788 Tasting Notes
Steep Information:
Amount: 6g
Water: 750ml 185°F
Tool: Breville One-Touch Tea Maker BTM800XL
Steep Time: 2 minutes
Served: Hot
Tasting Notes:
Dry Leaf Smell: vegetal, lightly sweet
Steeped Tea Smell: light, vegetal, sweet
Flavor: smooth, vegetal, sweet
Body: Light
Aftertaste: astringent
Liquor: translucent green-brown
Meh, sweet light tea….not bad, not memorable.
This was a swap with LENA. Thanks LENA!
Images: http://amazonv.blogspot.com/2010/11/adagio-teas-loose-leaf-white-tea-white.html
Preparation
Tasting Notes:
Steeped Tea Smell: sweet, fruity
Flavor: sweet, hibiscus, cinnamon, apple, berry
Body: Full
Aftertaste: tart
Liquor: translucent purple
Tart fruit juice. Not bad, but not something I think I’ll get again.
Images: http://amazonv.blogspot.com/2010/11/tazo-company-bottled-herbal-tea.html
Tasting Notes:
Steeped Tea Smell: black tea, sweet, lemon
Flavor: black tea hints of sweet and lemon, but not strong at all
Body: Medium
Aftertaste: black tea and lemon linger
Liquor: translucent orange brown
Very good bottled tea. I would happily select this while out.
images: http://amazonv.blogspot.com/2010/11/tazo-company-bottled-black-tea-organic.html
Sweet citrus (bergamot) dark sweet chocolate ganache that melts in your mouth, the milk chocolate shell gets lost with the stronger flavors.
The truffle melts away in your mouth, and the bergamot of the tea shines through.
Images:
http://amazonv.blogspot.com/2010/11/arbor-teas-tea-infused-chocolate.html
http://amazonv.blogspot.com/2010/11/arbor-teas-tea-infused-chocolate_8642.html
The first thing I tasted was smooth delicious dark chocolate, followed by the creamy center which was a mild green tea with a hint of sweet pineapple.
Good chocolate truffle, but not a strong tea flavor.
Images:
http://amazonv.blogspot.com/2010/11/arbor-teas-tea-infused-chocolate.html
http://amazonv.blogspot.com/2010/11/arbor-teas-tea-infused-chocolate_07.html
Steep Information:
Amount: 1 teabag
Water: hot spigot water
Steep Time: a little over 5 minutes
Served: Hot
Tasting Notes:
Dry Leaf Smell: Licorice, Ginger, Berry, Lots of dust
Steeped Tea Smell: Spice, Orange, Berry
Flavor: Fruity, berry
Body: Light
Aftertaste: spice
Liquor: translucent light pink
I had this at work, I believe I had recieved it for free through a sample promotion held on facebook.
I don’t think I like licorice in my tea, despite liking licorice. I do not want this tea again.
Images: http://amazonv.blogspot.com/2010/11/yogi-tea-teabag-herbal-tea-berry-detox.html
Preparation
I’ve pretty much given up on Yogi….they over-licorice everything. I always feel like I have rubber cement on my tongue after drinking them.
Steep Information:
Amount: 1 teabag
Water: hot spigot water
Steep Time: a little over 4 minutes
Served: Hot
Tasting Notes:
Dry Leaf Smell: orange, lemongrass
Steeped Tea Smell: orange, lemon, floral
Flavor: sweet, citrus, tangy
Body: Full
Aftertaste:
Liquor: translucent orange-red
A fellow Steepster member was kind enough to mail me this and I am sad to admit I forget who it was!
Tangy, bitter, not very orange, not very sweet either!
Bleh :(
I couldn’t finish my cup.
Images: http://amazonv.blogspot.com/2010/11/tazo-teabag-herbal-tea-wild-sweet.html
Preparation
Steep Information:
Amount: 1 teabag
Water: hot spigot
Steep Time: a little over 2 minutes (and then I went to have a discussion in another cube, not sure how long)
Served: Hot
Tasting Notes:
Dry Leaf Smell: cinnamon, natural barky
Steeped Tea Smell: natural cinnamon, sweet
Flavor: black tea and natural cinnamon
Body: Full
Aftertaste: barky, sweet
Liquor: translucent dark red-brown
Delicious, reminds me of Harney and Sons Hot Cinnamon Spice.
It came as part of the Tea Forte “Holiday Spice” set of 20 silken infusers black and herbal teas. I purchased it specifically for the Winter Chai. The set listed on the website includes 20 pyramid infusers with Five infusers each of: Winter Chai, Sweet Orange Spice, Ginger and Vienna Cinnamon. Apparently this box does not have Sweet Orange Spice and instead has Winter Spice.
Images: http://amazonv.blogspot.com/2010/11/tea-forte-teabag-black-tea-vienna.html
Preparation
Steep Information:
Amount: 1 teabag
Water: 1 mug of boiling filtered water
Steep Time: a little over 5 minutes
Served: Hot
Tasting Notes:
Dry Leaf Smell: Woody, pumpkin, cinnamon
Steeped Tea Smell: Pumpkin spice (but not pumpkin)
Flavor: Pumpkin spice not pump w/wood
Body: Medium
Aftertaste: After sweet wood
Liquor: Translucent Reddish orange brown
I had this tea at my mother’s, sorry I forgot to get pictures of the tea itself!
It was enjoyable, but I was expecting pumpkin pie, not pumpkin spice (despite the name). A nice rooibos, but nothing unique.
Images: http://amazonv.blogspot.com/2010/11/zhenas-gypsy-tea-teabag-rooibos-and.html
Preparation
Steep Information:
Amount: 2 heaping tsp
Water: 500ml filtered water 212°F
Tool: Breville One-Touch Tea Maker BTM800XL
Steep Time: 2 minutes
Served: Hot
Tasting Notes:
Dry Leaf Smell: light slightly vegetal black
Steeped Tea Smell: delicate citrus, floral, black
Flavor: sweet, toasty black tea
Body: Medium
Aftertaste: astringent, toasty
Liquor: translucent orange-brown
Too delicate for a morning tea, but simply delicious for sipping. It has this light, sweet quality to it that is refreshing and relaxing. I am very glad I was able to pick this tea up.
I am surprised by how little the leaves unfurled during the steep.
Images: http://amazonv.blogspot.com/2010/11/perennial-tea-room-loose-leaf-black-tea.html