189 Tasting Notes
Bagged
Aroma when Dry: Sweet, fruity, syrupy raspberry, blackberry faint rosehip
After water is first poured: sweet, syrupy berry notes, jammy
At end of steep: sweet, syrupy
Tea liquor:
At end of steep: deep blood red
Staple? Type perhaps, looking into loose leaf next
Preferred time of day: afternoons
Taste:
At first?: berry cough syrup
As it cools?: gets sweeter, syrupy, thick
Additives used (milk, honey, sugar etc)? No
Lingers? Yes, cherry, raspberry, current and lemon, all cloying
Preparation
Bagged
Aroma when Dry: Sweet, fruity
After water is first poured: hints of raspberry
At end of steep: light woody raspberry
Tea liquor:
At end of steep: deep blood red
Staple? Type perhaps, looking into loose leaf next
Preferred time of day: afternoons
Taste:
At first?: sharp, tart,
As it cools?: berry notes open up, blackberry notes surface greatly
Additives used (milk, honey, sugar etc)? No
Lingers? sweet-tart raspberry notes
would be good chilled
Preparation
Bagged
Aroma when Dry: Jasmine, floral, grassy
After water is first poured: soft jasmine notes
At end of steep: light floral jasmine and grass
Tea liquor:
At end of steep: faint green
Staple? Type yes, would not use brand again, will restock with loose leaf
Preferred time of day: Any
Taste:
At first?: grass with hints of mint, slight harsh close
As it cools?: sour complicated grassy notes
Additives used (milk, honey, sugar etc)? No
Lingers? Yes, with a mellowed grassiness, that bitters as it cools
Preparation
Bagged
Aroma when Dry: lemony
After water is first poured: lemon fresh, citrus
At end of steep: lemon
Tea liquor:
At end of steep: pale green
Staple? No, will not buy personally
Preferred time of day: before evening
Taste:
At first?: warm, watery lemonade
As it cools?: notes open up, tea is reminiscent of green tea’s answer to sweet tea and lemon
Additives used (milk, honey, sugar etc)? No
Lingers? Yes, lemon zest bitter notes
Preparation
Bagged,
Powdered
Aroma when Dry: sweet, (eastern) creamy
After water is first poured: sweet (eastern) grassy butter cream
At end of steep:
Tea liquor:
At end of steep: faint powdery green
Staple? Type yes, would use brand again, not likely to buy
Preferred time of day: any
Taste:
At first?: creamy sweet (eastern) grassy note, hints at vegital
As it cools?: get very buttery, cream finish
Additives used (milk, honey, sugar etc)? No
Lingers? Yes, the deep, sweet (eastern) chewy note in the matcha stays across the palate.
Preparation
Bagged
Appearance:
Aroma when Dry: warm, nutty
After water is first poured: buttery, nutty
At end of steep: nutty, coffee note
Tea liquor:
At end of steep: hints of brown
Staple? Type yes, prefer loose leaf
Preferred time of day: any
Taste:
At first?: buttery open, then hints of weak coffee and cream, closing on a soapy note
As it cools?: starts getting a burnt coffee note, cream note gets odd, then gets watery
Additives used (milk, honey, sugar etc)? No
Lingers? Yes, the watery note stays
Preparation
Bagged
Appearance:
Aroma when Dry: sweet jasmine floral, soapy
After water is first poured: hints of jasmine
At end of steep: hints of grassy jasmine
Tea liquor:
At end of steep: Light yellow
Staple? Type yes, would not buy brand
Preferred time of day: any
Taste:
At first?: flat jasmine notes, hints of grassiness
As it cools?: taste gets lighter, slightly soapy
Additives used (milk, honey, sugar etc)? No
Lingers? Yes, with faint floral creamy notes
Preparation
Bagged
Aroma when Dry: warm, Spicy, peppery cinnamon
Tea liquor:
At beginning of steep (boil) clay brown-red)
Staple? Chai yes, this brand No
Preferred time of day: Afternoon, evening
Taste:
Black (right after being brought to boil)
Aroma: cinnamon, honey
At first: tangy, peppery, sour
Aroma, cinnamon, honey
As it cools ? Bright Cinnamon, light pepper
With 1 cup milk?
(after 2-3 min boil)
Aroma: spiced cream,
At first: creamy harsh cinnamon, pepper close
As it cools? Cinnamon mellows, gets buried in peppery notes
Additives used (milk, honey, sugar etc)? Milk after first notes on flavour
With 1tsp of honey? Extends the creamy texture, lets it linger longer, before the pepper overpowers
Lingers?
With milk: short peppery cream note,
With milk and Honey: notes switch places lengths
Preparation
Bagged
Aroma when Dry: sour, grassy
After water is first poured: nutty, powdery
At end of steep: grassy, buttery
Tea liquor:
At end of steep: med green
Staple? Type yes, would not use brand again
Preferred time of day: any
Taste:
At first: bitter, harsh, grassy
As it cools? Gets less harsh, grassy, slightly creamy, then bitter note closes
Additives used (milk, honey, sugar etc)? No
Preparation
Loose
Appearance: small leaf, lots of sorghum seed, some popped rice
Aroma when Dry: buttery, nutty
After water is first poured: buttery, creamy, nutty, grassy, faint earthiness
At end of steep: harsh grass
Tea liquor:
At end of steep: grassy, clear
Staple? Type yes, would not use brand again
Preferred time of day: any
Taste:
At first: harsh grassiness, slight rice and butter notes hinted at
As it cools ? Harshness lessens, creamy notes surface
Additives used (milk, honey, sugar etc)? No
Lingers? Yes, harsh at first, slight buttery grass notes close
Preparation
Yes, at the 3 minute mark of steeping this tea will definitely be harsh. Recommended steeping time for this tea, which is printed on the bag, is 30 seconds with freshly boiled water. This preparation makes a world of difference. I recommend rinsing this genmaicha to improve the flavor. I rinse it with cold water.
