The Tea Spot

Another cup of this one today – no change in my opinion – a solid cup but nothing to get too excited about. I think i prefer teavivres to these ones :)

Final Count: 102

These are not mandala’s infamous pearls…but these are pretty decent. terri sent these my way to try and they’re not half bad. Sort of an average cup, so nothing i feel the need to desperately seek out, but something id have no problems revisiting again with a purchase. smooth body, little bit of malt, some earthiness to it that some people might not like.

Meditative Mind From The Tea Spot. Let me say/write that 3 times…Meditative Mind, Meditative Mind, Meditative Mind….Ahhhhhh! This is a wonderful name for a wonderful tea! Meditative Mind From The Tea Spot is a white tea with jasmine green tea, rosebuds, and petals. This is white and green tea blend.

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Coconut Cabana Tea from The Tea Spot is delightful in every way! It’s been too long since my last milky oolong and even longer since my last coconut milky oolong! This was everything I hoped it would be…smooth, sweet, toasty, nutty, creamy, milky, and more!

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So…
It’s been too long since my last REALLY GREAT Pumpkin Chai and this Pumpkin Spice Chai from The Tea Spot is just what I was looking for! Sure the ingredients include black tea, ginger root, cardamom, cinnamon, allspice, cloves, black pepper, pumpkin flavoring…but it’s much more than that. The flavors meshed well together.

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As a couple other reviewers have mentioned, this just doesn’t do it for me (hot, anyway). I like my green tea to be green tea, and Boulder Blues is just totally out of balance if you’re expecting any green tea character to shine through. Sweet, overpowering rhubarb at the front, blueberry on the back. It’s an interesting one-two punch but definitely not my choice for a morning cup.

Old sample from Tea Sipper. Thank You!

I don’t know how old this is, but it pretty much just tastes like Rooibos. Probably not fair to give this a rating.

Quick Review

I wanted something to take to work with me in the afternoon; a little pick-me-up to help me have the same energy level as the students. They’ve been pretty antsy lately since there are only 28 school days left until summer. Therefore, it’s hard to control them.

Anyway, I received a sample of this from @Whiteantlers in the mail. It’s a splendid tea. It’s malty, has a black or blueberry aftertaste (pretty subtle) and the milk adds an element of creamy richness to it. I had this without sugar, with sugar, and added milk. For a black tea, it’s smooth and delightful. I’ve taken a liking to other types of tea throughout my journey, and had recently diverted from black tea. However, this is exactly what I needed for the afternoon, and would also consider making this as a sun tea and/or iced tea. Quite refreshing!

I was not to sure about this one. But I only got a cheap $1 sample of it, so what the heck?

I actually was pretty impressed with it. I was worried that the rose would overpower the jasmine, or vice versa. I was also not too sure how the white and green teas would blend in body-if it would be too grassy, OVERLY floral, or overly dry. But I had none of those problems, save flower power. I like highly floral teas anyway. Jasmine and rose are equally strong. The jasmine provides the strong, floral creaminess it normally does but in the beginning sip and in the aftertaste while rose is present in the middle.

The tea is actually on the sweeter side-which could be attributed to the flowers or the jasmine pearls. The jasmine pearls themselves are pretty excellent, but I gotta give kudos to the white tea for having such a smooth body and an occasional malt, or cocoa like tasting note. I thought it tasted a lot like the Teabox Glendale White Darjeeling I have, but a lot sweeter and more packed with flavor. In some ways, I would describe this tea more like a Mediterranean or maybe an Indian Dessert.

I would definitely recommend this tea for flower lovers. My main criticism is the price and the quantity of tea leaves you need per cup.

Sipdown! Yay! I killed this off the other night.
The sipdown fever continues. I will defeat this cupboard yet!

I’ve been steadily working on sipping this down, but have had nothing to report. I get hints of the almond now, but nothing else against the rooibos base.
I think I’ve only got a cup or two left, which is exciting. I have the sipdown fever!

I had two or three cups of this last night, as I worked on organizing my books and watched the Great British Bake Off on Netflix. (That show is so wonderful! I want to move right into the tent, and sit around eating cake and drinking tea all day long.)
Its still not very memorable. I think I’m largely done with Rooibos, and am especially done with buying it myself. I shall drink any given to me, but I’ll not be brining it back.

Backlogged from last night.
I let this steep a very long time, letting the liquid reach a very dark brown color, before I started to drink it. It helped to bring out the almond/vanilla flavors I was really hoping to find in this blend.
That said, I think I’m really over Rooibos now. I’ll be finishing my tin of this (of which there seems to be a lot), but I’m not going to be consciously bringing Rooibos blends into my cupboard in future.

I felt extra cozy yesterday, and decided to watch Sense & Sensibility, knit, and drink this tea.
And its not a terrible cup, but its not very memorable. I was hoping for something absurdly creamy, with lush vanilla and almond notes. I love vanilla and almond, so I was hoping that’s what I would get.
Alas, I get a somewhat creamy rooibos, with the wood-y quality of the base being more prominent that any flavors the base supports. And I don’t get a single hint of anything cherry-like, which I know some people did.
The quest continues here too, but I’ll certainly keep drinking this.

This was a Christmas gift from my sister, and as it is now, er, March, I thought I should get down to it!
And…. hmm. Er, its rooibos. Its somewhat woody, and a touch creamy and, er, that’s it?
Sigh, oh rooibos. Will I ever get the hang of you?

I normally do not enjoy the taste of green tea, but this tea was very enjoyable. It is very strong green tea. It has a very smoky flavor and good aroma.

Okay. Tea tumbler try. And I’m really impressed with how smooth this Earl Grey can be. It is deeply satisfying. That is all.

I was so worried about this one based on the bad experience with the cherry bomb. Luckily, I was wrong. This is creamy and orangy as an Earl Grey. It’s actually a lighter one which I really like with very little bitterness. Think orange push up or Fruit Loops Earl Grey. Good for any Earl Grey lover or guest.

Loose leaf smells like boozed up cherry cough syrup. After 30 seconds and delicate teaspoons, it tastes like an overly astringent Irish Breakfast soaked in cough syrup. With cream and sugar, it tastes like a cherry tea latte from a high end cafe.

In short: only a dessert tea that requires condiments. Without them, impossible for me to drink. My mom loves it with cream and sugar, but for a type one diabetic whose diet consists half of leaf water, this is a bad idea.

I’ve wanted this one for a while, especially in the sachet from for between class travel. Now, I have a tumbler.

I tried it first in the Urban Tumbler. Nutty, grassy, toasty, coconut, sweet, green and creamy. Not nearly as bad as I thought it was going to be, but I know this tea has more to offer.

Second time in the Xiang Fu pot. Same notes, but way more balanced. The toastiness was stronger in the first steep which was at about a minute and forty five seconds. Like a piece of toast with coconut oil slathered on it for butter. I got six solid, really long steeps out of it. The later steeps were smoother, sweeter, and more like regular coconut. But these steeps were long steeps: closer to twelve minutes at boiling.

This oolong was actually a little bit darker than I expected, but got greener in the later steeps. I thoroughly enjoyed this one, though not the best coconut blend I’ve had. This is more for drinkers looking for darker coconut teas or something closer to an Almond Joy.

Accurate name. I feel like I’m drinking a Klondike bar. Mint dominates followed by a smooth chocolate taste from the flavored black tea (which I think might be a Keemum). The black chocolate tea was the best part of it. I kinda wish that I tasted more of it. Otherwise, mint almost overwhelms it. It’s so minty that the vapors rising from the tumbler made my mom’s throat seize a little bit. It also reminded her of her massage lotions.

Bottom line: a little bit more chocolate is needed. The mint is too powerful. Good, yes. Guiltless desert tea, yes. Tempted to get Andrew’s Peppermint Nom Nom? Yes.