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Steeped and sipped while washing dishes last night.
It’s not really a pineapple flavour, but it’s very gently/naturally sweet and fruity in that kind of confectionery glaze way and with the combination of a nice flaky pasty and very buttery note it does make me think of something loosely fruit tart inspired. So I’m not mad that the taste isn’t perfectly dead on/distinct. The nod to the titular flavour is enough for me, at least in this moment during this week.
Steeped this one up last night and I like it quite a bit!
I definitely got the sense that oversteeping would be really easy with this blend as it is a quite robust black tea base and there was a little bit of a tannic/astringent edge, but overall the flavour was pretty well balanced. Definitely a burnt sugar/caramel type of note alongside a lighter sweet pineapple that was a more like a pineapple glaze than a sweet juicy fresh pineapple. The mild syrupy fruit notes with that almost bitter burnt sugar are awesome together though and it makes for an indulgent fruity profile that makes sense for a pineapple tart.
I feel like I always over steep this…
Anyway, it was nice enough. The peach is very, very light but I do like that because it’s more of a floral white peach it marries well to the oolong itself which is also floral. Was a bit coarse though because of the over steeping – mostly in terms of astringency, not bitterness.
Over steeped this bad boy. As a result the cup was this upsetting mash of beautiful floral white peach and biting astringency and bitterness in the finish. Tasted a bit too harsh and perfume-y thanks to my unfortune steeping mishap. I know how lovely this gem can be when brewed with care, so it was a particularly sad infusion because of that.
This is such a lovely, simple white peach flavour – nice and medium bodied with the perfect balance of juicy sweetness and floral notes that marry perfectly with the natural floral rose and orchid notes in the greener oolong base that it’s blended with!
Tea Photo: https://www.instagram.com/p/CgCndtlufVd/
Song Pairing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=or0hRxUyGPQ
Got a massive haul from ETTE tea that I’m just super excited to dig into!
It was a really large order since ETTE is inconvenient to order from. I had to reach out to the company on IG to see if they would ship to Canada since that wasn’t an option through their site, and the shipping was EXPENSIVE. Sooo… I order a lot of teas to help justify the cost. Like, a lot a lot.
I thought this one had one of the nicest dry leaf aromas of the bunch – a very soft and dewy floral peach! Steeped up I think the taste was a little bit less distinctly peach than I had expected it to be, but the light and mellow fruity taste and floral green oolong was so pleasant and refreshing.
Sipdown 112-2021
Still sipping through all of the Ette samples Dustin sent. Very glad to have been able to try so many! This is probably one of my favorites of the Ette blends I’ve tried thus far. There is a prominent toasty/roastiness. The pandan and coconut peaks through at the end of the sip, with a tiny bit of spice lingering in the throat.
Flavors: Coconut, Spicy, Toasted Rice, Toasty
Sipdown 107-2021
Working through all of the kind Ette samples shared by Dustin. This one really intrigued me, as I love lychee. Once brewed, the lychee scent is really prominent. The lychee flavor, however, is much more subdued. I’m mainly tasting bergamot, with just a hint of lychee. Glad I was able to try it!
Sipdown 101-2021
Another share from Dustin!
This smells lovely. Like sweet vanilla cookies and ginger. I get a bit of the vanilla/cookie in the flavor, with a bit of ginger and clove. But, it’s suffering from that odd ‘cola’ flavor that I’ve encountered in so many chai blends.
Sipdown 100-2021
Woot! Finally got to my 100th sipdown for the year. I was hoping to be to this point about a month ago, but better late than never.
This was a generous share from Dustin, thank you!
It smells super smoky. Like BBQ smoky. However, the smoky flavor is much more muted than I would have assumed. It’s still quite strong, but not as intense as the scent would lead one to believe. Other than the smokiness, I’m getting a bit of…vanilla? Something soft and sweet. I can’t really make the flavors out over the smoke.
This sample was kindly sent by Dustin
This one was ok, it reminded me of cocoa shells in flavor. Chocolate with a sort of fruity undertone that dark chocolate usually has. I would have never identified it as cranberry though. The tea had a bit of an oil slick on top as is common with teas that include chocolate chips. I don’t really remember much else about it other than it’s not one I feel the need to repurchase. Glad I got the chance to try it though!
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April Sipdown Alphabet Challenge: “P” Tea
This Sample kindly came from Dustin
I really liked this one! It’s a really yummy earl grey. I don’t know what Pandan tastes like but I think it adds some sweetness in this tea. The bergamot is lovely and the sweetness almost adds a vanilla custard note as well. I need to get my hands on some more Ette Tea at some point. Though I’m not sure how since they never got back to me about shipping to the U.S. I ended up re-steeping my cup of this.
Flavors: Bergamot, Custard, Earl Grey, Vanilla
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Another Ette sample kindly sent by Dustin
This one sounded really interesting from the description but in terms of flavor I don’t taste any of the chili. Without the chili it tastes like a dessert tea not like a savory one. It’s SO Good! The genmaicha hojicha base give it a nice and toasty flavor. The coconut is really yummy and possibly the Pandan make it taste like custard. I get Coconut Custard from this one and would definitely buy some more of this one.
Flavors: Coconut, Creamy, Custard, Rice
Preparation
Sipdown 38-2021
Another very kind share from Dustin.
This tastes like a straight kukicha. I’m not getting any added flavor or additional ingredients. It’s a perfectly fine green tea, but not quite what I was expecting.
I didn’t want to say before you tried them, but most of the Ette blends have been less than what I was hoping for. There are a couple that are really good, but the rest did not stand out.
So unfortunate, as the blends have such potential. Thank you again for sharing. I would’ve been quite disappointed if I paid $50 for shipping to try them.
Sipdown 40-2021
Not much has changed since the last cup- vanilla black tea with some orange notes. A nice cup in the morning.
I’ve been doing shockingly well with not buying any new teas, and focusing on sipping down what I have. Hopefully I can keep this streak up.
A sample from Dustin!
I’m mostly getting a vanilla/carmelized sugar flavor, followed by a very mild candied orange. No coconut, pandan, or spices. Apparently it’s also a green/black blend, and I’m definitely not getting any green tea flavor. Overall a tasty cup of tea and I’m very glad to have tried it, but I don’t think it’s something I will repurchase.
One of the Ette teas samples I received from Dustin.
I was looking for something to brew for the Lunar New Year and realized that it was tomorrow and I didn’t really have a tea that seemed fitting. I was debating between this one and Holiday (Harney & Sons) This one had a more colorful dry leaf based on the photo. I still made this cup today.
This one reminds me of an orange spice tea but it’s nice and soft vs. the typical in your face spice tea. It has Pandan in it which is not something I’ve tried before but have been curious about. I don’t know what Pandan tastes like but there is kind of a vanilla custard type note. that could also be from the coconut. It’s a bit drying as well. This is a fitting cup since Orange Spice type flavors tend to make me think of Winter and we may get up to 10 inches of snow here. Yay for snow!
