737 Tasting Notes
So guess this tea isn’t in the system yet…Or it’s just worded differently and I can’t find it. xD
On the label of this tea it says to use 2 level teaspoons…but if you see on the picture of this tea it’s kinda long and weirdly shaped. I like when tea looks like this…but I have no idea if I put too much or too little tea when it’s like this. xD I usually try and use a teaspoon but it just doesn’t work out so well, so I estimate how much I should put in without anything. So maybe this review is super accurate, or maybe it’s not. xD I have a feeling I generally put too little tea when I don’t use a teaspoon to measure it out.
Anyway! Moving on…
This tea smells insanely good. Mainly getting butterscotch and honey out of it. It’s strong so that was a good sign!
As for taste, it’s still a lot of butterscotch and honey. Not tasting too much hazelnut. Maybe a little bit, but the butterscotch kinda overrules this tea.
It’s so smooth and naturally sweet- I do love a tea that I don’t need to add sweetener to! :D
And so we have yet another win from Butiki Teas! :D
This really does taste like candy! ^^ Thank you, Stacy for your awesome birthday sale! :D So excited to try more of your teas!
Flavors: Butterscotch, Hazelnut, Honey, Smooth
Ooh! Can’t wait to try it!
My note doesn’t do this tea justice! But you won’t regret buying it! So good!
Yay! I’m so glad you are enjoying it! I never know how a new tea will be viewed. Everyone here always says everything is amazing which is no help. I often eagerly await the first reviews to see if a tea is good or not, especially since I’m not always the best judge cough thought Irish Cream Cheesecake was amazing but no one else did cough.
Haha true. All of us just get too excited to be helpful. xD
I’m sure lots of people will like this one.And plus if not many people like it I’m sure there will be some people to help you get rid of it…I wouldn’t mind buying this again. :P Well you’ve won over one person with that blend so far. So that’s a start! ;)
Ost-You guys are really helpful, I meant at the office everyone thinks every tea is amazing. Steepster is one of the only places I can find a number of honest reviews. We hardly get any direct feedback from customers through email.
Oh okay haha well that’s good. :P
I loved Irish Cream Cheesecake too Stacy! I thought I must be the only one because I had more than one person send me the rest of their pouch when they didn’t like it :P
Stephanie-I think it really was just not the best base tea to use since the tea was super finicky and easily astringent if not prepared exactly. I’m still thinking about trying it again on a different base but I have so many new ideas rattling around before considering going back.
This sounds delicious!
That makes sense, I don’t mind astringent sometimes ;)
Does this count as a sipdown if I only got this as a sample? XD Well this is the last of my sample. But I’ll have this again soon enough-whenever H&S has free shipping at a lower price. Still absolutely love this tea. It’s the best lemon tea I’ve ever had!
Sadly I couldn’t finish my first cup of this in the morning because I had to leave earlier for my dr. But even a few hours later that I steep it again it tastes wonderful! Not nearly as lemon-y, but the buttery, vanilla taste is still there with. Not as good as before, but nice to come home to. (:
Need to restock this one!
Flavors: Butter, Lemon, Vanilla
Lemon makes everything better :-)
This is one of my favourites! It’s so good and solid. If you like coconut, try the royal wedding version!
Ooo looked the Royal Wedding version up. Looks so good! Thanks! :D
http://youtu.be/tfslY_AvhLw
Haha, I mean….
You’re most welcome and it really is. It’s slightly different to wedding – different enough that I have both in my house, but I do LOVE wedding, so that does factor into it quite a bit…
Got a sample of this tea in a swap from kimquat.
Not really what I expected. Most lemon teas I’ve tried are pretty strong but not sour. This one is more sour. I guess the cream and butter flavor kinda outweighs the sour lemon taste. But just not enough for me. Not my favorite lemon tea for sure!
Flavors: Butter, Cream, Lemon
Got this from whatshesaid’s stash sale. (: Couldn’t resist
This is so ridiculously chocolate-y and caramel-y. Ugh the perfect chocolate combo. It’s pretty strong, but not too much. Though it does leave that weird aftertaste in your mouth that all chocolate teas do. That’s probably my only dislike of this tea. But it seems like a pretty universal thing for all chocolate tea. I enjoyed this. ^^
Flavors: Caramel, Chocolate, Marshmallow
Pretty sure that this is only bitter because I over-steeped it by two minutes. It’s hard to taste any butterscotch in this cup but I definitely taste the banana. I’ll have to try this again.
Thanks to Albertocanfly for sending me this sample along with a sample of every tea she owns. She is awesome! ^^
Flavors: Bitter, Butterscotch
I’m not sure if I had great expectations for this tea, but I was definitely looking forward to trying it. As soon as I poured the hot water in my mug, the aroma of sweet potatoes filled the air. The taste even surprised me more. There was more honey than I expected. And though it was slightly malty there was that hint of earthiness in the back of your throat when you swallow. I don’t know what to think of the earthiness to be honest. Besides that this tea is a winner!
It’s not a horrible earthy taste…I don’t know what to think just yet. But glad I tried it!
Flavors: Earth, Honey, Malt, Sweet Potatoes
The more I have this tea the more it’s growing on me! I learned if you steep it a little longer than 2 minutes like it says then you get a more perfume-y taste. Which I really seem to like in teas. I’m really really glad that I picked some of this up at Lupicia!
Thanks so much, mj for sending me a sample of it in the first place! It’s such a great tea!
Bumping my rating!
Flavors: Peach, Perfume
Like 100% I steeped this wrong. I boiled the water at 190 instead of 170, then steeped it for a minute and a half. It would be a good genmaicha if it weren’t for the burnt flavor in the back of my mouth when I drink this…I need to redo this I think. xD So I won’t rate it or anything xD
Yay for favorite teas! :)
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