60 Tasting Notes
A very rich tasting pu-erh. Teaopia’s little selection of pu-erh left me a bit skeptical, but I’m glad I gave this a try. The taste is earthy, with slight orangy undertones on the first infusion. The true orangy taste comes out on the second infusion. Definitely recommend this to any person who likes a strong cup of Black Tea, and who doesn’t mind something a little stronger than Orange Pekoe, and Yunan.
The tea is also extremely high in Vitamin C.
Preparation
Teaopia’s best flavored Rooibos. When I first tried this, I was intrigued by the level of flavors going on: you have hints of citrus, mint, then rooibos. And man, I loved it. Before really trying Teaopia’s teas, this Rooibos was on top of my list then, and still is now. Having tried the majority of what Teaopia has to offer: you can’t go wrong with this.
Preparation
Anyone who likes a citrus “tea” would love to try this. It’s naturally sweet, using a green Rooibos base. The orange taste is definitely the most potent, I find the longer you steep it the better it gets. I did a 2 hour steeping on this Rooibos, and it tasted divine. However, if you can’t handle a sweet tasting tea, steer clear of this.
Preparation
I didn’t expect much when I bought this tin of matcha. Generally, I make iced lattes out of matcha, generally using Rice/Almond/Soy milk to preserve the antioxidants. However, I must say, I’m quite impressed. The quality of the matcha is just a hint below what I normally drink. Honestly, it’s still really nice. However, I would strongly prefer to prepare this specific matcha powder to make drinks with, and not to drink. I would recommend whisking this matcha for quite some time for the best taste.
Preparation
This used to be my favorite tea. With a light creamy taste, and undertones of nuts, it was hard to go wrong with this one. Also, it makes wicked re-steeps, and excellent hot or cold lattes. If you have a major sweet tooth like I did before, add some honey to the tea. It makes it taste incredible. This used to get me through some of the most stressful afternoons at work.
Preparation
Absolutely horrendous. When this tea came in, I made sure I’d be the first one to try it out. Man, I was disappointed. I added honey to it as well, and the taste was like drinking a hot of the same stuff I added to the tea. The tea’s smell, unfortunately also put me off.
Preparation
A very nice type of Black tea. It gave me hope to actually appreciating black tea again, because I had only the Darjeelings from Teaopia. I can’t stand them, but that isn’t what this review is about.
The Ceylon Teaopia carries is both affordable, and delicious. For anyone familiar with Orange Pekoe, you won’t be disappointed. The tea fully embodies its smell with a light earthy taste when the tea is steeped. Definitely recommended for newcomers to tea, either with milk/sugar. For the best taste, it’s best to drink it without anything added.
Preparation
It’s a nice heavy cup of tea, and definitely not for the feint hearted. The taste is mildly floral, with undertones of Pu-erh. There is no mate taste I find, and the light fruity smell that the tea gives off comes off as being citrus-like.
Preparation
I wasn’t impressed. I don’t know if the tea was over steeped, but it tasted like a bitter apple drink to me. I got the feint white tea taste as an undertone. I wouldn’t recommend this to anyone sadly. I love flavored white teas, however, this one just didn’t move me at all.