189 Tasting Notes
Bagged
Aroma when Dry: toothpaste, soapy, minty
After water is first poured: toothpaste minty, fresh
At end of first steep: sour, floral
Tea liquor:
At end of first steep: light minty green
Staple? Type yes, this brand no
Preferred time of day: Any
Taste:
At first: flat mint, sour grassy close
As it cools? mint oil starts to be more noticable
Additives used (milk, honey, sugar etc)? No
Lingers? Yes, with generic mintyness
Preparation
Bagged
Aroma when Dry: sour floral
After water is first poured: sour
At end of first steep: sour, floral
Tea liquor:
At end of first steep: med green
Staple? No
Preferred time of day: Any
Taste:
At first: sour floral
As it cools ? Mellowed sour, floral, then sourness fades
Additives used (milk, honey, sugar etc)? No
Lingers? Yes, cloying sour notes
Preparation
Loose
Appearance: curly, rich chocolate brown
Aroma when Dry: Nutty,light sweet, slight floral note
After water is first poured: nutty, hazelnut, walnut notes creaminess
Tea liquor:
At end of first steep:light dusty brown
Staple? Type yes
Preferred time of day: afternoon, evening, as needed medicinally
Taste:
At first: nutty, slight buttery note, astringent
As it cools? notes fade into increasing astringency
Additives used (milk, honey, sugar etc)? No
Lingers? yes, sour increasing astringency
Preparation
Loose
Appearance: curly, bicolored green, white. Slightly fuzzy
Aroma when Dry: very faint melon
After water is first poured: melon cucumber
At end of first steep: sour, slight melon, slight fruity notes
Tea liquor:
At end of first steep: hint of grass
Staple? No
Preferred time of day: any
Taste:
At first: slight floral and melon, grass, closes with a creamy melon note
As it cools ? tea gets a bit grassier, melon notes get deeper, fuller, tea gets a bit brothy, then all notes flatten
Additives used (milk, honey, sugar etc)? No
Lingers? Yes, primarily the melon notes
Second steep (2min)
at first: weak melon notes
as it cools: starts to sour
Preparation
Appearance: knobby oolong, small curl, faint bicolor
Aroma when Dry: creamy, notes of cucumber,
After water is first poured: light creaminess
At end of first steep: toasty almond
Tea liquor:
At end of first steep: meadow brown-green
Staple? No
Preferred time of day: afternoon, evening
Taste: grassy, burnt almond notes,
At first:
As it cools ? Toasty notes get slighty creamy, hints of apricot surface, tea gets astringent
Additives used (milk, honey, sugar etc)? No
Lingers? Yes, almond paste without the grit
Second steep (1min 30 seconds)
Tea liquor:
Aroma: grassy sweet (eastern)
Taste: grassy, melon
As it cools: melon notes, less grass, almond starts to fade, gets astringent
Preparation
Loose
Appearance: knobby oolong, small curl, bicolor
Aroma when Dry: creamy, notes of cucumber
After water is first poured: creamy, vanilla, cucumber, faint mint notes
At end of first steep: sweet, creamy, buttery, faint mint
Tea liquor:
At end of steep: light buttery yellow
Staple? Unsure, first tasting
Preferred time of day: afternoon, evening
Taste:
At first: buttery, earthy, chewy
As it cools ? Notes get deeper, less creamy, more vegital
Additives used (milk, honey, sugar etc)? No
Lingers? Yes, velvety floral notes with hints of woodyness
Second steep (4min)
Tea liquor: light yellow
Aroma: fruity, floral
Taste: rich, woody, floral
As it cools: gets fruity, very brothy melon, cucumber, mint, and slight salt notes
Third steep (4 min)
Taste: rich, salty, floral,cucumber, mints, melon notes
lingers like restuarant tea
Fourth steep (5 min)
Taste: serviceable floral restuarant tea, still lingers
Preparation
Loose
Appearance: green white large leaf, fuzzy,
Aroma when Dry: fruity, creamy, notes of citrus
After water is first poured: creamy pear notes
At end of first steep: slightly sweet (eastern) honey, creaminess
Tea liquor:
At end of steep: faint meadowy yellow
Staple? No, would buy again
Preferred time of day: any
Taste:
At first: light, velvety, citrus notes, slight creamy closing notes, melon notes show
As it cools ? citrus notes fade, tea gets creamier in texture, lingers longer.
Additives used (milk, honey, sugar etc)? No
Lingers? Yes, velvety floral notes with citrus
Second steep (5min): still has velvety texture, not much flavor left
Preparation
Bagged,
Appearance:
Aroma when Dry: vegital, sour
After water is first poured: sour, grassy
At end of first steep: sour, buttery, grassy
Tea liquor:
At beginning of steep: light green
At end of steep: mossy, foresty green
Staple? No
Preferred time of day: any
Taste:
At first: grassy, sour, slight creaminess at closing
As it cools ? Stays grassy, gets a bit sticky,
Additives used (milk, honey, sugar etc)? No
Lingers? Yes, grassy, bitter and creamy
Preparation
Loose
Appearance: sorghum and rice noticeable, balanced blend with the bancha
Aroma when Dry: sweet (eastern) nutty, slightly toasty. Rice notes
After water is first poured: nutty, toasty,
At end of first steep: nutty, toasty, earthy, sweet (eastern) chewy
Tea liquor:
At beginning of steep: light green
At end of steep: mossy, foresty green
Staple? Type yes, will buy this brand again gladly
Preferred time of day: any, could drink buckets of this
Taste:
At first: nutty, toasty, earthy, sweet (eastern) chewy, hints of floral
As it cools? gets a bit buttery, slighty sour tang, a bit more floral less chewy, keeps other notes
Additives used (milk, honey, sugar etc)? No
Lingers? Yes, all notes stay, it gets slightly creamy, mildly like chestnuts
Also good chilled
Preparation
Loose
Appearance: broken, cut, mildly bicolor leaf
Aroma when Dry: vegital, slightly salty, slightly sour
After water is first poured: earthy, slightly sweet (eastern)
At end of first steep: vegital, slightly salty, mild sweetness (eastern)
Tea liquor:
At end of steep: light woods green
Staple? Type, yes
Preferred time of day: any
Taste:
At first: creamy, woody, faint sourness
As it cools ? Tea mellows a bit, gets less bodied, sour notes dissipate
Additives used (milk, honey, sugar etc)? No
Lingers? Yes, earthy warm notes
good chilled
