424 Tasting Notes
I might have bought this at Target because the tin appealed to me. Maybe. I love my little Harney tins and recover them with other companies’ labels to reuse them. WP bags are a great size for that. If only they locked together when stacked!
Anyway, my tummy is a bit unhappy tonight so I made some of this and I am really enjoying it! I don’t know what about the peppermint makes the brew tea colored, so that was a surprise.
Their tins are gorgeous, especially those colored ones. I’m always tempted to buy one when I’m at Target, too. :P
I partially bought Paris because of the tin.
These tins are so adorable:P
Was the peppermint super strong? :D
I steeped it for 5 minutes and I really loved the way it turned out, I could see it becoming a habit. It was pleasant but I wouldn’t say too strong.
Thank you! I might just have to try this one out, then:]
I have a few of these empty tins, but I’m afraid to use them because the scent lingers (cinnamon in one, vanilla in one, mint in one). Marzipan, how did you clean them out? I soaked them for about a day with soap and water and then scrubbed them with soap and hot water, but they still smell like they might contaminate any tea I put in there.
mj, usually I wash them and then let them just sit on the counter and air out for a few days.
Denture tablets! My daughter has a retainer so we have a huge box. They are magic.
Thanks guys! I must make sure my teas are safe from flavor contamination :)
Marzipan, wow, thanks for the tip! I’ll be sure to try that. :D
I also use the tabs on my gravity steeper and the tea stains come right off.
Oo that’s a great idea!
I love peppermint tea. I tend to have a cup every day, although I can’t drink it right now due to heartburn from pregnancy :( Definitely one of the things I’m looking forward to getting back to in a little less than three months.
From Marco Polo TTB
I like Assams, and this one is very multi layered and deep. It brewed up as dark as coffee, but isn’t so strong that it is off putting. It’s just smoothly bold and very enjoyable. Thanks to Yunnan Sourcing for providing the samples for this box!
So many good companies in these boxes! Can’t wait to try more Yunnan Sourcing teas. :D
Sounds delicious
Hey, I forgot to mention that YS had specifically requested that we link to their product pages in our tasting notes. If you don’t mind editing this link into the end of your note as a thank you to them that would be really nice. http://yunnansourcing.com/en/yunnan-black-teas/2934-wild-arbor-feng-qing-black-tea-pure-assamica-spring-2014.html
From the Marco Polo TTB.
The timing on this was great, since just this morning I was looking at Yunnans on the YS site. I was debating if I should order a large quantity of a tea I had never tasted. Then the TTB arrived and this tea was there. Serendipity!
It was quite delicious. I drink a lot of Yunnan blacks and found this one to have all of the malty, yammy qualities that I love, but with a really nice smoothness. None of the flavors smacked me in the face, but blended together in a very balanced brew. I definitely won’t have any issue ordering this one!
Yum, I haven’t tried this one. I hope it’s in Lewis & Clarke too! :D
I just started looking at that site too! So much deliciousness! Must not buy more tea!
I enjoy this one a lot, especially nice with multiple short steepings. I like all the teas Ive gotten from YS :)
Again, If you don’t mind editing this link into the end of your note, that would be really nice. http://yunnansourcing.com/en/yunnan-black-teas/2875-jinggu-golden-strand-pure-bud-yunnan-black-tea-spring-2014.html
Ha, sorry to be so annoying!
From Tea & Cards TTB
This tea must have suffered from being in the TTB. I was excited to see it and it was the first one I tried, but it tasted like absolutely nothing. I dumped it out and found solace in some Bailin. I’m not rating it because I don’t think this was a true representation of the tea.
I am acting a little like an idiot in Steepster chat this morning, because I have to keep myself from making every other thing I type how good this tea is….er, was. It’s gone now and I must get more.
Teavivre is quickly becoming one of my favorite companies. Really there is nothing I don’t love about them. Their staff is great, and very much in touch with the tea community. The products are superb and I even love their packaging.
I took a leap of faith and ordered 100g of four different black teas from there. Today as I have my first cup, I am feeling pretty smug and proud of myself. I also pulled out a bunch of teas from my cupboard that I am going to get rid of because really, when I can be drinking THIS, why drink THAT?
I agree, TeaVivre is awesome. And so is this tea. <3
You crack me up. Why aren’t you telling us how awesome this tea is in the chat? You should be.
They are my new fave for black teas (well, the Yunnan ones anyway.)
Teavivire is a great company. And this tea… so good!
Feel free to rave in the chat LOL
…be like ERMAGERD THIS TEA! ERMAGERD!
I love this tea! And yes, TeaVivre is awesome!! :)
This is really all I have to say about this tea!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPQEg0M4sFA
Sometimes I get so engrossed in all of the golden fuzzy snaily yummy monkey picked bits of awesome out there that I forget about Keemun.
KEEMUN is good, y’all! This one especially. It was exactly what I needed today after two failed tea experiments. I needed something that I was sure would be a home run, and turned to TeaVivre for that. TeaVivre never lets me down.
This was a hearty black tea, and it had a little extra oomph – almost a Darjeeling type flavor, sort of grapey, but not like candy grapey, more like wine grapey. I am really bad at describing flavors but this tea definitely had more dimensions than I anticipated that it would. Really yummy. Thank you Angel for the sample!
Oooh, that tin is gorgeous! :D
I’m so tempted to get these every time I go to Target (which is far too often). I haven’t seen this one!