I continue to be unbelievably behind on logging teas (I don’t think I’m ever going to catch up…), but figured I should try to get a few new things reviewed. I just made a few bigs orders, and this was one of the teas I got!
Aroma was fairly floral, which I wasn’t expecting – I was definitely hoping for more of creamy, eggy vanilla (french toast). The tea, while being somewhat chocolatey and malty, also tasted fairly floral; not bad, but again, I was expecting more custard-vanilla, not vanilla flower. Possibly also a hint of cinnamon (but ONLY the barest hint).
Strangely, I did also get the “too floral” flavour from two other brand new blacks I had today (from Taiwan Tea Crafts), so I have to wonder if it’s my tastebuds or something (I have been sick for about 10 days, so it’s possible, though it’s mostly in my chest and I haven’t noticed anything else tasting different than expected).
Anyhow, I’ll withhold rating for now, in the event that it’s a problem on my end, but I was somewhat disappointed in this tea being so floral. I was happy enough with the base, and it wasn’t an unpleasant drinking experience by ANY means, I was just expecting something different.
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I also got a bit of a floral almost perfumey flavor from this one… Not like the eggy French toast I was hoping for.
This is quite interesting. You taste what you taste, but I’m curious if other dianhongs taste floral to you or do you pick up the malt/chocolate in them?
QueenOfTarts – yeah, that’s exactly what I thought.
Liquid Proust – I usually taste the malt/chocolate, primarily. The floral was unexpected and surprising. I’ll see if it’s still like that in the next attempt. I did certainly taste both of those, but the floral was distracting.
I also got a bit of a floral almost perfumey flavor from this one… Not like the eggy French toast I was hoping for.
Floral French Toast? I’ll pass on that..
This is quite interesting. You taste what you taste, but I’m curious if other dianhongs taste floral to you or do you pick up the malt/chocolate in them?
QueenOfTarts – yeah, that’s exactly what I thought.
Liquid Proust – I usually taste the malt/chocolate, primarily. The floral was unexpected and surprising. I’ll see if it’s still like that in the next attempt. I did certainly taste both of those, but the floral was distracting.
It sounds gross… floral dianhong?
I hope it doesn’t end up that way again!
Just checking back on the status of floral black teas during that time frame; still having the same findings? I’m trying to investigate if it’s taste buds or someone sabotaged the teas!