270 Tasting Notes
Love the smell of the leaf on this one. Makes me think of summer mornings when gramps would cook a massive amount of breakfast foods for us grandkids.
The aroma of the liquid is a bit bitter – you can tell it’s black tea. You can also tell that there is maple syrup dancing around in there.
Too bitter for me without sweetener. The addition of sweetener really rounds out the cup for me. It brings out the pancake taste and blends it nicely with the maple syrup :)
Breville – 3 tsp, 750 ml, black, medium
Second Steep – 750 ml, black, strong
Added some sweetener again. Milder, very pleasant, smooth
Preparation
I love fall and today is a rainy fall day. That means tea and reading for this gal! I was surprised when I found this one in my green tea bucket. I have had this for a year. I received it fro my secret pumpkin last year! I wanted a whole pot today, which requires 5 tsp, according to the suggestions from Breville, in 1200 mls of water.
The dry leaf smells awesome with a dominant scent of spearmint. I did add a tad of sweetener. I am loving the mint mixed with the vegetal tones! A smooth and balanced tea
Finally getting back to my teas (I feel like I say that often!) after moving and way too much hot weather. First time trying this I was compelled to make it as a late night latte last night. The way the peppermint played with the chocolate against the milk was great. Perfect evening dessert for me!
Here’ Hoping Traveling Tea Box
Less than a tsp left of this one so I added it to less than 8oz of 195°F water for 2 min. The result is quite weak but I can see that there can be potential if I had put more leaf in. I’ll have to keep my eye on this tea shop.
Preparation
It’s an Etsy shop