Thank you for the teas, Beorhthraefn! This one looks like Butiki’s Taiwanese Assam (especially since they are both Taiwanese) but the flavor is much different. The long black wiry leaves almost have a similar steeped fragrance to the flavor… though both the flavor and scent are similar. It’s like a raisin, molasses thick bread… maybe with hints of maraschino cherry, maybe a little champagne. I really thought about it a while and realized it tastes like those Roman Nougat flavored chocolates (the pink filling) that I’ve had occasionally in a box of chocolates. Apparently the pink stuff is cherry and nuts. Awesome. It’s very different and I’d have to disagree with most of Steepster here… I love it. The second steep didn’t have as much of the awesome of the first steep. I didn’t use the entire package for my infuser.. maybe a teaspoon was left, which I have another sample from a teabox to split it with. It’s a very unique tea, and it always amazes me that similar looking leaves can taste so different. If anyone doesn’t want theirs… my cupboard has some room. :D
Steep #1 // few min after boiling // 3 min
Steep #2 // couple min after boiling // 4 min
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Hi! I love tea and trying new ones – it adds a bit of variety to my day! Books, music, TV & movies are my thing… and tea, of course.
Some of my favorite tea shops (still operating):
birdandblendtea.com
teavivre.com
52teas.com
svtea.com
teakruthi.com
harney.com
angrytearoom.com
Dammann Freres
Yunnan Sourcing
fusionteas.com
AprTea.com
Javateaco.com
Lupicia
Plumdeluxe.com
Octaviatea.com
Davidstea
eco-cha.com
what-cha.com
justea.com
singleoriginteas.com
teasenz.com
tealyra.com
whisperingpinestea.com
Mandala
verdanttea.com
thenecessiteas.com
Favorite tea shops (RIP):
butikiteas.com
steapshoppe.com
steepcityteas.com
aquartertotea.com
dellaterrateas.com
zentealife.com
theteamerchant.net
joysteaspoon.com
tealiciousllc.com
Rivertea
Specialteas
My icon photo is Richard Mayhew from the graphic novel ‘Neverwhere’ by Neil Gaiman, Mike Carey & Glenn Fabry.
Most of the teas listed in my cupboard are actually sample sizes. I don’t really have 2,000 ounces of tea around here! Many of my teas have only one teaspoon left… maybe two. But I like keeping them in my cupboard list for reference to what I could be sipping. Usually, I write tasting notes once for each tea. I’m still drinking them, just not writing tasting notes each time!
My dislikes: hibiscus, ginger (unless in chai), turmeric, bee pollen, charcoal type flavors
My ratings:
95-100 – Super awesome deliciousness favorites – cupboard essential
80-95 – Also pretty delicious
65-80 – Pretty good
50-65 – Okay
1-50 – Probably won’t want to sip it again
I’m planning on being a Steepsterer as long as there IS a Steepster, so if you’re not hearing from me, that means something happened to my health… if you know what I mean. (Or as evidenced by the great computer hiatus of 2019, something happened to my computer.) :D
Happy sipping!
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