67 Tasting Notes

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Thanks to brandy3392 for sending me a sample of this. I can’t say I could taste very much plum flavor. It was there, but only just. It mostly smelled and tasted like a typical oolong, which isn’t bad, but I was really hoping for a more detectable plum flavor. Oh well.

Preparation
185 °F / 85 °C 4 min, 0 sec

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96

Thank you, brandy3392, for sending me a sample of this. I kind of really love this tea. It’s got a great balance of rooibos flavor, which is sweet and grassy, and the chocolate and coconut flavors. It smells so delicious, too.

Preparation
205 °F / 96 °C 5 min, 0 sec

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drank Passion by Tazo
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Had this tea at work a couple days ago; we carry a lot of the Tazo teas for some reason. I saw the hibiscus in it, and I knew it was going to be astringent, so I steeped it a little less. Somehow, it didn’t affect the level of astringency in the tea. It smelled amazing though. I could still taste some of the other herbs in the tea, even though the astringency pretty much dominated. If I had added some sugar, it would have probably cut down on the bitterness though. I’ll definitely do that next time.

Preparation
3 min, 0 sec

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66

Had bagged tea at work today. I was feeling dizzy and nauseous, so I decided to find some mint tea. There’s little to no tarragon in this one. The mint flavor was really nice, but I think the water was too hot for the tea and scorched the flavor out. It soothed my stomach, that’s for sure.

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4 min, 0 sec

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88

Mmmm. I’d had this tea before at the teahouse, and was really glad I could pick some up in a bag. There are a lot of really complex flavors in here that I love; ginger, peppermint, cinnamon… The addition of the cinnamon really is genius. It’s just about the flavor though; the first time I tried this was when I had a head cold and a sore throat. It soothed everything away for several hours. I love having this to brew at home.

Preparation
205 °F / 96 °C 4 min, 0 sec

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65

The teacup smells quite nice; it’s dark and earthy, which is to be expected of a tea named ‘Ancient Forest’. It has a dark, grassy taste, with a nice full feeling. It smells almost exactly like it tastes, which is rare, and kind of amazing. Unfortunately, I don’t have any sugar right now to see if I can bring out anymore contrast in it. It keeps its flavor when it’s cold, and there are some new notes of flavor that come out when it’s cold.

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3 min, 0 sec

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30

There was pretty much no flavor in this tea, unfortunately. It had a really nice bergamot smell, but I didn’t get that in the taste at all. I could taste the sencha, but it was very faint. Pretty much just hot water. I probably need to steep it longer though.

Preparation
180 °F / 82 °C 3 min, 0 sec

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91
drank Moroccan Mint by Teavana
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I quite like this tea. It’s nice and minty without being overwhelming. I can only get a little bit of the green leaf in the taste, but that’s okay, because the star of the show is the spearmint. Like everyone else has said, it’s probably great iced. I’ll have to try it some time.

Preparation
175 °F / 79 °C 2 min, 0 sec

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67

The dry leaf smelled a lot like the chewable vitamin tablets, which is a bit off-putting. I’m hoping the tea will taste better. It’s not too bad, with the adjusted steeping times. I got the water boiling, and steeped for about six minutes this time. I had to add a little sugar to correct the crazy amount of hibiscus in this tea. I can still taste a little tang of it, in the middle of the blueberry flavor. The rooibos really took a backseat to the fruit flavor. I’m so glad I salvaged this; I really wanted to like it, but it wasn’t doing anything for me. It’s not the greatest tea, but it tastes quite nice.

Preparation
Boiling 6 min, 0 sec

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74

On opening the package, I could smell a lot of the citrus, which was nice. I noticed that there was hibiscus in it, so I was prepared to take the infuser out a couple minutes into the brewing. There really weren’t many tea leaves, which kind of disappointed me. On tasting it, I got hints of fruits other than hibiscus and grapefruit, but not much. It’s a little better at two minutes of steeping time and a little sugar. I might buy some more of this; if only to chill it and drink it iced; it’s quite nice that way

Preparation
175 °F / 79 °C 2 min, 0 sec

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