439 Tasting Notes
I don’t like bergamot, but I thought I’d try this Earl Grey that is one of Happy Lucky’s best selling teas. It smells like rose and tastes like an orange creamsicle with bergamot underneath. I can still detect the bergamot is there, but its very muted. Not a bad cup, and I’ll actually vote for it instead of Waffle Sauce today, but I don’t need this in my cupboard.
Flavors: Bergamot, Orange, Vanilla
I have picked up the sniffles somewhere along my travels and can’t taste very well at present. So I opened this new tin (have I finished the first tin?) and am enjoying this nutty sweet puerh concoction this morning. Will it clear out my sinuses? Maybe not, but I can taste it. Pretty yummy stuff.
Flavors: Caramel, Earthy, Nutmeg, Nutty, Sweet
Teas you can taste when you’re sick are nice, especially if they’re too strong for you normally. I have some old Assams and Ceylons that are basically “sick teas.” I hope you feel better soon!
While this tea brews up nice and strong to open your eyes in the morning, it doesn’t have enough Assam for my liking. It’s astringent and malty and robust, but I think I like Happy Lucky’s English Breakfast more with its keemun chocolatey notes. I kinda wish I had a bit more of this blend, but not enough to place an order :)
Flavors: Astringent, Malty
I’m not a fan of white tea in general, but I like this one. Dunno if I can actually taste the pear or ginger, but its a general berry flavor with a floral aftertaste on the first steep only. I might try this as a cold brew.
Flavors: Berry, Floral, Sweet
Michelle – A friend (Sandy here on Steepster) has just moved to Colorado and plans to go to Happy Lucky Tea House sometime. I know Bonnie used to go a lot. Have you ever been in person or do you just order from them?
I have been in person, they are good people, but tell her to go when it’s not so crowded for better service. It’s one of my favorite tea houses :)
More lime than hibiscus, but its smooth and has a nice caffeine kick. Nice to try, and have on hand for a sleepiness emergency.
Flavors: Lime
This tea has so much potential and yet it just does not deliver. I do taste the maple and the cinnamon and the nutmeg, but no berries and no apple. I think I like the spice profile on the peach cobbler better and that got my vote today. Its kinda cool tasting two teas per day and voting with others to see which tea advances.
Part of the matcha madness this month. The dry leaf smells amazing and much like a pie. The first steep tasted very cobbler-like, cinnamon and nutmeg and vanilla. Not so much peach. The second steep is just a muted version of the first. A nice cuppa, not sure I’d purchase.
Flavors: Cinnamon, Nutmeg, Sweet, Vanilla
The orange and vanilla make this sound very appealing to me!
I’ll include a cup when I send you that book that I’m supposed to be reading, but I keep getting ebooks I’ve placed on hold to read!
Ha ha! I can relate, and I look forward to it!
I do better with EG’s that have an additive or two to whap the bergamot into submission.