439 Tasting Notes

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drank Pumpkin Spice Chai by Tazo
439 tasting notes

I picked up a box of this to try it, and it’s not bad. It’s rather sweet, must be the licorice. But there is a gentle clove and pumpkin flavor underneath the sweetness, and the black tea base won’t get bitter with overstepping. I know the licorice is masking low quality tea, but I don’t mind. I’d buy this again.

Flavors: Clove, Ginger, Licorice, Pumpkin

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drank Cinnamon Spice by HEB
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Maybe the big red chewing gum flavor and chamomile base will lull me to sleep this evening. How many boxes of this tea have I bought? I don’t have enough toes and fingers to count. What a great on the go tea it is and I hope to always have it in my travel stash.

Flavors: Cinnamon

Dustin

Where did you get an HEB tea?! I thought they only had locations in Texas! I don’t think I ever tried their brand teas.

Michelle

I teach a week long class every few months in TX and going to HEB is a highlight of my travel!

Dustin

That makes sense! When I lived in Austin I taught a week long class in California. Going to Trader Joes before they had locations in TX was one of the highlights of my visits! Have you ever been to a Central Market? It’s HEB’s answer to Whole Foods. They are amazing!

gmathis

I am so jealous of your city slicker grocery stores!

Michelle

I’ve been to the Central Market in Houston and in Austin, both have extensive tea sections, much better than Whole Paycheck lol

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A sample from ashmanra to share with my dad, and we did that this morning before I go off traveling again. This tea is quite smooth and not terribly smoky as Lapsang scan get. A very pleasant and lingering aftertaste that would go well with a leftover piece of pie or even a spicy taco. Hmmm I must be hungry for lunch. It’s an enjoyable cup, thanks for sharing!

Flavors: Smoke, Smooth

ashmanra

Glad you enjoyed it!

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73

Tea mail from ashmanra! The flavor is light to start then lingers a while. This cup is more berry zinger to me than almond cookie but is a good distraction from the commercialism of Black Friday with everyone trying to get attention and sales. I did get some H&S for presents and am working on a Maya shopping cart.
Thanks for sending this my way ashmanra, I’m not sure I’ve ever tried Damian Freres!

Flavors: Almond, Berries

ashmanra

You are very welcome!

gmathis

I’ve sampled this one courtesy of ashmanra, too. Love it!

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75

This was a sample pack to try this chai and I think I’ll need a bigger pouch of this. Cardamom and clove seem to be the top notes, but there is a carrot cake cinnamon pastry goodness underneath that becomes more prominent as the cup cools. This is a nice change of pace from a caffeinated chai that is interesting enough to drink more than once, and a reminder to let the cup cool while savoring its contents.

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drank Almond Amaretto by Teeccino
439 tasting notes

I have tried this in tea bag and in loose leaf form and I like to over leaf it so its a strong cup of amaretto. There’s enough date juice in here to make it sweet, and I like this as a caffeinated alternative. It is a bit boozy tasting, would probably make a good mocktail. This is something I expect to keep stocked in my cupboard.

Flavors: Amaretto, Chicory, Dates

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75

Somehow this tea got rehomed in a tin without a label and then was forgotten in a cupboard for a while. I figured I should sip this down and now remember there is some nice Assam and Keemun here with a sweetness as it cools.

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As I was driving south last week I stopped at a favorite tea house about 10 minutes from the interstate for a refill on their cinnamon/vanilla breakfast blend. A 20% off of chai convinced me to try this one and I must say it’s a bit clove heavy. I might need to break out some ginger to sip down the rest of this. It’s supposed to be toasty and puddling like, but all I’m really getting is clove.

Flavors: Cardamom, Clove

Shae

Clove-heavy chai blends are my favorite! I had one a while back that I loved but I can’t find it anymore. I’ll try to remember this one next time I’m looking for some new chai options.

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Oh my, it’s been a busy summer for me and I have been neglecting steepster. I am on a hiking vacation to the Avalon peninsula in Newfoundland and I saw this tea in a gift shop. I do like a good boozy tea, but this rum taste is very weak. The underlying Ceylon black is not bitter, so it is drinkable, but I’ll leave the package at the Airbnb and stick to their other flavor that I purchased, the blueberry is quite lovely.

Kelmishka

That sounds like a wonderful vacation!

Courtney

NFLD

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TTB
This oolong tastes very mineral to me. I’m not getting much honey or floral notes from this one. It’s not bitter, but the minerality give it a bit of an astringent bite. Thanks for adding it to the box!

Flavors: Mineral

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I started drinking more tea about 10 years ago when I found that even my half -caf coffee was making me jittery and then sleepy after the caffeine wore off. While I started out with mostly Teavana, but soon expanded my tea cupboard to include lapsang souchon, pu-erh, Assam, and other strong black teas. I do enjoy oolongs, green, and other teas, as well as a nice tisane for an evening cuppa.
I’m not fond of jasmine or bergamont teas, though I’ll try anything once.
I am an avid traveler, hiker, soccer player/watcher.
I love trying new tea in new places, if you see something in my cupboard you want to try, hit me up for a swap!

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