Westholme Tea Company

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New company, straight black teas! This was a nice breakfast assam today. malty, smooth..happy with this purchase and will write more as i have it more :)

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85

My first Canadian-grown tea! I bought a sample (10g for $35 y’all) mostly out of a desire to support the company, and also because I was really curious to know what it would taste like. Pretty great, as it turns out! Very fresh, crisp, vegetal flavours and aromas. Slight sweetness. Little to no astringency. Comparable to a nice long jing. I’m impressed.

Flavors: Green, Vegetal

Preparation
180 °F / 82 °C 3 min, 0 sec 2 g 8 OZ / 236 ML
derk

Canada is producing tea. Fascinating

Arby

I’ve been to the tea farm and enjoy their teas. I haven’t yet tried their home grown teas because they sell out so fast. This one is going on my wish list for sure.

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58

This is another that I got out of the last TTB that I’m just now trying. It’s pretty unremarkable, with charcoal notes being the most prevalent flavor and aroma. Heavy amount of sediment in the cup. Not something I would try again.

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Day 3 of the 24 days of Tea Herbal Edition from Westholme Tea Company:

Ah, a familiar one! I did order a bag of this about 4 years ago and went through it, enjoying it, but neglected to write a note on it! Well I will this time, this is a nice smooth cup of rooibos, I like the vanilla and lavender combo here, it is not overdone but helps tame the woodiness of the roobios quite nicely. I didn’t do any additives as this tea really doesn’t need them, but I could see honey going nicely in here. Very relaxing – this is a before bed go to. I enjoy this, and am happy to have it in my cupboard again.

Preparation
Boiling 5 min, 0 sec

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Day 2 of the 24 days of Tea Herbal Edition from Westholme Tea Company:

This one I was leery of, since hibiscus and me are not good friends. It did end up being a bit too tart for my liking, even with honey. Next time I will tone down the steeping to 2 minutes – I did the recommended 5 minutes and while it was a gorgeous colour, it screamed hibiscus too much haha. I won’t judge it too harshly until I try the shorter steep time. No rating for now.

Preparation
Boiling 5 min, 0 sec

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84

I ordered the 24 days of tea Herbal calendar from Westholme Tea Company this year for my advent calendar! I will try to keep up with logging them every couple of days or so :)

This was Day 1 – very spicy, very energizing for no caffeine due to it being spicy, and lovely and warming. I like chais, and this is a good caffeine free option. Would like to try it stovetop next! I did add a bit of honey to it :)

Preparation
Boiling 5 min, 0 sec

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drank Blossom by Westholme Tea Company
2955 tasting notes

I could have sworn I’d reviewed this already, but I couldn’t find the listing.

Anyway, this is a few years old now and I’ve been trying to finish up all my older white and green teas. I’ve had this tea many times hot, today I coldbrewed it 5 minutes (1.5 tsp leaf/what was left with 250 mL cold water). It is nicely floral with well balanced jasmine and rose. The tea is on the whiter side, but still quite vegetal. I didn’t love it, but for a floral tea intended to be had straight, I think this is a good choice. Most of my rose teas are black teas intended to be had with milk. It was nice to have something else in my cupboard.

Flavors: Floral, Jasmine, Rose, Tannin, Vegetal

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drank Bai Mu Dan by Westholme Tea Company
2955 tasting notes

My package calls this tea White Peony, but I assume it is the same listing.

I finished this off last night as a coldbrew with milk, oddly enough. I’m not sure I’ve had a white tea as a latte before, but it worked well. Vegetal, classic white tea flavour. Nothing extraordinary about this Bai Mu Dan, just your expected flavours.

Flavors: Tannin, Vegetal

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drank Green Silk by Westholme Tea Company
2955 tasting notes

Roasted twig and creamy rose just don’t go together. I love kukicha and houjicha, however the vanilla bean doesn’t work at all. The metallic and Earthy smoky flavour clash with the rose.

Make sure to go for a shorter steep as the flavour gets weirder after 2+ minutes.

Flavors: Brown Toast, Creamy, Floral, Roasted Barley, Rose, Vanilla, Wood

Preparation
205 °F / 96 °C 2 min, 0 sec 1 tsp 19 OZ / 550 ML

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Day 24 – As someone who isn’t a massive green tea fan, I was a little apprehensive about day 24. But, Westholme really did save the best till last! This mix of canadian grown tea leaves and twigs has been cold smoked over big leaf maple chips to create a strong punch of smoke, layer over a subtle toasty green tea.

For more on my tea advent journey: https://www.tastethetea.co.uk/2017/12/02/advent-westholme-tea-farm/

Flavors: Grass, Maple, Smoke, Smoked, Sweet, Toasted

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52

Day 23 – A twiggy green tea, made from a spring sencha harvest, offering toasted flavours of green tea.

Flavors: Roasted, Toasted

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Day 22 – Although this tea has the classic muscatel characteristics of darjeeling, they are much less refined. Instead this tea has adopted a more robust and astringent quality.

For more on my tea advent journey: https://www.tastethetea.co.uk/2017/12/02/advent-westholme-tea-farm/

Flavors: Astringent, Muscatel

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Day 21 – This is a matcha (tea leaves ground into a powder), made from white tea grown in Kenyan mountains. The aroma is much less grassy than the normal green tea matcha, with a delicate bouquet fragrance.

For more on my tea advent journey: https://www.tastethetea.co.uk/2017/12/02/advent-westholme-tea-farm/

Flavors: Floral, Grass

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Day 21 – Also known as “Nai Xiang”, which translates to milk fragrance, which is indeed reflected in the cup. The smooth creamy aroma and flavours, make it easy to see how this tea developed its name. Although, I once loved milk oolong, a string of fake (mainly flavoured) milk oolongs has ruined this wonderful liquid for me.

For more on my tea advent journey: https://www.tastethetea.co.uk/2017/12/02/advent-westholme-tea-farm/

Flavors: Cream, Milk

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Day 19 – A revitalising mix of lemon balm, hibiscus, licorice root. ginger and rosehips. The combination of powerful herbs is designed to uplift, soothe and restore. Before steeping the aroma is full of ginger. Disappointingly (for me at least), the flavour is less ginger filled, more licorice.
For more on my tea advent journey: https://www.tastethetea.co.uk/2017/12/02/advent-westholme-tea-farm/

Flavors: Earth, Hibiscus, Licorice, Pancake Syrup, Sweet

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