1783 Tasting Notes
I love this tea and I have kept it in stock for years. It’s a very forgiving tea with oversteeping or adding creamer. It’s warm and comforting with the blend of spices. I’ve been trying to get through my bag of it recently and am coming close to a sip down. I’ll likely reorder it in the future, but for now I’m ready for a break and more room in my cupboard.
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Looks like I’ve had this tea for two years now based on my last note. It has not grown on me and I have not reached for it often. Today I’m getting a light slightly savory broth flavor, with a hint of herbs. Went with a lower temp and I don’t know that I did it any favors with that. Such a shame since it’s so hard to get access to Fauchon tea in the states.
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Sipdown! I have been drinking this for a few days straight now and although I don’t think it grew on me enough to want to buy it again, I do like it and would for sure drink more of if I came across it. It almost has a savory coconut way about it that was really nice.
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Looking back at my tasting notes for this in my advent… I didn’t think I had bought any. Surprise! I had bought a bag with my advent order and didn’t even realize it in the advent and holiday madness. Here I am sitting with another cup of it now after finally getting back around to the teas in that purchase! This time I’m trying some sugar, which I usually don’t take in my teas. It is making the cup taste much juicier. The flavor of the orange is rounded out more. It’s still heavy on the orange when warm. The rose and peach are in there, but blended well as support in the background. The whole thing has a light floral note to it on top of the orange. I’m really liking this tea and I’m so glad November me bought it!
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It’s no secret that Zhi chais are my favorite ever. I thought I had more of this, but my tin is almost empty and I can’t find any back up bags. I also can’t find any bags of Cacao Chai or Coconut Chai, which is a bummer. They were the first place I encountered and fell in love with Kashmiri Chai, but they stopped making it when they could no longer source all the organic ingredients. (Super glad David’s later blended a match.) ALSO sad…. I opened my email this morning to find an announcement from Zhi saying their founder, Jeffery, died last April. I do remember encountering him on some of my visits to the first location of their tea shop, which was very near my home in Austin and I’m sad to hear of his passing. Jeffery, you blended amazing chais!
This cup is delicious as always. I’m having it with some honey and oatmilk. It’s a very warming and comforting cup that I always want to have around.
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Sipdown! First of the year. I was digging in my green tea bin yesterday and uncovered this tea. I’m not sure how long I’ve had it, but it’s not the first bag I bought of it. It’s very enjoyable and I’m sure I’ll eventually buy it again. This cup is the last bits in the bag and a little underleafed, so not the best cup ever, but the cup I had yesterday was perfect and flavorful. I kept thinking I was smelling it hours after having finished the cup. If I come across this again I’m sure I’d grab another bag.
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Advent Day 24
I have no idea who Carrie Hope is, the collaborator on this tea. It is supposed to be sparkly, so I dug out my glass travel thermos. It does have some blue sparkles in it, but not much and I have to have it held in a sunbeam to see it. There is a little hibiscus present, but the liquid is just the palest of pink, so I have hope. It smells like lemongrass, which must be the lemon myrtle. It tastes lemony and has that slight bite provide by an appropriately small amount of hibiscus. It is said to contain vocal soothing herbs. It’s a good blend with lemon at the center. Not exciting enough that I’d stock it, but fun for a cup.
