69
drank Afternoon Tea by Lupicia
1379 tasting notes

While my husband is working from home today I thought I should do my wifely duties and bake him a cake. I went for a chocolate marble cake and chose this tea to serve with it. There is nothing better than eating a slice of cake still warm from the oven. :)

I can taste the Assam in the first few sips but there is a delicate floral after taste from the Darjeeling. The Assam in my opinion is just too strong in comparison though and it spoils the blend. It’s drinkable but not as nice as it could be. It’s also rather spicy and musky but also dry.

I have one more pots worth of this tea left and I will not be restocking it. Just not special enough for me, sorry Lupicia.

Preparation
Boiling 3 min, 0 sec
Shelley_Lorraine

yummy, cake…. I always put slices of cake in the microwave to get that fresh-baked feel :)

Anna

Can we also maybe do a cake swap box now please?

Login or sign up to leave a comment.

Comments

Shelley_Lorraine

yummy, cake…. I always put slices of cake in the microwave to get that fresh-baked feel :)

Anna

Can we also maybe do a cake swap box now please?

Login or sign up to leave a comment.

Profile

Bio

I’m 34 years old from Leicester, England named Kayleigh.

I started off many years ago drinking herbal and fruit teas which over time peaked my interest in trying new types. Eventually I began to import and sample many different teas and cultures which I still do today. My life goal is to try as many teas and ways of having tea as possible.

Tea wise my cravings change constantly from pu erh one month to jasmine green to the next and so on.

I also enjoy watching Japanese Anime and horror films.

I am always up for tea swaps so if you see anything in my virtual cupboard then please contact me.

A short list to help swapping with me easier though honestly I am not fussy and am willing to try anything. Plus the notes below are usually, sometimes I love a tea that has an ingredient I tend to dislike and other times I hate a tea that I thought I would love.

Likes: Any fruit but especially melon and orange, vanilla, all tea types (black, green, white etc), nuts (any), flowers, ginger, chai.

Dislikes: Licorice, aniseed, clove, eucalyptus, lavender.

My rating system
I have my own way of rating teas that makes each one personal. I have different categories, I rate each tea depending on what it is made of. For example: I rate green teas in a different way to black teas or herbal teas. So black, white, green, Pu Erh, Rooibos, Oolong, blends and tisanes all have their own rating system. That way I can compare them with other teas of the same or similar type before for an adequate rating. And when I do give top marks which is very rare I am actually saying that I would love to drink that tea all day, every day if possible. It’s a tea that I would never turn down or not be in the mood for. So while I agree that no tea is 100% perfect (as nothing is) I am saying that it’s as close as it comes to it. After all, in my book the perfect teas (or close to perfect anyway) are ones that I could drink all the time. That is why you will find a high quality black or Oolong will not have as high a score as a cheap flavoured blend, they are simply not being compared in the same category.

Location

Leicester, England, United Kingdom

Following These People

Moderator Tools

Mark as Spammer