1438 Tasting Notes
AC Perch 2025 Advent Day 3: Green Apple & Elderberry
I steeped this at 2 minutes, not the recommended 4-5. Lovely apple flavour and a mellow green base. The elderberry is quite faint, but everything works together really well.
Lex gave this an A!
Preparation
AC Perch 2025 Advent Day 2: Chingwo
I can smell the most subtle hint of smoke in both the dry and steeped tea. There’s no mention of this in the notes. The tea itself has some sweetness, but the smoke overtakes it (I strongly suspect this is a me issue).
Lex gave this one an F (gross, no, never again) XD.
AC Perch 2025 Advent Day 1: White Christmas
I would describe this as clove-heavy. If I concentrate, I can imagine some apple on the end of the sip. Mostly clove and cinnamon heat. The base is fine.
Lex created an advent tea rating scale from A-F and gave this a D/E (D: would not order, but decent; E: would not order, did not enjoy, but finished the cup).
2025 sipdown no. 51
This was a lovely tea. The cherry came through clearly with the chocolate more subtle, but definitely there. I finished this in 13 months and the flavour was already faded, but not so much it wasn’t still enjoyable. It’s a shame this one isn’t more readily available, as I would pick more up.
Preparation
If you search for the ingredients list, it looks like a lot of shops carry it under the name Black Forest or Temptation. Maybe there’s one in Canada!
Yeah, looks like it’s a Metropolitan blend, which means you can definitely find it in Canada. If your local Metropolitan reseller doesn’t have it in stock, they could probably order it for you. Looks like it’s actually on sale at thedriftingleaf.com under the name “Black Forest”.
2025 sipdown no. 49
There’s a nice blackcurrant flavour here at the forefront. The bergamot is quite hidden, but I didn’t really mind. Thanks Cameron!
