1184 Tasting Notes
I took a sample of this out of the GCTTB5 box 2 because I knew that I wanted to try it but didn’t want to hold the box up, so thanks for the sample Bitterleaf!
I combined the first 3 steeps gongfu style because I didn’t have time for a full gongfu session. I found the first 3 steeps sweet with honey and hay notes. I also found some peppery cinnamon notes hidden in there.
I also combined the next three steeps and found it to be sweeter with less peppery notes. Delicious. It would be interesting to see how it changes with age as the description states, but I only took enough for 1 sample.
Sipdown
I actually ended up enjoying this more than when I originally bought it. It seems with time, the flavours have had a chance to mellow out a bit and blend together to produce a smoother taste. It also seems to taste less artificial than it did back in October. Go figure!
If this comes back in the fall/winter, I will likely purchase it again for egg nog lattes! Oh man, I don’t dare even think about those yet ;)
I really like this one when I am in the mood for it.
So much missing milk. I hate to even think what my practitioner would say about eggnog. :)
I don’t drink a huge amount of milk but I would sure miss it if I couldn’t have it. I do really enjoy almond milk though (but not just by itself).
Hmm, almond milk. I haven’t tried it with tea yet. I will look into it. As I have been drinking mostly green, white, and oolong lately, I’ve just been drinking tea straight up which makes the absence of milk in my life easier.
I like my teas best straight but I like an almond milk latte from time to time especially with rooibos/honeybush. Try it out sometime!
Hmm, I should try this again sometime. This + eggnog sounds like a dream!
Thank you for the tip. I will.
I thought I had reviewed this sample previously…hmm.
I enjoyed this tea. It is slightly floral and malty with a slightly sweet aftertaste. It is not at all astringent or bitter.
I think I will try a longer brew next time to see what happens. I am not sure that I would purchase this as there are a large number of straight blacks that I prefer (like Teavivre’s black pearls), but it was enjoyable.
Preparation
Steepster’s got to be eating reviews.. We’ve all felt this at some point havent we – unless group tea drunk hallucinations
Haha, both are likely!
I have experienced this as well! With a tea I almost certainly reviewed in the past. Sad that reviews seem to be disappearing :(
I am trying to use up my oldest tea up first which is hard sometimes when that tea is no longer in season. I don’t usually drink pumpkin teas in spring/summer. I have cold brewing everything lately, so I thought I would try it out.
This was just weird. Cold pumpkin tea???? It was alright but just too weird. I might have to save this for fall
