1843 Tasting Notes
There are cups of certain herbs that are especially relaxing for me and this is one of them. My muscles felt much softer and cup full of Vitamin C as I have read somewhere — that’s douglas fir tips tea.
Definitely relaxing, definitely tasty… just something I needed this evening.
Thank you derk for a whole box. That will last for a while.
A sipdown! (M: 1, Y: 21) — Prompt: An unflavored black tea
2022 “vintage” and called Summer Wonder but I wrote a note about this tea here before, so I am keeping my sipdown note in same entry.
Western steeping. Probably I haven’t tried it gongfu.
Leafhopper thank you! A fine 1st flush tea with flavours that lean a bit more towards 2nd flush — autumn leaf pile, muscatel and warm spices today in my cup, followed with meadow and honey flavours. Smooth and silky as derk notices in their note. A great cup for afternoon.
Preparation
It’s hard to go pass colorful boxes of Basilur teas; moreover a sampler boxes. Sooo… I bought two fruit tea boxes, each with 5 flavours. Some are overlapping, some aren’t. But looking forward to try those caffeine-free teas from my favorite brand.
I have prepared this tea for first time yesterday for my brother and he said it is well done tea with both fruits being present and that it was tasty. So, today I have prepared it for myself, with a bit longer steep and less water (he was using huge mug, while I used little one).
Well, I have to agree with him — mango was present and peach as well. Both fruits ripe and juicy, but sadly hibiscus is it ruining it for me a bit. It’s also tart. Not so much, but more than I would like in those fruits.
Maybe… it was because my 7 minutes steep.
But intended flavours are genuine and fresh, not artificial, so I will try to cut down steeping time and I assume it will be very fine then.
Preparation
This was my tea yesterday in the office. I had a rehab in the morning before work; morning exercises aren’t for me at all!
And overall, when I came to the office I felt not relaxed, but rather a bit tense, perplexed and overall just feeling weird. I need a vacation or change a job. Or both.
Anyway, I had a very small tin since I joined the first TTB there; somehow forgotten, somehow just neglected. But decided to brew it yesterday, because… what can go wrong? No St. John’s wort, that’s good. I can’t have that herb in any form.
Okay, this tea made me so drowsy. I assume I even felt asleep in the chair for a little while. So, yes, I guess it is a good for relaxing.
Taste-wise it is a nice herbal with some bitter and salty finish, like a dandelion root? But overall it was fine. Just maybe drinking it at work isn’t the best.
Preparation
Huh, I never wrote a note for this tea?
And I thought I prepared it a few times! But I had 15 grams, which means like I had it just once?
Prepared as on label: 5g tea, 5 minutes, 90°C water. Definitely smells smoky, but in flavour it is rather like a coffee tea! Definitely and distinctly coffee.
Nice and round mouthfeel though.
Preparation
A forgotten last sample from Teaoria. Maybe because it is actually a herbal, so I wasn’t looking forward to try it? Maybe because I have same based tea from Georgian Tea 1847 which I haven’t tried (yet!)?
Anyway, decided to brew it today evening and I was wrong… I was supposed to look forward to try it. On blind test, I would say it is a mellow, flavoured black tea.
Jammy blueberry, sweet flavour, syrupy, interesting texture. A little, but pleasantly, sour.
Aroma is, surprisingly, rather citrusy (vendor says bergamot, not that sure about that) and berry-like.
Definitely I can recommend “Motsvi Chai” as a caffeine-free alternative to black tea and also as a nice cup for evenings with no-caffeine-in drinks.
Not a sipdown as I have used all at once.
Preparation
A sipdown! (M: 19, Y: 19)
Nepal Shangrila Gold by Klasek Tea — last two and something grams drank grandpa, 90°C water. Equally good as my gongfu session.
A sipdown! (M: 20, Y: 20)
Irish Cream by Curtis — again really strong in boozy scent, flavoured just right… just the mouthfeel could be a bit longer.
A sipdown! (M: 18, Y: 18)
Why obviously sick people use public transport? To spread the germs?
Anyway, I haven’t slept much today (roughly 5 hours); draining day at work; and that public transport issue meant a few things. I am really tired and exhausted. Headache if I didn’t took the pill, so some extra healthy (full of vitamins) tea definitely wouldn’t hurt. And I need to finish a few teas as I bought 8 new Basilur teas today.
This one is quite pleasantly tart, somehow fruity. I don’t need to keep it in my cupboard, but not bad. Somehow generic, though.
Preparation
This seems to be a universal problem. Maybe people can’t take sick days? Maybe they just don’t care?
I know social and workplace policies are different in other parts of the world, so the reasons may be different as well, but in the States a big part of it is, yes, a lot of people can’t take sick days and also don’t have cars/can’t afford to take a cab.
But also that still sucks, for them and for you, and I’m sorry you had a rough day!
We have “sick leave” here, which means that doctor makes you stay at home. You get 60 per cent of average wage during those days, which can be critical for some, I assume.
Oh no, I hope you feel better soon.
Feel better soon Martin!
Thank you everyone. Feeling and working as intended and expected.
Yes, for me I live in the USA but do not get sick time so my very limited Paid Time Off has to be used for personal/holidays/sick/etc. and I only take public transit, so yeah, it is what it is.
Sorry you are not feeling well Martin!!
I had a single tea bag in my herbal box and today afternoon I wasn’t looking for any plain teas, instead some fruity blend would be nice I thought.
Took this one, saying on front side: “blackcurrant, rosemary, honey & hibiscus”. That sounds good. Ingredients on the other side: “nettle, hibiscus (24%), apple pieces, natural raspberry flavoruing with other natural flavoruings, rosemary (5%), beetroot, natural honey and blackcurrant flavourings with other natural flavourings (3%) thiamin, natural flavouring.”
Ehh, is this anything but flavouring?
Dry bag was soo medicinal with raspberry whiff. Steeped for 3 minutes gives me impression of artificial raspbererry; but when sipped, it’s just plain, and weak raspberry flavoured tea with herbal finish. Luckily it’s not tart, but it was very, very flat tasting.
