavoring, but real cherries) without overwhelming the sencha. Like it. A lot.

The last of my sample of this – I’ve seriously had it for about a year, which is odd, because I really like this tea. It’s definitley one of my favorite oolongs that I’ve tried. May reorder the larger size, especially since this is such a good deal.

Round two! Not quite as sweet as the last one; more hearty. I’m alright with that.

So full of love for this tea, which tastes like liquid oatmeal with a big spoonful of honey. Saving my homemade bag for another infusion.

On my way out the door with a mug of this. Tastes like steel-cut oatmeal with a nice honey finish. I tend to like heartier, more savory oolongs, so I like this a lot.

This is good. It does have some maltyness to it, which I enjoy. It’s a lovely color, with just a bit of fruityness. Held up well to slight sweetening.

Such a delicious flavored black tea. As I said in my last tasting note for this, I like whatever SpecialTeas uses as a black base better than whatever Adagio uses (Ceylon, I think?). This tastes and smells like freeze-dried strawberries, with a sweet hint of cream. My sample’s all gone, so I might order more.

The first cup from my second order from SpecialTeas. This smells AMAZING, just like freeze-dried strawberries. The cream flavor comes out when steeped, but it’s not too rich or overwhelming. I like the base of this better than whatever is used for Adagio’s flavored blacks, too. A keeper.

This is the best broken leaf Assam I have had so far. Mid priced at about $12 for a 1/4 lb. I usually drink 2 to 3 cups a day. If you like a malty- honey Assam with a lot of complexity, this could be your favorite.

Wonderful.

The best Ceylon I have had yet. If I didn’t know better, I would have guessed it was a full leaf Assam. Very smooth.

Yeah, my tea selections are boring today. I am so eyeing up that Samovar deal. Unfortunately for some reason, my work computer hates Samovar’s website; I get errors the second it loads up. So gotta wait til I get home.

I have a huge backlog of tea at work from when I was sick/have been so busy this week that I haven’t had time to drink tea at work, but I brought this in, anyway. Still love this stuff. Today looks a lot quieter so hopefully there’ll be some quality tea drinking time.

This is pulling very vanilla-creamy today, which I have no problem with.

It looks like a lot of my staple teas – this one included – are about to run out at the same time!

Perfect for a Saturday morning; see past tasting notes.

This has become the tea that I bring into work when I can’t think of anything else I want. It’s always satisfying.

Upping the rating a bit on this, because there are very, very few teas that I will revisit on a regular basis. So if I drink a tea as regularly as I drink this one, it must be pretty damn good.

My sweet tooth is taking over this morning, and this fits the bill perfectly.

I didn’t wash out my mug so well from the Lapsang Souchong I had before this, so I was kind of hoping that some of that smokiness would come through in this.. it didn’t. But that’s okay, it’s still great by itself.

Bar none the best Earl Grey I’ve ever had. This has become one of my all-time favorite teas. It’s perfectly sweet and smooth and creamy. The vanilla doesn’t overpower the bergamot or vice versa. Just great. I really want to try SpecialTeas’ newest Earl Grey blend, which is getting rave reviews.

Yay.

I’m so glad I waited to order more of this – it was SpecialTeas’ special today. Got a 1/4 pound for $4.17. Win!