1438 Tasting Notes
2026 sipdown no. 2
Both dry and steeped this smells equal parts melon-sweet and tropical-floral. The taste is very similar, almost exactly the same as the scent. There’s a light melon with even lighter sweetness and a definite floral aspect. The flavours are in this order from start to end of sip and the sweetness merges into the floral. Thanks Cameron for this lovely tea!
1st steep 2, 2.5, or 3 minutes
2nd steep add 30-60 seconds
Preparation
2026 sipdown no. 1
Thanks for sharing Cameron!
This has tannins at the forefront and an almost pencil lead taste. If I really concentrate, there’s a dry hay/dry, almost yellowed, grass flavour as well.
Preparation
Pencil lead! I think you may be the first reviewer ever (at least the ones I’m following) to use that as a flavor description!
Sounds revolting ba ha ha!
Hahah! gmathis I didn’t even have to contemplate it, my mind immediately categorised it as pencil lead/graphite. :P
Logging a few final sipdowns for 2025!
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2025 sipdown no. 64 Georgian Tea 1847 Wild Quince Tea
2025 sipdown no. 65 Herbs & Kettles Assam Golden Needle Tea (only the first steep was good, some astringency, thanks Cameron!)
2025 sipdown no. 66 Herbs & Kettles Rose Cardamom Chai (oversteeped and too astringent, thanks Cameron!)
2025 sipdown no. 67 A.C. Perch White Mulberry
2025 sipdown no. 68 Tante T Copenhagen Grey
2025 sipdown no. 69 Rishi Wild Thai Black (thanks Cameron!)
Wishing everyone a Happy New Year!
2025 sipdown no. 59
This is so lychee scented in the dry and steeped tea! The taste is also so lychee forward! As it cools, it’s more like lychee-rose. How is there apparently nothing in this except black tea and cornflowers? There’s no way. Thanks for sharing Cameron!
Glad it went to a loving home! :)
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