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Gong-fu time, I have not did it for long time.
4 grams, 85 ml gaiwan.

I was not very precise in steeping times, so it all was in 10 seconds – 90 seconds period. Spiciness was gone, it turned out very malty. But it was great. I liked the taste. Then some sweetness. And in the end, it was like red fruits tea. Interesting development, honestly I miss a bit the spices I had with first steeps in spring-summer, but the red fruits notes were interesting as well. Although I have not listened to it while drinking, here is a song pairing:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q89Urbqe7QA – as it was stuck in my head.

Enjoy the song. Enjoy your tea. Enjoy the life.

I took two grams of this maocha today and prepared grandpa.
Turned out very seaweed, salty, vegetal with first sips. Then it turns more vegetal-green and little bit of floral notes. It is quite caffeine-boosting, as I had it in 4 pm and now it is 6 and something and still feel it.

It is not maybe greatest tea (it is after all from Thailand), but certainly nice experience trying so fresh tea (although now it is older than first try).

As I do not have much of it, I hope I will save it and see how it develops with aging.

Evening came quickly today. I am at home since 4 pm, but somehow I could not do anything but wasting time.

Now a tea, caffeine-free naturally. Very strawberry in aroma this time. And marzipan.
In taste similar. Marzipan with strawberries, maybe like a pancake too.

Enjoyble fruit tea.

It is a while since I reviewed this tea for last time + drank actually.

Ripe bananas came up to my nose, as well they hit my tongue. It is very banana like with cake dough. Not much of rum this time. Maybe sugar will make the difference, but I drink teas plain.

I like the dryness of this tea.

A tea bag of “Dutch tea blend” with Royal Orange “brand”. By search in tea bag collectors comunnity I found out that real manufactuer is probably Axxent.

And how is the tea? Actually not bad. It is black tea mellowed with orange peel (I found it in tea bag catalogue as well). I am rather surprised it was so mellow, as I expected some bitter black tea. Maybe combination of Ceylon teas. But no. It turned out pretty good, considering it is tea bag only.

Evening tea. 8 pm.

Brews nice red/pink colour. Smells nice after fruits, with spices. Not surprising, right?
But it is exactly that. Blueberries, oranges. Just nicely mouth-watering blend again. The backbone is somehow little spicy, but luckily not so much; I think mostly cinnamon and little of ginger.

As for evening teas, I think it is good one.
And tomorrow nieces will come and I have no asylum for myself. Oh dear… (it is one night only though)

Getting some information about this tea is hard. As I know, it is this brand, in my collection from Netherlands (because I swapped it with Dutch collector). But I was searching, but I was not successful. So, I do not even know if there is a green tea in, or jasmine, or orange. Who knows?

Anyway, tea itself was pretty nice. Green tea base was nice, with strong jasmine notes in aroma as well in taste. The taste turned out bit sweet, I guess the orange notes. I wonder if they used some natural flavourings or there was real jasmine pieces and/or orange ones.

I thought that orange and jasmine would not work well together. Both aromas/tastes are completely different. Oranges I recall somehow very fruity and jasmine floral. Yep it is like that, but together it works! Have you guys some experience of real tasty tea of those two? Or should I buy a jasmine petals, orange peels/pieces and green tea and mix it myself?

Another SIPDOWN for today.

5-6 grams in tea bag I filled. It was not bad in particular. Maybe less rose, or rose aroma was bit weaker than previous times. Or more oolong was in. Anyway, it turned out quite well, tasty with nice perfume of rose soap. Yep, it is not something I would expect or want in tea, but it was good idea for today I think. And honestly somehow I am happy to see this tea is over.

It was interesting tea, which was not just my style – rose was usually somehow overwhelming, not much of fruit notes there – I probably expected much more. But now, at least I know something new (cascara cherries), as well that rose + tea could work. Not for me, but I can imagine few people who will like it.

And now… maybe an order of some new teas?

Last 8 grams used for french press and brewed for my family.

It turned out as last times I wrote about, maybe turned out bit more fruity than I recall. Certainly it was nicely mouth-watering tea. As I said, maybe it needs really long steeping times. Expected more though.

SIPDOWN

I had the tea bag, not a loose leaf.
Trouble here is getting loose leaf samples. If you pick up 50 grams in tea store I am going around every day, they look at you with weird face. Only 50 grams? A minimial amount of tea? Why? Or you just pick up a box of tea, already prepacked.

But this tea I got from exchange. Unfortunately, all I got from it is nothing but black tea. it was okay black tea base, but I did not get any earl grey notes from it. The tea was probably Chinese, as it was quite mellow, rather sweet than bitter. But nothing as bergamot there, unfortunately.

Hopefully, it was just old tea bag and all bergamot oil was gone. Or it was badly wrapped tea bag. Even that could happen. Something like half dipped cookie in chocolate, but completely without chocolate. That happened to me as well :)

I have to try loose leaf as well. So far, no rating.