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“I saved the empty bag of this tea which I recently finished, because I wanted to always remember how much I loved it. Pastry teas are my jam. Too bad it’s limited edition. I really should start...” Read full tasting note
“Sipdown! Thanks to phi for this one. I quite enjoyed it, especially with a splash of rice milk. I have never heard of hickory nuts before so I can’t speak to whether that aspect of the flavor...” Read full tasting note
“Sample from variaTEA “nut” yes. Cannoli? mmmmmm maaaaybe? Mostly it was a nutty baked sort of good for me but lacking in the really cannoli feeling vibe. That aside, it was still a tasty cup...” Read full tasting note
“I’m not sure what happened, but somehow I ended up with three bags of this blend. Two opened, one still sealed. I managed to finish one of the open bags today, with this cup. I can see now why I...” Read full tasting note
Ilam Estate Second Flush Nepal
Flavor & Characteristics H
sweet, muscatel, creamy, nuts, smooth
3-5 minutes at 190F
Ingredients:
ilam nepalese black tea, raw hickory nuts, non-pareils, natural flavors
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I saved the empty bag of this tea which I recently finished, because I wanted to always remember how much I loved it. Pastry teas are my jam. Too bad it’s limited edition. I really should start making notes as I actually drink the teas…would you believe I can’t remember how it tasted a week ago??
I guess I can throw out the bag now.
As an aside, I’m pretty sure AQQT makes / has made most of my new favourite teas. Love this company.
ETA it’s my 650th tasting note!! Huzzah!! Hey Steepster just FYI I’d come around way more often if you’d make an app……
Sipdown! Thanks to phi for this one. I quite enjoyed it, especially with a splash of rice milk. I have never heard of hickory nuts before so I can’t speak to whether that aspect of the flavor here is true to nature. I do taste sweet cream, roasted nuts, and a bit of pastry. Noms.
Sample from variaTEA “nut” yes. Cannoli? mmmmmm maaaaybe? Mostly it was a nutty baked sort of good for me but lacking in the really cannoli feeling vibe. That aside, it was still a tasty cup and thoroughly enjoyable pre-painting and post dog walking :)
I’m not sure what happened, but somehow I ended up with three bags of this blend. Two opened, one still sealed. I managed to finish one of the open bags today, with this cup. I can see now why I still have it after all these years. I don’t really like it. I’m guessing I never really did since I still have so much of it, but I never wrote a note so I guess I don’t really know. It’s both light on flavor (not body, just flavor) and unappetizingly bitter. It does smell nice though – buttery and nutty. I don’t taste anything like cannoli unfortunately.
Flavors: Bitter, Butter, Nutty
Naming a tea after “cannoli” is promising a lot…!
The name sounds yummy, wish it could have lived up to it!
I know! There were definitely high expectations on my part, but to be fair this is a really old tea. I just keeping thinking that if it had tasted like cannoli when I’d first tried it then I would have finished it already. I wish it could have lived up to it’s name too, Roxy!
Way to go!
If she has the ingredients, she can do a special order and make more of a blend. I think it’s a 4oz minimum.
Good to know, thanks Dustin!
Well pastry and jam can certainly go together :P