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Tried this today. My first white tea. Definite peachy and floral flavor against the mild tea-ness.

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Tried this today at the Path of Tea and enjoyed it. Mostly a fruity taste, not so much tea taste. Plenty of flavor.

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This tea was sent to me courtesy of Soccermom in a swap. I was in the mood for a non caffeinated tea tonight as today has been crazy and I needed something relaxing. This tisane smells like a holiday tisane (spices and citrus/berry scent). I noticed raisins in the mixture and other berry colored fruits. Once steeped, the liquor is deep hibiscus red with a tart berry flavor with an aftertaste of spice and berry. I’m not sure what exact spice it is, smells a bit like cinnamon or nutmeg, but can’t decide what it is I’m tasting for the berry. Might help if I look up this tisane online to see what it is I’m tasting.

I’m sorry in advance if my tasting logs are a bit incoherent. I’ve been working extra hours this week and on some strong cold meds, so most of these teas may have to be reviewed again in the near future!

Preparation
200 °F / 93 °C 4 min, 0 sec
SoccerMom

Meghann it’s probably not the cold meds or the extra hours at work I found this tea hard to put into words myself. It’s not something I would buy again and it’s not something that I ever craved after my initial cup but I may try it sweetened and iced this summer in order to clear my pantry of it. Hope you feel better!

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87

Great tea! One of the top 5 favorite teas!

Preparation
185 °F / 85 °C 3 min, 45 sec

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Steep Information:
Amount: 7 tsp
Water: 1200ml at 195°F
Tool: Breville One-Touch Tea Maker BTM800XL
Steep Time: 2 minutes
Served: Hot

Tasting Notes:
Dry Leaf Smell: vegetal
Steeped Tea Smell: vegetal
Flavor: smooth, but only very faintly vegetal
Body: Light
Aftertaste: none
Liquor: Translucent yellow green

translucent, water tasting

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translucent, water tasting

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translucent, slightly vegetal, very very weak

Rating: 1/4 leaves

Blog: http://amazonv.teatra.de/2013/01/23/the-path-of-tea-loose-leaf-oolong-tea-organic-high-cloud/

Preparation
195 °F / 90 °C 2 min, 0 sec

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82
drank Organic Genmaicha by The Path of Tea
123 tasting notes

Took this to work with me yesterday and blew it. I used my Tea For Life set with the metal infuser and WAY too much leaf. The leaf soaked up a good third of the water and didn’t turn it loose, and I think I oversteeped by about 30 seconds to a minute, so I ended up with strong, bitter tea.

I cut it with a dash of half-and-half, which helped, but locals reading this beware: this was definitely user error. Exercise moderation in all things!

I got my David’s Tea shipment so will be reviewing that genmaicha shortly.

Update, 5/25/14:

Been a long time away from Steepster! I stopped by Path of Tea to try this again. This time I used about 1 1/2 tsp tea for a 10-12 oz. mug, water not quite boiling, steeped 3 minutes. I still don’t have it right. Also, plenty of browned rice but no popped kernels in this purchase — the dry tea looks the same except for the absence of popped rice. Wonder whether that makes a difference? Still smells lovely but tastes slightly bitter. Onward.

Preparation
200 °F / 93 °C 3 min, 0 sec 1 tsp 10 OZ / 295 ML

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drank Organic Genmaicha by The Path of Tea
123 tasting notes

Re-steeping. This time I used a timer set for exactly 3 minutes as recommended on the packaging.

Lovely floaty show in the French press again, like watching the old Aquarena Springs mermaid show in San Marcos when I was a child.

Brewed, the buttered-toast aroma is still there but fainter, as I expected. Flavor milder, again as expected, but a bit stronger than I expected. I don’t have much experience with re-steeping so honestly, I expected bleaugh. It’s actually quite pleasant but I don’t think I will try a second time. The toasty flavor is best at the back of my tongue.

I would certainly buy this again.

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drank Organic Genmaicha by The Path of Tea
123 tasting notes

After spending most of Friday night/Saturday morning awake while monitoring the process of a server replacement, and THEN realizing I needed to go in to work Saturday afternoon to re-enter data that didn’t make it, I was desperate for something comforting and I became fixated on finding some loose genmaicha to take with me.

The Path of Tea delivered! (Well, not literally. You know what I mean.) I was lucky enough to find one of their designated parking spots open. I dashed in and whimpered, “I need some jin-MY-cha!” mangling the pronunciation badly. With a Texas accent.

So after a few moments of gentle confusion during which they thought I needed to sit down and have a nice quiet cup, or maybe a whole pot, and I learned how to pronounce it (hard G, matcha rather than MY-cha) I walked out amid sweet smiles and choruses of “Come back again!” with a small bag of loose tea and continued on to work.

Oh, the tea itself? Excellent.

Lots of rice kernels among the tea leaves. I did not see any popped kernels as shown in the photo. Dry, the leaves were smallish and did not exude much aroma.

I used a clear glass French press so I could see what happened to the leaves and I may have steeped a bit too long because of my fascination. Everything rose to the top of the water. I never did see the rice among the steeping leaves because of their buoyancy. At last the leaves began to unfurl and some sank through the water, every shape imaginable – some long and bladelike, some like little shreds of torn silk. The water in the press seemed a little murky so I suppose there was some tea dust as well.

In the cup the aroma was fabulous. Buttered toast! The first sips — ok, gulps — were exactly what I craved, very sweet, almost as sweet as if I had added honey or something. Then the toasty note took over as it cooled a bit. As it cooled more, a slight bitterness was there but I think that was my fault for oversteeping. I didn’t even time it but it was probably over 4 minutes. There are a few shreds of leaf in my cup that got through the press and yes, a little fine residue that looks like dust.

I have two more small quantities of genmaicha on the way, from Den’s and from David’s tea, and at least one more local potential source of organic free-trade genmaicha. It’s going to be fun deciding which turns out to be my favorite.

Preparation
190 °F / 87 °C 4 min, 30 sec

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91

Thanks to my new friend Mike for this tea.

First off, it smelled amazing in the tea filter. Just a wonderful scent of orange & maybe even tangerine? Overall, there is no doubt there is citrus in this tea.

This is my second Oolong tea to try & I have to admit, I am loving oolongs! They are seriously proving to be well worth the money spent as you can get several brews from one little spoonful.

The tea smelled wonderful during the brew of the first cup. I’m at work & had to use a tea filter bag & a few people in the cafeteria this morning wanted to know who was ‘cooking an orange’.

The first cup was warm & inviting & promised a wonderful flavor…it truly delivered! The first cup was gone almost instantly. I had to refill the cup & I’m admitting it freely, I’m on cup #3 right now as this is getting typed! I’m almost sorry I’m being greedy in making so many cups, but I don’t care.

There is definitely a little pick me up for me with this tea. Citrus teas that smell really good when dry often do this for me. I swear I think oranges really do give off some kind of energy boost!

Mike, thank you for sharing this tea. You were right. It is simply delicious!

Mike

Your very welcome!!!! I’m really glad you enjoyed it! :-D

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I just got into really good teas. I use to buy my tea at the grocery store but not anymore. I go to The Path of Tea and so thankful that I found this place as it has some quality organic teas. The citrus oolong is by far my favorite tea right now. I have a long way to go though.

The tea smells awsome to me with a somewhat strong citrus scent. The taste isn’t as strong with citrus though. Its a good blend with the oolong and makes a good cup of tea should you like a citrus blend.

I actually like mixing the citrus oolong with their organic matcha. That combonation is awesome and gives you a little kick of enery and I find helps me stay focused throughout the day.

I hope this helps but I’m still such a newbie and I still have much to learn and a lot of different teas to drink!

Preparation
195 °F / 90 °C 4 min, 0 sec

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84

Nice black tea with a light sweet after taste.

Preparation
200 °F / 93 °C 4 min, 0 sec

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60

From TeaEqualsBliss, who apparently got it from SoccerMom. It’s fun watching these teas head down the line!

I make no secret of my trepidation around flavoured oolongs, but this smells delightful. Light and citrusy. It blends well together, and the citrus is nice and clean. The choppy oolong leaves are hard to pick out in the flavour, but that may work in this blend’s flavour. I’m not excited by this tea, but I am also not disappointed, so for a flavoured oolong, well done!

Preparation
195 °F / 90 °C 4 min, 0 sec

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81

Enjoying the last of the sampling that TeaEqualsBliss sent to me… thanks!

I think I have found the secret for this tea – because this cup is so much better than yesterday’s cup. This tea does well with a rinsing (or awakening) of the leaves. It helps remove some of the astringency and tannic quality of the tea – not all of it, and I didn’t want to eliminate all of it, but, yesterday’s cup was just a bit too much for me. But a quick 10 second rinse of the leaves and the tea tastes so much better – all flavors are in check!

It is still a rather robust tea, but the vanilla softens it a bit and I can really taste the caramel this time around also. A little fruity and a little sweet, together with a very pungent black tea.

Since this one is so much better, I shall increase the rating just a bit.

Preparation
205 °F / 96 °C 2 min, 30 sec

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81

A sampling that I received from TeaEqualsBliss – thanks my friend!

This smells yummy! Fruity and sweet!

I am getting a lot of sweetness – as well as quite a bit of astringency from this cup, which makes for a bit of a dry aftertaste. The vanilla notes are subtle yet present. The grenadine is the strongest flavor of the cup and it’s yummy, but I wish it lingered in the taste. It’s more like a quick wash of grenadine with notes of vanilla and then an astringent dryness.

Preparation
Boiling 3 min, 0 sec
LiberTEAS

The second infusion of this tea is so much better than the first. Much of the astringency is gone. It’s not so tannic. The flavors really come through now.

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82

Yet another SoccerMom Gift!!! Woot!!!! :)

This looks like Rishi’s Citron Oolong and almost smells like a lighter version of it too!

After infusing the scent morphs a little bit…sort of smells like lemon pledge meets cheerios….with floral undertones, perhaps!?

The taste is lovely and relaxing with floral and mostly lemon highlights – so glad I got to try this one!

Rabs

I adore the “lemon pledge meets cheerios…with floral undertones” description. You’re inspiring me to up the creativity of my descriptions! :D

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88

Beware of the over-infusion/over-steep…it does get bitter. Oops!
I know what a good cup this was yesterday so my rating stands.

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88

Another SoccerMom Tea, YAY!
:)

Pre-Infusion Smell/Dry Loose Leaf:
Smells like Vanilla, Apricot, and a hint of chocolate…which is interesting because I don’t think 2 out of those 3 are even in there! But it smells really nice! I also sniff a slight cookie or pastry speck of something in there as well! YUM!

While it’s infusing I can smell a little caramel, a little vanilla, a little grenadine, and of course, black tea aroma.

After infusing the wet leaves smell like a candied-wood if you can imagine that. The liquid itself – grenadine and black tea.

It’s a handsome medium-dark brown color.

Much of the actual ingredients seem to play nice with each other and there isn’t another that seems to be too over the top…altho I can taste the grenadine a bit more than the others, but it’s sweet and juicy and a great contribution to the flavor instead of being distracting.

I really like this one. Since I was very low on black and flavored black teas – this is going to be PERFECT for mornings and mid-mornings when I am looking for my black and black flavors! YAY! A great tasting cup! It’s been a wonderful tea day thus far!!!!

Preparation
190 °F / 87 °C 4 min, 30 sec
~lauren.

I like the name of the tea and the company name – so zen!

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I received a package of teas from SoccerMom today! Thanks SoccerMom! YOU ROCK!!!!

This is the first one from the package I am trying. It smells awesome! Almost like Orange Cookies or Danish or something. It ‘brews up’ VERY dark brown.

Yes, I can taste both the orange and the ginger but they play nice with the Pu-erh. If other Pu-erh’s were as pleasant as this…I think more people would attempt to try them.

However, if you are of the Pu-erh Fans who like that solid bold Pu-erh taste…this may be lacking on that over-the-top Pu-Erh Boldness.

Still…it gets an “E” for effort from me for sure!

Preparation
200 °F / 93 °C 5 min, 0 sec
SoccerMom

Doesn’t this one remind you of just haven eaten an asian meal? LOL it’s like a soup. :)

TeaEqualsBliss

Yes…I guess it is brothy! :P

SoccerMom

I think the fishy smells mixed with the ginger does remind me of broth.

TeaEqualsBliss

I didn’t get the fishy smell – thank God! It was Orange and a little spice mostly

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74

So, I just got this in the mail (thanks SoccerMom!) and wanted to try some out. I knew I should try it straight first, but could resist tossing a little of Adagio’s Cream into the mix, and they do indeed go very well together. Prepared on the stovetop with equal parts water and whole milk, this I used 2tsp chai and 1tsp Cream for what ended up being ~22oz prepared liquid.

This is a tasty chai drink that I would certainly have again; spicy more than sweet, very peppery, maybe a little too much pepper for my taste, but the milk and Cream tea (which really taste more like maple, but that’s another note) smooth it out nicely. A dash of honey improves it too. Since the spices are so strong, I think I’ll continue adding some extra black tea into this.

Preparation
Boiling 8 min or more

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84

I really love this one – now that I’ve been out of Fujian Baroque for a couple of months, this is reminding me of it, so I think there must be some Fujian in the blend. In any case, it’s delicious, and I will be sad when it’s gone.

Preparation
Boiling 3 min, 0 sec

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Oh this is tasty. I think I might have oversteeped it a little, but that’s my error. It’s.. sweet, and savory, and just much more complex and flavorful than I expected somehow. A Chinese black, clearly, but I’m not sure what region this is from, and don’t have quite enough experience to guess. Yunnan, maybe? Lovely little golden tips in with the black leaves, anyway; I’ll enjoy playing with this one

Preparation
200 °F / 93 °C 4 min, 45 sec
SoccerMom

TeaBird, According to Thia the Tea Master at The Path of Tea this tea won black tea of the year. Wish I could give you more details but I couldn’t find the info on her website but she had all the information in shop when I made the purchase (a couple months ago).

teabird

It’s alright – it’ll be fun to do some comparison tastings and try to guess where it’s from :) I’m not surprised it won tea of the year though – very good!

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