PA Dutch Tea & Spice Company

I always seem to overdo it on the leaves with Ceylon teas…time to get a scale, haha. Anyway, this tea was stronger than I expected; malty, with a good bite. It was not as smooth as most Ceylons that I have had, but I’ll back off on the leaves next time to see how it turns out. I completely enjoyed it, and it gave me a nice jolt this evening.

This is my first Keemun, and I thoroughly enjoyed it. It tastes similar to Golden Monkey tea to me, but not as smoky or malty, and a bit sweeter. I’m not sure where this company gets their teas, but the quality of the teas always seems very good to me. I’ll have to get the Harney & Sons English Breakfast to compare.

Absolutely disgusting. I love cardamom, and I have no idea how this could be so bad. It had a sour taste, even a sour smell that couldn’t be resolved with milk, leaf adjustments, or steep adjustments. I finished my three cups of experiments, but I wouldn’t even give this away. Into the trash it goes.

I bought this when I was shopping in downtown Fredericksburg, and I absolutely love it. It really does taste like the woods, but in an appealing way. I love the sprinkles in it even though they don’t really melt, and they have no real connection to leaves, but they are pretty pops of color. I will definitely be getting more.

I was super happy to find there was a tea shop in Fredericksburg. While it is not perfect, I am happy to be able to walk around and sniff and peruse. Most of my favorite places online are online only or nowhere nearby. I was good and stuck to blends that are more unique than what I usually see.

I enjoy this – it is definitely appley, but balanced well with a breadiness and cinnamon spice flavor. I feel like there must also be a cream or caramel element, because while it isn’t sweet, it has a bit of burnt sugar taste.

I thought this tea was a little too light at first, and thought it was pretty ordinary. However, when I increased the steeping time to 4-5 minutes, it quickly became one of my favorite teas. Balanced Darjeeling flavor, without any bitterness.

I love a good green tea…this tea has surprised me…it’s funny how I acquired a taste for this one so quickly. I think I read someone use the description “pleasantly bitter” for a tea, and, at the time, it kind of seemed like an oxymoron. But, that’s kind of how I’d describe this tea. I went from fairly neutral about it to wanting to have it more often. Good stuff.

I wasn’t excited about this tea when I first had it, but it has started to grow on me. I prefer the grassier Japanese teas, but this tea has a nice, strong flavor, and it holds up to multiple steeps very well.

I really liked this. It was a great evening-at-work tea.

i’ve brewed this tea at home using water heated in the microwave, so it is not the same quality brew as using the Breville. I used hotter water for the first cup and used a three minute steep – that tea was very astringent to the point I didn’t enjoy it as much as I thought I might. The darjeeling green tea is much different than the Japanese and Chinese green teas I’ve tried, so I find this an interesting cup. The second infusion was probably closer to 180 and I steeped it for only two and a half minutes. I enjoyed this cup much more than the first. The color was not the normal green tea color, but more like a light oolong tea color. The third infusion was still quite good with some astringency on the tip of my tongue.