New Tasting Notes
I just re-signed up for the 52teas subscription, so I figured I would break into the few unopened sample packs I have from my previous term. It looks like this one was the reblend from the February box in 2019. I love both genmaicha and mango, but I’m not the biggest coconut fan, so I’m managing my expectations.
The flavoring here is somewhat light, an accent to the toasty genmaicha. The coconut adds a lovely buttery creaminess and definitely reminds me of Thai coconut sticky rice. Thankfully, it does not taste like suntan lotion, as coconut flavor often does. I think I get a little hint of mango at the end of the sip? It’s definitely very subtle.
This is a very tasty creamy genmaicha with a light coconut flavor, and it definitely does remind me of rice pudding or coconut sticky rice. Not sure about the mango part, but that’s okay.
Flavors: Autumn Leaf Pile, Butter, Coconut, Cream, Dry Grass, Mango, Sweet, Thick, Toasted Rice
Preparation
After being dissatisfied with the other chocolate teas I’ve had lately, I figured I would give this one a try. This is from my recent Dammann order, I added it in partially because of the cute tin, and partially because the combination of chocolate, almond, and biscuit sounded so tasty.
Hmm. It has a nice aroma with chocolate and marzipan, but it’s not really translating to the taste for me. Mostly I just taste a generic base tea and a little bit of amaretto flavor…
I wonder if I’m doing something wrong with these Dammann teas, as I had a similar blandness problem with another tea that I just bought. Perplexing.
Reserving judgment until I’ve tried this with some other steeping parameters… :(
Flavors: Almond, Marzipan
Preparation
Hmm…
I think I must have underleafed this, as it came out quite bland. And I obviously liked this the first time, with a rating of 80. But this cup mostly just tastes lightly of generic green tea, with perhaps a whisper of apple.
Sorry, tea, I think this one was my bad. :P
Flavors: Apple, Grass, Sweet
Preparation
I’ve been craving a nice chocolate tea lately, so I find myself revisiting all of my Lupicia chocolate fruit teas. Somehow I ended up with all of them, don’t ask how…
Anyway, this one is disappointing. I don’t really get chocolate (which has been an issue in all of these teas), and the orange is very zesty and sharp and not at all dessert-y, which alienates the chocolate side even more. Also, this cup somehow came out quite bitter with my usual parameters, an issue I don’t remember having the last time.
Boo, Lupicia, boo!
Flavors: Astringent, Bitter, Orange Zest
