439 Tasting Notes

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Advent tea!
It is baking season and this tea is the real deal vanilla taste. Vanilla buttercream with a hint of oak from the bourbon flavor? A smooth Assam underneath the creamy vanilla goodness. Wow this is a nice one, thank Lexie!

Flavors: Butterscotch, Cream, Oak, Vanilla

gmathis

They (I think) carry this locally at our Natural Grocers. Kinda pricey, so I was reluctant to make that kind of investment in an unknown. Now I know!

Lexie Aleah

I thought you might enjoy this one. I saw somewhere that someone said it was comparable to the Mariage Freres vanilla black tea. I’ve never tried that one though. This one was sold out for a long time on the website and at my local grocery store but after quite a bit of hunting, I was able to snag some from my local Fredmeyer. It was worth it though!

Michelle

Sometimes the tea tastes even better when there is effort involved!

gmathis

That’s true!

AJRimmer

Ooo sounds like I need to track down some of this one too!

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drank Maple Pecan by Teeccino
439 tasting notes

Teeccino blends are not for the feint of heart, they are bold, earthy and have plenty of chicory to lend a bit of a bite. If you are good with that, carry on and try to distinguish the subtle flavors of the different blends. A sweet maple aftertaste? Yes. Pecan… maybe? Would I drink this again? Sure. Add it to an order, maybe.

Flavors: Chicory, Creamy, Maple Syrup

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Yay, advent season is here. Thanks Lexie for this nice mellow start to a month of tea! This one is savory and mossy without any bitterness. A good example of rolled green tea that opens into huge leaves.

Flavors: Grassy, Savory

Lupiressmoon

Yes, so exciting! My first year participating on Advent. Hope you have fun. You definitely had a unique name to try today.

ashmanra

Sounds like a fun tea!

Michelle

Its a good start, now the challenge is not to fall behind on tasting notes(both writing and reading!)

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Another tea I picked up at Simpson and Vail and I like this one! A bit nutty to start and coppery and malty to finish. Very little astringency to this cup, it would blend well with other black teas. I must say this is my second favorite awesome tea from S&V, and I’d be tempted to purchase more if Beesakopie remains out of stock.

Flavors: Malty, Metallic, Nutty

gmathis

Someday I want to learn the proper pronunciation of all these interesting tea estates!

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70

This one brews up brightly with less leaf than I normally use. It is easy to get a dark and bitter cup, so while I won’t mind sipping this down, it’s not something I would purchase again. An impulse buy from S&V but not one I’ll reach for very often.

gmathis

Noted. I’ll keep some milk handy when I try your sample!

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A few of the teas in the NP sampler have been meh for me, but this one has a nice balance. A little sweet from the raspberry and a little savory from the sage. It all blends together nicely and it seems I have chosen a good way to start the holiday.
Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

Flavors: Raspberry, Sage

Cameron B.

Happy Thanksgiving! I love this tea. :)

Michelle

It’s interesting and tasty, a good combo.

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70

There is something mossy but sharp about this blend. Chicory and spearmint and apple don’t seem like they blend together, but this is quite drinkable. S&V Author blends are a bit hit or miss with me, and this one is a hit. If it were earlier in the day it might inspire me to get out for a walk, but I’ll just have to conjure this blend in my mind to get me outside tomorrow when the sun is out!

Flavors: Chicory, Spearmint, Sweet

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I stopped by Simpson and Vail earlier this month on my way through Connecticut and managed to not go TOO overboard with my purchases. I did get a bunch of teas, a few author teas and the NP sampler box. This tea looks good on paper, but there is something a bit too sharp in this blend for my liking. Smoky mountains are supposed to be foggy and soft; they missed the mark in this blend. It makes me want to pare my best Lapsang with some blackberry jam toast to try and recreate the blend.

Lupiressmoon

I think you hit the nail on the head with this one saying they went for strength but it lacks some softness

tea-sipper

Oh cool, a visit to S&V’s actual shop! Fun. Also, I have not forgotten I still owe you a tea package. I will be working on that in the next month or so!

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73

Minty and creamy with a hint of astringent green tea at the end. A nicely drinkable version of Moroccan mint tea.

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Hmmm, the first few sips were slightly cinnamon with chicory underneath. Not very sweet at all, there’s no dates in this Teeccino blend. The lingering aftertaste as it cools is medicinal like cough syrup. Not for me.

Flavors: Chicory, Cinnamon, Medicinal

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I started drinking more tea about 10 years ago when I found that even my half -caf coffee was making me jittery and then sleepy after the caffeine wore off. While I started out with mostly Teavana, but soon expanded my tea cupboard to include lapsang souchon, pu-erh, Assam, and other strong black teas. I do enjoy oolongs, green, and other teas, as well as a nice tisane for an evening cuppa.
I’m not fond of jasmine or bergamont teas, though I’ll try anything once.
I am an avid traveler, hiker, soccer player/watcher.
I love trying new tea in new places, if you see something in my cupboard you want to try, hit me up for a swap!

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