4754 Tasting Notes
In opposition to my last review of this – my cup from the other night was absolutely delightful and delicious! It’s not my favourite base tea, but the flavouring is great and the base didn’t get in the way. Had a few delicious resteeps too. I’ll nudge the rating up a bit, probably some previous user error wrt the base.
Nope, not a fan of this one, at least based on my first cup. All I tasted was honeybush/rooibos, and I didn’t particularly like this blend of them. Hopefully it’s better next time!
Is this actually a black? Or is it an herbal? I don’t remember.
Anyhow, it’s a nicely sweet sort of black tea – it’s the tea I confused with the Osmanthus Laoshan Black, until I came to my senses. It tastes nothing like LB, but does have a lot of floral qualities. It’s unusual, and I enjoy it.
Ok. interesting. I see that I have another pouch of this somewhere. I should pull it out to compare – I found this pouch (from a recent grab bag sale) too be overwhelmingly marshmallow root-flavoured. Apparently marshmallow root has an earthy quality that I’m not too fond of tasting strongly? I unfortunately couldn’t taste much else in the tea, and really wanted more vanilla.
I think this tea might be set aside and/or aired out for a bit to see if that helps.
Hadn’t had this in a while; I’d forgotten that it was actually fairly satisfying for a coffee craving (if you’re like me and sweetened, mocha-ed coffee is your preference) – one of the better-flavoured coffee teas I’ve had (better than ones with actual coffee beans or whatever that other ingredient is that is often used to mimic the flavour).
I’m concerned that I have less of this left than I’d like… I think I inadvertently opened the second pouch before the first was done and now they’re both at about a cup left each. Ahh! They probably should be finished off soon, anyhow, because of the coconut. I think the flavour might be fading a bit, as well, though it’s still pretty good.
