1440 Tasting Notes
Nabo 2023 Advent Day 20: Julapelsin
The cinnamon and clove are the forefront here and the orange is lacking. I was hoping for orange and the ‘Christmas spices’ more in the background. No currant to be found. Subtle bitterness sneaks out as the tea cools. Another unbalanced tea from the advent, sadly.
2024 sipdown no. 3
I really liked this when I first tried it, but once I got back from vacation, the berries were coming across in a much ‘chalkier’ way. A true shame as it was very juicy and true to flavour berry in the glorious CPH water. Ahh the joys of tea sometimes!
2024 sipdown no. 2
Martin thoughtfully sent this my way since he knows me so well! Blackcurrant and cardamom? Delightful!
The blackcurrant is really lovely and there’s a sweetness here (more in scent than taste). The chokecherry adds just a hint of tartness that is almost imperceptible, but still there. The cardamom falls toward the back and I have to concentrate to find it — interesting since there was a whole cardamom pod in the dry leaf. I do wish it was a bit more balanced, but a unique cup that I’m quite happy to have had the opportunity to try.
2024 sipdown no. 1
I couldn’t put my finger on the scent at first, but then it hit me — it smells exactly like bread and butter pickles! I mean, I enjoy bread and butter pickles, but I don’t love the idea of drinking them XD.
The taste has some peppermint, but it’s muted by something. I see the ingredients note elderflower. Sadly I don’t get that at all. I could see there being echinacea here though. Thanks for sharing Martin!
Nabo 2023 Advent Day 18: Blåbär
I steeped this at 3 minutes (recommended 3-4) and there was quite a bit of astringency. Luckily, I ordered an extra 50g of this, so there’s more to experiment with.
I tried again at 2.5 minutes and it’s much smoother with no astringency. The blueberry flavour smells really great when the tea is dry, but it’s not as robust in the steeped flavour. I’m going to do another trial at a different temperature to see if I can make the blueberry flavour pop more.
2023 sipdown no. 123
Thank you Martin for this tea and for some tasty and easy sipdowns throughout December!
This one almost has a pu’erh scent — it’s earthy/swampy to my nose. The base seems to be a mix of black teas, so not sure why I’m getting that. The taste isn’t pu’erh, which I’m grateful for. There are hints of lime, but something about the base (perhaps the mix of 3 teas) just isn’t hitting right. I expected more of a robust lime flavour, but that’s not coming through.
Logging some final 2023 sipdowns!
2023 sipdown no. 115 Nabo Som en Dröm
2023 sipdown no. 116 Tante T Coconut Cream
2023 sipdown no. 117 Nabo Saltlakrits
2023 sipdown no. 118 S&V Carrot Cake
2023 sipdown no. 119 DF Carcadet Provence
2023 sipdown no. 120 Tante T Mandel
2023 sipdown no. 121 Tante T Orange
2023 sipdown no. 122 Tante T Tantens Regnebuete
Nabo 2023 Advent Day 17: Söt Persika
I generally enjoy a green rooibos blend and this one is quite nice. The flavours are balanced and come off really nicely. The peach leans “fuzzy peach”, but it’s not cloying at all. I’m assuming the vanilla adds a bit of a mellowing effect as well.