27 Tasting Notes

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drank Four Seasons Black by Simon Levelt
27 tasting notes

A tea from the Taiwanese Nantou county. The very long and dark leaves of this tea have a nice smell when dry, and even more nice when wet.

The tea itself is very smooth with a hint of sweetness. The flavour palette is extremely interesting and complex. It has a quite fruity taste with hints of wood and chocolate. The tea has close to no bitterness and very faint astringency. Very nice for an everyday tea and definitely recommended!

Flavors: Chocolate, Fruity, Sweet, Wood

Preparation
205 °F / 96 °C 3 min, 30 sec 2 g 7 OZ / 200 ML

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78

The leaves are extremely black when dry, and this colour is transferred to the tea itself. Very nice, dark oak wood-esque appearance.

This tea has a very interesting flavour profile. You can taste the usual maltiness and hint of honey-like sweetness of an Assam tea, but it is counteracted by a nice wood-like taste. The tea has a very slight bitterness and also mild astingency. The flavours are not as pronounced, making it a somewhat smooth and soft tea, especially for Assam tea.

Not my everyday tea per se, but a tea worth drinking.

Flavors: Astringent, Honey, Malt, Oak

Preparation
205 °F / 96 °C 3 min, 30 sec 1 tsp 7 OZ / 200 ML

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75

A nice Assam tea that has a less pronounced sweetness than some of the other Vahdam Assams (like Daily Assam). It also has a relatively high astringency, but isn’t bitter. It’s a good tea wit the malty tones you can expect from an Assam tea.

I think that the price is too steep for the taste however.

Flavors: Astringent, Malt

Preparation
205 °F / 96 °C 3 min, 30 sec 1 tsp 7 OZ / 200 ML

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68

The Darjeeling second flush has a less pronounced flavour than some other black teas used in Chai, meaning that the spices are “in control of the flavour” with this tea. You can clearly taste the spices which are not counteracted (much) by the flavour of the black tea itself.

That isn’t necessarily a good thing, since it means that this Chai is just a little bit out of balance. Especially the taste of the cloves is too pronounced, and the kick of black pepper is almost abcent. Quite a good Chai, but not one of my favorites.

Flavors: Cardamom, Cinnamon, Cloves

Preparation
205 °F / 96 °C 3 min, 30 sec 1 tsp 7 OZ / 200 ML

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77

The tea has the normal dark oak colour of an Assam tea. The smell is however less pronounced than with most other Assam teas. Same goes for the flavour. You can taste the hints of malt and honey-like sweetness in the back, but for an Assam tea this one is extremely mild.

I have to say that i quite like this one. The less pronounced flavour leave more room for the small amount of bitterness and astringecy to kick in, making this a nicely balanced tea. Perhaps a bit too bland if you’re looking for a kick, but a very nice every-day tea to be sure.

Flavors: Chocolate, Honey, Malt

Preparation
205 °F / 96 °C 3 min, 30 sec 1 tsp 7 OZ / 200 ML

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76

The tea has a nice gold-green colour and has a somewhat sweet scent. The tea is very delicate in terms of flavour. The taste is right between a green tea and a second flush. It has some grassy green-tea hints in the background. Bitterness and astringency is almost abcent. I’m not a Darjeeling fan, but i have to admit this one is quite nice.

The tea i tasted was the July 2017 tea.

Flavors: Grapes, Grass

Preparation
205 °F / 96 °C 3 min, 15 sec 1 tsp 7 OZ / 200 ML

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75

Nice tea, which tastes malty and sweet. It has very faint vegetal hints, but is not as grassy/vegetal as many other oolong teas. It’s a fine tea with a nice mild taste. Good, but not blowing me away.

Flavors: Grass, Malt, Sweet, Vegetal

Preparation
205 °F / 96 °C 3 min, 0 sec 1 tsp 7 OZ / 200 ML

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61

The smokey flavour permeates from the dry leaves and the tea itself also has a very strong almost smoked ham-like scent.

The taste of the smoke is a bit too overpowering for me. You can taste a bit of the sweetness and maltness of the Assam in the back. The tea isn’t by any means bad, it just isn’t my cup of tea (pun intended).

Flavors: Malt, Smoked

Preparation
205 °F / 96 °C 3 min, 15 sec 1 tsp 200 OZ / 5914 ML

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82

Nice (very) long unbroken leaves. The tea has a nice amber-like colour and smells very soothing.

The tea has a very mild taste with a bit of sweetness. It has a hint of chocolate and of grapes. The sweetness reminds me a bit of some Assam teas, but is milder. Definitely a tea to reccomend if you need a smooth tasty tea without being blown away by flavours or bitterness.

Flavors: Chocolate, Grapes, Sweet

Preparation
205 °F / 96 °C 3 min, 15 sec 2 g 7 OZ / 200 ML

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67

The tea smells fresh, almost like a green tea. It tastes a bit like a combination between a black and a green tea. You have some bitterness and astringency, but also has a grassy and somewhat earthy taste to it.

I understand there would be people who love this tea, since it has a very soft taste. This is however, not the tea for me. It tastes a bit too “simple”.

Flavors: Earth, Grass

Preparation
205 °F / 96 °C 3 min, 15 sec 1 tsp 7 OZ / 200 ML

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