518 Tasting Notes

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The first steep was a bit clove heavy, but then I did brew it strong. There is a caramel/apple flavored aftertaste. Second steep is much more fruity, lots of sweet apple, the clove is gone, and there is a slight caramel note. I did a third steep for 10 minutes, and it’s the most balanced of the three, no clove, but the caramel/apple/cinnamon is weaker but certainly still there. This was a nice warming cup but I’m not sure I need it in my cupboard.

Flavors: Apple, Caramel, Cinnamon, Clove

ashmanra 5 years ago

This is great as a latte!

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drank Samurai Chai Maté by Teavana
518 tasting notes

Advent tea
Anise was the first thing I smelled and tasted in this first steep. There is a sweet cinnamon note lingering too. Can’t taste any of the bitter, smoky mate, and the clove/cardamom you’d expect from a chai is muted as well. This is a nice warming cinnamon, licorice chai. A nice choice for a tea advent!

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Thanks to steepster I can now scratch off to see what advent tea I am drinking instead of peeling the sticker off(and trying to decipher what is left underneath).
The first cup was yummy, chocolate and creamy, with a hint of mint at the end? Not sure about the caramel flavoring in the first steep, but it replaces the marshmallow in the second steep and I’m getting weaker chocolate with the caramel. Overall an enjoyable cup, but I liked the chocolate covered snowballs better. Maybe I just don’t think marshmallows belong in tea, they belong in hot chocolate. Glad I got a taste of this though, I am enjoying this advent.

Flavors: Caramel, Chocolate, Cream

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Martin Bednář 5 years ago

They are scratchable? How?

Michelle 5 years ago

It takes a bit if effort, and you might use a coin or knife, but she put scratchable stickers over the tea names. I put the tea in my infuser then I scratched to see the name. Makes a bit of a mess, but it’s better than trying to peel the sticker.

Martin Bednář 5 years ago

Hm. I tried but nothing. I will try again then. Maybe something sharper than my nails.

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drank strawberry daiquiri by Teavana
518 tasting notes

Advent tea
I seem to be behind on my advent, my excuse is that I was traveling this week. This is strawberry with a slight edge. If it had a salty taste I’d say it was a margarita, but this is sweet like a a strawberry pop tart. Festive for this time of year, I could see this in the punch bowl at an office Christmas party. If I still worked in an office, or we could still have Christmas parties.

Flavors: Strawberry

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The Cuppa Geek advent has small packets, so I have been using about 6 oz for each cup as I like a strong cup in the morning. The berry and lemon flavors are the strongest in this cup, nice and light for a black tea. The lavender comes in as an aftertaste, very subtle. The first steep had a weird metallic note lingering on after I finished the cup. The second steep is weaker, with raspberry dominating and lemongrass in the background. Not my favorite of the advent so far, but an enjoyable cup.

Flavors: Lemongrass, Raspberry

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drank Vanilla Green by Adagio Teas
518 tasting notes

The buttery green tea is trying to peek through, but really all I taste is vanilla cream. And it’s not artificial. Not a bad cup really, but not something I need in my cupboard.

Flavors: Butter, Vanilla

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drank Cool Eucalyptus by DAVIDsTEA
518 tasting notes

From the Samurai TTB
Smells like a minty cough drop. Tastes like a minty cough drop. I could try to add ginger or honey to make it more palatable, but I think there is a reason eucalyptus is relegated to cough drops and vapor rub.

Shae 5 years ago

Have you tried DT’s Cold 911? I wonder how it compares. I feel like the eucalyptus hits me in the face on that one as soon as I open the bag.

Michelle 5 years ago

I haven’t tried that one, I usually go for Throat Coat or Gypsy Cold care from traditional medicinals when I’m feeling sick. Or strait peppermint.

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drank Spiced Mate by Adagio Teas
518 tasting notes

Lots of clove in this one, which masks the bitterness of the mate. A bit of cinnamon underneath all the clove. I might like this if it were more balanced, but it’s a bit to clove heavy for me.

Flavors: Cinnamon, Clove, Cloves

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drank Butterscotch by Adagio Teas
518 tasting notes

The tea advent box from Skysamurai had some extra Adiago samples in it, so I randomly chose one this morning. This is not bad, tastes like butterscotch pudding, but it does have an artificial aftertaste. I might be tempted to get more of this butterscotch if I didn’t fondly remember Butiki’s Walnut banana butterscotch. THAT was a good butterscotch tea!

Flavors: Butterscotch

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drank Iron Arhat by white2tea
518 tasting notes

From the Samurai TTB
This is a nice roasty oolong with charcoal notes up front, salty peanuts in the middle, and a slight sweet floral finish. I only did two steeps western style, but I’m sure this would gongfu or grandpa well. One of these days I’ll place a white 2 tea order and this will be in my basket.

Flavors: Nutty, Roasted, Salty

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I started drinking more tea about 10 years ago when I found that even my half -caf coffee was making me jittery and then sleepy after the caffeine wore off. While I started out with mostly Teavana, but soon expanded my tea cupboard to include lapsang souchon, pu-erh, Assam, and other strong black teas. I do enjoy oolongs, green, and other teas, as well as a nice tisane for an evening cuppa.
I’m not fond of jasmine or bergamont teas, though I’ll try anything once.
I am an avid traveler, hiker, soccer player/watcher.
I love trying new tea in new places, if you see something in my cupboard you want to try, hit me up for a swap!

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