1440 Tasting Notes

2024 sipdown no. 7 Mountain Stream Gardenia Oolong
2024 sipdown no. 8 Tante T Grøn Ananas
2024 sipdown no. 9 David’s Cinnamon Oolong (there’s more, but polished off one 100g bag, so counting that!)
2024 sipdown no. 10 H&S Black Currant
2024 sipdown no. 11 Nabo Bäriga Björn
2024 sipdown no. 12 Georgian Tea 1847 Roasted Green
2024 sipdown no. 13 Mountain Stream Lishan High Mountain Black
2024 sipdown no. 14 Nabo Earl Tranbär
2024 sipdown no. 15 Taylors of Harrogate Yorkshire Tea, Toast & Jam Brew (sending to Martin!)

ashmanra

Nice set of sipdowns!

Courtney

Thanks! :)

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drank Peach by Østerlandsk Thehus
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This one is quite nice. The peach flavour is prominent, definitely more flavoured than natural, but not so overly done that it’s cloying. I’ll try this one cold next. It strikes me that this would be a great summer iced tea. I’ve never been, but it makes me think of TV shows I’ve seen of the southern US.

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drank Iceberg Tea by Dark Tickle
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2024 sipdown no. 6

This tea is so wonderful, making this a sad sipdown. The blueberry comes through clearly along with the maple. It’s giving blueberry waffles with maple. It’s truly delicious and I shall get more ASAP (if only the shipping across Canada wasn’t so expensive).

Michelle

I like their blueberry tea and will look for this one as I’m planning a return to Newfoundland in September!

AJRimmer

Maple is the magic word. Onto the wish list it goes!

Courtney

Definitely recommend! :)

Martin Bednář

Definitely wishlisted.

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drank Magic Nights by Basilur
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2024 sipdown no. 5

The flavour is kind of fruity, but it’s hard to tease out any individual fruit notes. The base is fine, nothing to write home about. Thanks for sharing Martin!

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drank Apricot by Harney & Sons
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This one has really great reviews, so naturally I was intrigued. There is a definite apricot flavour here, very forthcoming and true. However, there is a perfume-y scent which is ruining the flavour for me. It’s hard to get past as it fills my nose when I go to take a sip of the tea. If only the flavour could remain, and the scent could be dropped.

gmathis

Been a long time since I’ve had this, but I remember loving it.

Courtney

You’re more than welcome to some of mine, if you’re interested to try it again. :)

ashmanra

Perhaps if you air it out briefly, the aroma will be more palatable to you! I love this one. They also have an apricot white that is pretty good.

Courtney

I have tried (but only for maybe an hour), but I shall air it out a bit more!

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drank Bio Beerenauslese by Ottifanten
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2024 sipdown no. 4

This tea has a sweetness to it that’s more like lime and sugar, but it’s not cloying so it works. The lime is definitely there, but it’s a bit of a “battle” with what seems to be added sugar (at least it tastes like regular white sugar to me). It’s quite tasty though, and of course there’s the general fruit tea in the background that’s nice and refreshing. Thank you Martin!

Martin Bednář

Just in case someone reads this note when drinking it (I have included a few bags to the TTB I think) — there isn’t any white sugar added, it just tastes like a bit like that.

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Nabo 2023 Advent Day 24: Citron och Vanilj

I steeped this for 3 minutes and there’s more astringency than I’d like, but it’s giving vibes of DF’s Noël à Venise, which I do really enjoy. The lemon and vanilla come together in a creamy, dessert-like way. It’s a shame about the astringency, but not a bad cup. Perhaps I could smooth it out more if I had extra to experiment with. Lex loved this one!

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drank Pomegranate (Granatäpple) by Nabo
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Nabo 2023 Advent Day 23: Granatäpple

This is a really lovely tea — very juicy, flavourful, and fruity. Buuuut, I wouldn’t say that pomegranate is specifically the flavour profile. I’m happy that at least it’s tasty after what this calendar has been overall though.

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Nabo 2023 Advent Day 22: Earl Tranbär

I ordered an extra 50g of this one and have almost sipped it down completely. While it is a fine tea, and an easy ‘when I’m not fully paying attention, but want a hot drink in hand’ cup, it’s not really special. The cranberry doesn’t come through as much as I’d like and I almost forget this is an EG! There is bergamot, but it’s just not as forthcoming as some other EG teas. The base is quite nice and smooth. It’s a nice tea, but I expected a touch more here.

Martin Bednář

This one needs more Cranberry when called that!

Courtney

Agreed!

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Nabo 2023 Advent Day 21: Vinteräpple

This one smells very apple and cinnamon. I oversteeped this to 5 minutes, but thankfully the tea itself didn’t seem ruined. The flavouring is, of course, mostly cinnamon. There also seems to be a cinnamon oil here — there is a cinnamon intensity, paired with that cinnamon-heart sweetness.

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I love black tea and this is usually what’s in my mug. I’m also happy to enjoy a cup of green or red rooibos (green preferable to red), herbals, oolongs (unroasted/green and red preferable to roasted), whites, and subtly flavoured greens (mango or pineapple, yum!).

Likes:
Raspberry, strawberry, peach, rhubarb, passionfruit, blackcurrant, redcurrant, fig, and most fruits in general, maple, creaminess, hay, biscuit, lavender, and cacao/dark chocolate.

I enjoy bergamot when paired with flavours that mellow it (Camellia Sinensis Earl Grey Cream is one of my favourites).

Dislikes:
Any smokiness at all, stevia, too much blackberry leaf, rose, jasmine, ginger (except in chai), cinnamon-heavy teas, anything cloying or fake/candy-like.

I’m vegan with an allergy to potatoes, so I avoid any animal products in tea, along with sprinkles as these often have potato starch (I usually just pick them out of blends).

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Last updated January 2023.

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