1443 Tasting Notes
This is like a black tea mixed with salad greens. There is a lovely underlying sweetness as well. A very unique cup.
The description notes seaweed notes and maritime briney-ness, but I don’t get that. I recently had Coastal Oolong from MS, so perhaps that has swayed me since that was very ocean-esque. Though to be fair, this is my second cup of this one and the taste profile has been the same both times.
I picked this up one after seeing it in an email from MS. I was immediately intrigued because I miss the ocean daily and love all things ocean-related. There is a definite marine-esque flavour at the forefront here — not fishy, but like seawater. The taste transforms into a light milkiness (like skim milk) towards the end. The tea is very light and steeps up a beautiful pale colour. Really fascinating!
2024 sipdown no. 33
I’ve been meaning to write a note for this tea since my first cup. Since I’ve just steeped my last cup, procrastination is no longer an option!
This is slightly vegetal at the front, though quite a mellow vegetal taste. There is a subtle unripe peach flavour starting in the middle and becoming more prominent towards the end of the sip. I have really enjoyed this tea and would re-order.
1st steep 1 min
2nd steep 2 minutes, 30 seconds
2024 sipdown no. 32
I would say the description is spot on: dark florals and sweet raisin. The only thing is that the flavour is lighter than I was anticipating. I steeped 5g last night and ended up adding my remaining 5g to the resteep leaves to get more flavour overall. This was my favourite cup, but so much leaf! Alas, another good tea from MS.
2024 sipdown no. 31
This one is a nice cup to drink without really thinking about it, which I essentially what I’ve done to my entire package. These is a definite hay flavour here, reminiscent of many white teas, but with the most subtle savoury aspect to it. A lovely warm cup to enjoy.
Logging a few sipdowns where I already added notes!
2024 sipdown no. 21 Mountain Stream Honey Black Oolong
2024 sipdown no. 22 Georgian 1847 Wild Blueberry
2024 sipdown no. 23 Tante-T Ceylon OP Blackwood
2024 sipdown no. 24 Camellia Sinensis Si Ji Chun
2024 sipdown no. 25 Basilur Frosty Afternoon
2024 sipdown no. 26 Nabo Blåbär
2024 sipdown no. 27 TeSelskabet Masagama Te
2024 sipdown no. 28 Teaoria Kokati
2024 sipdown no. 29 Harney & Sons Black Currant
2024 sipdown no. 30 A.C. Perch Kenya PF
2024 sipdown no. 31 Nabo Grynet
2024 sipdown no. 19
Thank you Martin! The earl grey aspect of this tea is light to non-existent. I found it to have a “market spice” scent, but very light in flavour, with cardamom coming across, but not overpowering. It’s a nice enough cup of black tea — with an unassuming and non-astringent base.
1st steep: Wow, this tea is really lovely. The scent reminds me of the holidays aha, but the tea is incredibly well balanced. The thyme is very clear and definitely comes through. The base tea is smooth and not astringent at all. A really lovely and unique tea from Martin, thank you!
2nd steep: Just as lovely the second time around. Impressive for a black tea!
2024 sipdown no. 18
Sadly the rooibos is too medicinal here for my liking. The raspberry is there, and delightfully fresh, but that intense rooibos flavour just ruins it. Remarkably, it’s exactly the same hot and cold brewed as well — I thought perhaps the cold brew would be a winner, but no such luck.
