1839 Tasting Notes

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I am on the training and this was a tea I had for breakfast; and it was fine. Nothing too special, but it filled my craving for “fruity” black tea well.

The bergamot flavour level was just right, even a bit pine-y; so… good considering a tea bag. But I had better EGs…

Preparation
205 °F / 96 °C 3 min, 0 sec

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77

Another sample I have received for my Advent Calendar (and other teas) order by Your Daily Tea Cup. Thank you! For those who don’t know, I have received it in the middle of December, so I have decided drinking through the Advent Calendar as a countdown to my birthday in July.

I have been postponing drinking this tea as it is flavoured pu-erh and not always I have mood for them. This one, among strawberry, is with orange blossoms, an ingredient which isn’t in the ingredients list and I have very little, if any, experience with.

So, that little sample bag I have emptied into strainer and used my typical 300 ml glass mug and steeped 4 mintues.

Luckily, this tea is no way fish-y and if I made a blind test, I wouldn’t say it is a puerh at all. It is, like a little bit earthier black tea, with some kind of floral qualities, and incredlibly smooth and creamy. As I was craving some fruits, I am a bit sad that I did not notice any fruits in it though.

Flavors: Creamy, Earthy, Floral, Smooth

Preparation
205 °F / 96 °C 4 min, 0 sec 10 OZ / 300 ML
ashmanra

Hmmm, I commented on this hours ago and there is nothing here….

Anyway, it sounds like a really good tea if only the fruity notes had been there as expected.

Martin Bednář

Hmm, that’s weird. Maybe you haven’t clicked on “add comment” and went elsewhere? I just hope it is an user error and not a website one!

Yep, I would like to see the strawberry here; maybe it was “unlucky” sample and if I had a pouch, I would get some/more strawberry!

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drank 2022 2222022 by white2tea
1839 tasting notes

7 grams, gongfu in 125 ml gaiwan.

A tea, prepared as a mood booster and it didn’t work. I feel miserable after this week. It was quite a crazy week with many emails exchanged back and forth; dealing with incompetent people all around the world; totaly wrong documents (MSDS); and I made such a huge mistake today and I won’t be able to fix it before Wednesday, as I am going to two days training outside my workplace. And in the end of the month our fiscal year ends as well and that means that everything must be checked and made correct.

Anyway, this tea is pretty good. Actually, better than I have hoped! When I read Roswell’s note about elderflower note, I knew it is perfect for the starting spring. It is indeed like that and it has got a nice mouthfeel too. One steep was astringent somehow, but well maybe it was too much leaf and long steep, it was one of the firsts…

The second reviewer said it has got grapefruit notes and I can see them there too. It has got citrusy note, but without that bitter notes of grapefruit in first steeps.

And I am adding notes of florals, sweet notes of citrus fruits. Tangerine, orange for me in later steeps.

Preparation
205 °F / 96 °C 7 g 4 OZ / 125 ML
gmathis

As a fellow bureaucrat, I feel your pain! Sorry it was a rough workweek!

Martin Bednář

It was. I hate when they told me it is not an urgency, but right after we exchanged an email that shipment is ready to pickup, they start to bombard me with emails (or worse, chats) that they want it almost very next day.

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75

My office tea; yes, I have a vast selection there and I never know what I want to drink :)

Actually pretty tasty considering tea bag. Candy like berries, mostly strawberry and blueberry. Raspberry is mostly noticeable as a scent coming from my mug. I believe that the lemon is making the rooibos tamed and that base “tea” isn’t bad either. It’s not woody, I would rather call it honey-ish — like honeybush being used instead of rooibos.

That candy flavour diminish my sweet tooth and that certainly counts not just because my belly, but also because of my wallet :)

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86

Although my tea bag wrappers collection is rather on hold and I drink way more loose-leaf tea instead of tea bags; the collector inside me always wakes up when I am going through tea counters in the shops. No exception, and even stronger urge to buy something; when I am abroad. Yes, I have bought 3 boxes of tea while I was in Romania at the turn of the year.

I bought them just because tea bags. They were quite expensive, in comparison to other teas there; like 3 times more, but they were labeled as “NEW” and I told to myself why shouldn’t I?

When I returned back to train, I was checking the flavours. All are herbals or with rooibos.
This one I have opened first and when you know no Romanian, you have to hope that translator services do they work well.

But why to call tea “A Fragance”? What is it with? Basil + Lime? Like what? The box is so aromatic after citrus fruits.

When brewed, well, it is like that. It is quite earthy indeed, but citrus notes are making it light again. Some tea bags were realy juicy and lovely. Some were more earthy. You can steep this tea anywhere between 3-10 minutes.
Sadly, I do not notice any cloves nor rooibos (which can be considered as a pro in pros and cons list). I still have some and I may add some to the TTB if interested.

Preparation
205 °F / 96 °C 5 min, 0 sec 10 OZ / 300 ML
gmathis

Ooh…basil and lime…I’m making a note to try that this summer with homegrown sweet basil! We’re about three weeks away from safely planting anything in our container garden.

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Another tea from Leafhopper is Lishan Hongcha by BOK and I couldn’t find it anywhere so putting it under this listing.

I used two teaspoons for my 300 ml cup and steeped it western for 5 minutes or so. Prepared as a black tea (after all, it’s hong cha). I got a very mild, smooth and mouthcoating liquid flavoured mostly after honey and it was quite sweet (but again, not a sugar-like sweetness); hints of caramel were here too. But there were also flavours and mostly floral aromas; stewed and ripe fruits here too.

Long and lovely aftertaste; mostly the honey-like to me. I should give it a try gongfu too!

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67

A sipdown! (M: 3, Y: 23)
I was trying so hard to like this tea, but I could not. It is somehow too floral to me, mostly the rose… cloying rose soap taste for me.

My last 5 grams I used western and probably due to my long steep (and hot, boiling), it was weaker in those notes. But instead it turned out somehow… unamusing — vegetal. But it wasn’t anything particular, just a strong vegetal note.

Preparation
205 °F / 96 °C 5 min, 0 sec

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88

Gongfu, 6 grams. 125 ml gaiwan. Preheated.
Previous attempt was western with 4 grams, but too hot water used — bitter, due to human error.
Preheated gaiwan aroma was fruity. But I haven’t been expecting white grapes. This one was present in first two steeps too. Along with tropical fruits, papaya, lychee maybe, quite sweet and delicious. Smooth mouthfeel with long aftertate, where it takes more of “tea” notes as a little tannin there.

Third steep, was again to human error, a little bit more bitter. It seems that I devoted all the focus in the work today (preparing a shipment of highly flammable liquid) and can’t focus on the tea. The tropics are gone as well, but it is still pretty flavourful; somewhere between green and white teas in terms of flavours, meadow, herbaceous.

Following steeps were similar, until it was just gone. Worth 6-7 steeps. Be careful of water temperature, 75°C is absolute limit.

Preparation
170 °F / 76 °C 0 min, 30 sec 6 g 4 OZ / 125 ML
gmathis

If I were one of your customers, I would be very glad you chose not to focus on the tea! Just don’t get it confused with the flammable liquid and drink the wrong one ;)

Martin Bednář

Well, that would be fatal. It is also very toxic in quantities I drink tea :)
Luckily, it was in closed container.

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drank Calm Chamomile by Tazo
1839 tasting notes

I was craving some fruit tea but I found out that my box of fruit teas is almost empty. The teas which are in, aren’t what I have been looking for. I would like some citrusy, light tea, not filled with hibiscus. So, I went to my herbal box and found there this tea bag. It sounded quite refreshing, contains a spearmint, peppermint but also lemongrass, so it will be refreshing right?

Ehh. No. Actually I don’t even know how to describe the flavour after recommended 5 minutes steep. It’s quite heavy floral and yes, I would guess the chamomile. But then, some stingy note appears on my tongue which is probably mint. Lemongrass? Where? Cardboard aftertaste.

And so many other ingredients there. Sarsaparilla, I just remember it is favourite by some, but again I forgot, how it should be like?!

Ehm, I am glad to finishing the mug. I believe I have received it last summer from Amy, from postcrossing; so thank you! but it’s not my jam. Afterall, as most of chamomile and its blends.

Preparation
205 °F / 96 °C 5 min, 0 sec 10 OZ / 300 ML
gmathis

This one isn’t a favorite with me, either.

Martin Bednář

I am glad to hear and read that I am not only one.

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I have received this mini as an extra as Thank You for order. So, thank you White2Tea! I actually I missed this one as I did not wanted a boozy tea; but let’s see how it is in reality. Also, tasting note 1500!

I preheated the gaiwan, put the mini (I tend to write mimi which means baby here) in and nothing. Not a single whiff of aromas.

So, I decided to make a rinse — 10 seconds, and yup, first notes appear. They are dried fruits there, autumn leaves, leaves itself. Well, that was it and because I read Cameron’s note beforehand, I decided to try to pry the mini. I was successful. Partially. I managed to divide it to 3 parts.

Those 3 parts I decided to rinse again, with 10 seconds. It woke well the aroma of dried fruits. It was very comforting.

And finally a steep #1, which was quite flavourful, but maybe I did too short steep, it was not boom in the mouth. Also, white tea notes — as hay, autumn leaves notes. On the other hand, there were dried fruits and smooth note too.

Second steep was stronger and well, it is more like a white tea for me, but that twist of black tea; that’s so lovely. It adds lovely depth of flavours.

Third steep smells and tastes like liquid dried fruits sprinkled with brown sugar, very smooth and mouthcoating, sadly though it did not last long. It seems that my mini is “loose leaf” now. I do long steeps, I don’t care how long. I am just happy that it is very drinkable and not boozy as I was afraid.

I am going to make more steeps without writing this note further.

Preparation
195 °F / 90 °C 7 g 4 OZ / 125 ML

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