Little Woods Herbs and Teas

I drank all of this tea hot and probably should have cold brewed some of it. There were big pieces of raspberry in it, but they didn’t impart much flavor. I wanted it to be more than what it was giving me. Honeybush, light fruityness

nope nope nope nope. Doesn’t relaly taste like a milk oolong and is really not creamiscle like. blarg. thanks for the share variatea! haha

Sample from VariaTEA. I’ll have to try this one again. The aroma was divine but i think? i recall the taste being a little too oolongy for me. That being said it’s been a few days so i’ll revisit and make sure :)

Sipdown.
Good light earl grey. This tea has the odd white tea leaf in it as well. More for looks than taste.
It was light on the bergamot. It never got too strong or artificial tasting. Good tea for a daily drinker. I would buy this again.

Sipdown @work. Fruity and malty. I wouldn’t mind replacing this when I’ve reduced my tea stash.

I followed brewing instructions at 212F for 4 min.
Cherry, sarsaparilla and creamy. It did have an odd, off note at the end. I didn’t like it all that much, but I might it at a lower temperature or for less time to see if I can get rid of the odd flavor. I do really like the cherry flavor at the beginning. No coffee flavor at all!

Edit: Brewing for 2 min got rid of the weird note.

Sipdown. Finished the last of this mixed with an Earl Grey blend. Strong breakfast tea, malty.

This is a strong tea. It’s not CTC grade, but I had to reduce steep time so to not be overwhelmed by malt and strength. Well suited for the addition of milk and sugar. Good tea for work, a very good wake me up.

I’m working on drinking down my green teas/blends. This tea has a lot of cinnamon and other warming spicyness to it. The spicyness isn’t peppery. You can taste the base green underneath.
My purchase is getting old as this was a more well rounded tea earlier. I liked this tea, but all my green teas get neglected so I won’t be repurchasing. Sipdown. 80

Sipdown: I don’t remember much about this tea. It’s not a favorite.

Does it count as a sipdown when I immediately went and bought more? ;P
Great evening drink as it’s a honeybush blend.
6 min 212F
Juicy, caramel sweet. With a little bit of rose and floral.

Backlog, sipdown.
180F,
thick and green
I do like this tea. It’s a nice green tea.

212F, 4 min westren
minty but balanced and creamy
black base unobtrusive but present

Backlog

3.4g, 195F, 60ml
smooth, earthy, fruity. Nice solid tea.

Backlog – sipdown 6/29
cold brew – 24hrs
floral, refreshing, green, powdery?
I’ll not purchase more of this. I don’t like the finish and the flowers get overwhelming.

Backlog. I really like having this tea shop in town. I’m willing to take a chance on teas because I want to support them.
I’m slowly getting more into green teas now that my palate has evolved more. And I’m buying better quality green teas.
Dry leaf smells of lavender, jasmine, and rose.
2m, 190F, westren
tastes of lavender, jasmine and green. The rose falls under general floralness of the tea. Also, kind of spicy.

Sipdown. I mixed this with the last of Summer Solstice in a cold brew together for a fruity, citrus and super tart brew. It was okay for a cold brew, but pretty tart. Glad I was able to use them up together as they turned out not to be one of Little Woods better blends. Just too much hibiscus overall and a lack of actual tea leaves.

Backlog. Dry leaf is tart and citrus. I say leaf, but I really mean lemongrass with a little bit of black tea. I wish there was more tea in this blend. The black is lost under all the lemon.
180F, 5 min, westren, 12oz
hibiscus and lemongrass with a bit of black base. Pretty tart. I might see if some of the flavors are muted if I cold-brewed it. Or I could add more black tea the next time I make it.

Backlog.
This tea is a little finicky. Sometimes it’s awesome, other times it’s too tart and astringent.
A lot of tart hibiscus, little bit of orange and a bit astringent. I think this might be better at a slightly lower temp or cold brewed. or I used too much tea. Puckery.

Backlog. I think this tea is my favorite of all their blends.
Smoky, almost cherry-fruity, and a little bit creamy. sarsasparilla comes out more towards end of sip and more as it cools. Consistently good.

Sipdown. 180F
Delicate green tea with a short steep time – even western. Soft and vegetal, sweet.

Backlog. Had this both westren in the shop and at home in my gaiwan. Really delicate tea, really easy to oversteep. A bit finicky. Kept steep times short to enjoy the flavor. Clean, grassy and sweet.

Sipdown. 200F, 2 perfect teaspoons, 3 min
sarsparilla, creamy, citrus. The citrus comes out more as it cools. I really like this tea and will buy more later this year.

Sipdown. I tried to do this tea in a gaiwan – really messy mistake and had to transfer to westren style as to not waste any tea. I really like this tea. Hope they get all the ingredients in soon so that I can repurchase it.
Bye delicious tea!