378 Tasting Notes

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April backlog and sip down

I’m thankful to my past self—likely drinking tea and working—for making one single note and rating on the package. 90% of the time I’m drinking tea is while working, and the other 10% is when I allow myself the time over the weekend.

Tasting Notes: Cinnamon stick

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drank Biluochun by iTeaworld
378 tasting notes

April backlog and sip down

Tasting Notes: Peas, green beans, & buttery.

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April backlog and sip down

Aroma: Nutty, milky, grassy, & floral.

Tasting Notes: Refreshing, crisp, green beans, buttery collard greens, & refreshing.

Flavors: Green Beans

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April backlog and sip down

I couldn’t pull this one on their website, so I believe it was a club offering. Unfortunately, I must’ve misplaced the letter or accidentally thrown it away (oops) and I can’t verify if this is an oolong or black tea.

Aroma: Sweet, nutty, perfume, & soap.

Texture: Tongue numbing & mouth drying.

Tasting Notes: Bright, cantaloupe, floral, lavender, perfume, nutty, & sweet.

Additional Notes: This has the classic charm of Darjeeling, but it is less bold than what I’ve had from other vendors and grocery store offerings. I thought that it worked well both western and gongfu’d, however, I was able to get more (6) infusions from the gongfu’d than from the western sessions.

Flavors: Bright, Cantaloupe, Floral, Lavender, Nutty, Perfume, Soap, Sweet

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April backlog and sip down

I left this sample unopened for nearly two years since I’ve acquired tea from Verdant’s monthly club. Perhaps I grew too weary of the tea stash growing or green tea. However, I’m glad I finally got back around to sampling it!

Aroma: Nutty

Tasting Notes: Sweeter than expected, nutty, creamy, and umami.

Flavors: Creamy, Nutty, Umami

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April backlog & sip down

My misfortune is that I had only purchased a sample of this tea in 2024 and found it too late to sip through the sample. No biggie, I suppose, but without any new purchases planned for a long while, I can add this tea to my “Teas I’ve enjoyed and will always think about it” list.

Aroma: Green tea, clean sheng smell, fresh, & a cool day in the woods (Magical, right?).

Texture: Soupy & thick.

Tasting Notes: Clean, smooth, & crisp.

Flavors: Clean, Crisp, Smooth

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April backlog and sip down

Aroma: Charcoal, manure, sour, & nutty

No texture

Color: Reddish-orange

Tasting Notes: Heavy mineral, nutty, roasted nuts, & bedrock.

Additional Notes: This would be good tea for a cold winter day. It warmed the body with each sip [insert tea sweats here].

Flavors: Charcoal, Mineral, Nutty, Roasted, Sour

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April Backlog and sip down

My April stack has been sitting on my desk to review for a few weeks…I cannot believe we’re 17 days in May. Where the heck is 2025 going?

Aroma: Hay, melon rind, & cannabis

Texture: Oily

Tasting Notes: Melon, bitterness, & lingering sweetness.

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Backlog: April 9, 2025

I hadn’t managed to get very many notes from this session due to the crazy work week + everything kinda went blank. Thankfully, I managed to make notes, but most of the tea sessions felt “automated.”

Tasting Notes: I noted, “nothing beyond the texture.” I remember the tea didn’t have a lot of flavors (or anything I could pinpoint). At essentially $4 per session, I felt it lacking.

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Backlog/Sipdown: April 10, 2025

Aroma: Took a little while to get anything since the tea was so tightly compressed! A little floral and perfume-y.

Tasting Notes: Thick & soupy mouthfeel. Floral, sweet, brown sugar, dates, & figs.

Additional Notes: This tea lasted a long time, and I didn’t manage to get it fully opened! I checked 14 infusions (on and off brewing within 4 hours) and when I discarded the tea, it was still compressed in the middle.

Flavors: Brown Sugar, Dates, Fig

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