305 Tasting Notes

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drank Chai With Chocolate by 52teas
305 tasting notes

I followed Cofftea’s brewing directions: 1:1 ratio of milk to water, 2 X the leaf, simmered for 5 minutes on stovetop. Perfection! This is very good chai, nice and spicy, but not too much just the right amount. I can’t say I tasted chocolate, but the brew was reeeeaaallly smooth, so the chocolate may have played a role in the overall taste. Thanks Cofftea, I really enjoyed this chai for the first time:)

Cofftea

Woohoo! Although I’m SO glad I don’t have to use 2x the leaf. Since I drink a 16oz cuppa every day, that would be over 3/4 of an ounce of leaf every day. I’m not sure what would give me a heart attack 1st, the caffeine or the amount of $ spent on chai in a year. LOL!

threewhales

I know what you mean about the cost. To get the spice I wanted, I used 2 spoons of leaf and only got half a mug of chai, but it was really good. Not something I can do everyday, but definitely a nice treat!

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100
drank Vanilla Chai by Bigelow
305 tasting notes

Had this tea this afternoon. I had to try out my new baby teapot and she works great!!!
This tea is one of my all time favs. Just the right amount of spice and vanilla, the black tea base is in the background allowing the other flavors to take center stage. I drank this plain today. Yum.

Preparation
3 min, 0 sec
mpierce87

Goodness gracious, woman! How much teaware do you need!?! LOL

Bigelow Tea

So glad to hear you enjoyed the Vanilla Chai!

Valorie for Bigelow Tea

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100
drank Pyramid Teabags by PG Tips
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I am back in good graces with this tea and I am so glad. This is really good and smooth. Just be careful not to overbrew 1 1/2-2 minutes is enough. Found the perfect little 9 ounce teapot to make this tea each morning…yes I know the tea is already in a bag, but I miss making tea in a teapot each morning. Something about a teapot relaxes the mind and feeds the soul.
We had breakfast for supper tonight, so you know what I did! I made tea in my new baby teapot. Worked like a charm. One PG Tip in the pot, hot water…2 min. brew, took out bag and added milk and stevia right in the pot! Drank my tea leisurely, my new teapot kept the tea hot until the very last drop:)

JacquelineM

I love breakfast for dinner! I also feel the same way about tea pots :)

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86
drank Coconut Cream Pie by 52teas
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Had this for dessert after lunch today. The smell is to die for, the taste is just good tea…but hey that is why I drank it!

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100
drank Pyramid Teabags by PG Tips
305 tasting notes

After taking mrawlins2’s advice. I have given this tea a break. This morning THIS tasted good. Yummy in fact. A delicious way to start the day:)

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94

Smooth. No astringency, which you all know is important for me. I added a wee splash of milk and stevia. Perfection in a cup. Now, I am ready to go back to school…new breakfast teas (notice the plural) in the cupboard.

Preparation
2 min, 30 sec

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86

Just got this one in and I must say it is growing on me. I do believe that this is a tea that benefits from adding stevia and milk. I purchased this with the hope that it would make a good breakfast tea and it does! Bold and brisk, this is a “wake up” tea.
So hoorah for me and kudos to Dan~tea drinker from Drink The Leaf for a Ceylon well done! Oh, and let me mention this, I ordered these teas on Monday and got them on Wednesday! I got 6 ounces of tea(3 different kinds) for $17 plus shipping $22 total!

Preparation
Boiling 3 min, 0 sec

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100

I have been tasting a few other oolongs lately, but this one is still my favorite. Smooth to taste, no wierd aftertaste, just a really good oolong with a punch of plum flavor. Good hot or cold and of course with 4 infusions…a nice value for your money.

Preparation
3 min, 0 sec
The DJBooth

I thought this was a good one too when I received it in the sampler. The plum just wasn’t for me.

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100

Third times a charm! This is the third tea of the day and the only one that has tasted good to me! I have purposely not been choosing this one because my sample is dangerously low..BUT OMG, WOW I am so glad I brewed this up today. Smooth Ceylon with blood orange pieces…yummy in my tummy:)

Preparation
3 min, 0 sec

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100
drank Pyramid Teabags by PG Tips
305 tasting notes

One thing I have learned is not to drink the same tea all the time!!! I am finding that these PG tips no longer appeal to me. Glad I only purchased one box. I don’t know why I do this, but I do…so I am off on the never ending task of finding a breakfast tea. Mrawlins2 made an interesting comment to me the other day about what she wants to have in her tea cupboard: 4-5 black teas for breakfast, 2 oolongs, white, green, dessert teas( I may have added this comment because I have really got into the power of tea for dessert!) and she wants to rotate them in and out…Now, I know that is not a new concept, just new for me. Now I have to pay more attention to what I like and want in a tea.

Preparation
2 min, 30 sec

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STAY CALM AND DRINK TEA

Steam rises from a cup of tea

and we are wrapped in history,

inhaling ancient times and lands,

comfort of ages in our hands.

~Faith Greenbowl

My tea Haiku:

Morning ritual
Praying hands holding teacup
Forties, fifties. Time.

My Rating system:
Below 10 – poured it out immediately.
11-50 – maybe I drank it, but I won’t make it again
51-70 – I’ll drink it again
71-89 – liked it!
90-99- Really good tea, little to no astringency
100 – I will definately reorder

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