1417 Tasting Notes
1st steep: This tea is really lovely. The scent reminds me of the holidays, but the tea is incredibly well balanced. The thyme is very clear and definitely comes through. The base is smooth and not astringent at all. A really lovely and unique tea from Martin, thank you!
2nd steep: Just as lovely the second time around. Impressive for a black tea!
This is a breakfast tea that flirts with astringency, but with a lower steeping temperature, comes out fairly smooth. There’s a natural sweetness here that’s very clean and it’s really a lovely cup. For those so inclined, the packaging notes it takes milk and sugar well.
Background: We visited the Danish Jewish Museum in CPH last summer and naturally I had to pick up this tea. This is a recreation of a historical tea, meant to embody both modern and historical times (as far back as late 1800s/early 1900s) and be reflective of teas once sold in Denmark from Moses & Søn G. Melchior. There’s a bit more information here (scroll down to the tea): https://www.jewmus.dk/en/butik.
If you ever find yourself in Copenhagen, the Danish Jewish Museum was really amazing to see and the tour is absolutely worth it. It’s one of the smallest museums we’ve visited, but a unique and a great opportunity to learn some history.
Preparation
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Thank you from Martin for this one! I didn’t make any notes, but I recall this being a really lovely fruit tea, quite enjoyable and really nice especially considering it was a bagged tea.
These fruit teas from Naturavita are great and I would love to add both to my cupboard.
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This one is nice. The peach flavour is prominent, more flavoured than natural, but not so overly done that it’s cloying. It strikes me that this would be a great summer iced tea. I’ve never been, but it makes me think of TV shows I’ve seen of the southern US. I’ll have to try this cold next.
2024 sipdown no. 6
This tea is so wonderful. The blueberry comes through clearly along with the maple. It’s giving blueberry waffles with maple. It’s truly delicious and I shall get more ASAP.
There is a definite apricot flavour here, very forthcoming and true. However, there is a perfume-y scent which is ruining the flavour. It’s hard to get past as it fills my nose when I go to take a sip of the tea. If only the flavour could remain, and the scent could be dropped.
Been a long time since I’ve had this, but I remember loving it.
You’re more than welcome to some of mine, if you’re interested to try it again. :)
Perhaps if you air it out briefly, the aroma will be more palatable to you! I love this one. They also have an apricot white that is pretty good.
I have tried (but only for maybe an hour), but I shall air it out a bit more!
This one was very unusual—I’d never had a black tea with such a savory herb in it.
I agree! I found the base really worked somehow, happily hah.
I am really happy that you like it. Although unusual, I feel I need to keep it in my cupboard all the time.