737 Tasting Notes
Got this as a sample from my last DTT order. This is pretty woodsy, not as strong as Tea Guy’s Carrot Cake. Definitely taste the spice of the cake part, just not really the icing which, of course, is the best part of a carrot cake. So a bit disappointing.
Not a terrible tea, but Tea Guys definitely made a much better blend of tea on this one.
This is my second Butiki tea!!! :D I’m so excited. Oh my goodness, you have no idea how excited I am! Got a sample of this from, mj! Thanks so much! Super stoked!
Wasn’t totally sure if I’d like this, to be honest.
But again with tea surprising me. xD
I wasn’t too big on the honey taste in teas. But this one is super malty, with a hint of honey in it that makes it sweet. I love this combo.
This tea is amazing! I’ll have to buy some myself now! Thanks for the sample, mj!!
Flavors: Honey, Malt, Sugar
I seem to really like Assam tea. I got this sample along with the genmaicha sample a few weeks ago. This Assam actually doesn’t feel as malty as others I’ve had. There’s something else to it, but I can’t place it….
Still a good tea, but Tealux already has this one covered. :P
Got this tea from the awesome, darby! (:
This was one of the few Republic of Tea teas that I really wanted to try. It smells exactly pretty strong like DTT’s Lemon Chiffon does.
But the flavor is much lighter. Not bad at all.
I think Lemon teas are growing on me more and more ^^
First off, this is a pretty tea to look at. (:
Secondly, this totally smells like a blueberry muffin. Which I totally love the smell of.
And third, this totally tastes like a blueberry pastry. DTT knows how to do it right!
Thanks for the sample, JennyFur! (:
Flavors: Blueberry, Pastries
Eh, nothing really special. The caramel isn’t strong enough to hide the woodsy Rooibos flavor, which I don’t mind anyway. Just wouldn’t buy. But thanks for the sample, Mandy! (:
I’ve only tried one other 52teas tea than this and I hated it. Ever since I’ve been a bit skeptical of 52teas. But Mandy sent me this in a swap last week, so I had to give them another shot.
I’m so glad I did!
This tea smelled phenomenal! Maple Cheesecake. They got the smell straight on!
The first few sips of this tea tasted a bit bitter, and I thought I was going to have to add sugar (which I hate doing for teas because I always screw it up somehow).
But as I kept drinking the bitterness went away and it started tasting exactly how it smelled. 0_0 A great dessert tea!
So glad I gave 52teas another chance! Was a win! :D
Thanks, Mandy!
Glad you liked it! No adding sweetener to your teas? I don’t know how you do it! I always add sweetener, makes me feel guilty since most people on here don’t. But I feel like it enhances the flavors.
I always end up adding too much XD I hate ruining a good cup of tea. I would rather deal with bitter tea than just a cup of sugar water. xD
Mandy, I almost always add sugar to my dessert teas. Straight teas, not so much.
Yeah, I’m learning that straight teas that I like, I don’t want to sweeten. Straight teas that are ok, I still sweeten because I’ve got a crazy sweet tooth and sweetened tea is the only thing that keeps me from eating ice cream for dinner!
There’s no need to feel guilty! You should drink your teas however you enjoy them. That’s the whole point :-)
I’m no pro on Assam teas, in fact, I’ve only had a few that Virginia sent along with all the David’s Teas. But like the genmaicha, I’m pretty hooked on these straight blacks now. Who would have thought they’d have so much flavor? Well…I never thought they would. Man…everything seems to be surprising me tea-wise lately it feels like! XD
Anywho, this is a pretty rich and malty Assam. Nothing too exciting or different from other Assams I’ve already had. But I won’t be buying more from RiverTea. The “Happy Banana” kinda killed the desire to order from that company. Tealux has my heart for the Assam anyway :P
Flavors: Heavy, Malt
Preparation
What happy banana? :O I want to know what has turned you off..
Oh there was this other tea called that, and I didn’t like it. It was all just fruit, and I steeped it for a while, but it was barely a flavor. Least I got it at a major sale, so paid like nothing for it xD
None of rivertea teas impressed me unfortunately…ordered only once, and that will be it. Too bad, cause I loved their packaging so much! But the teas just fall flat for me. Maybe I’m just too picky, it’s a relatively popular brand here on Steepster. And Tealux Assams totally rock!!
Yeah, I won’t order from them again. I can spend my money on other things xD Tealux is way more worth my money anyway haha :P
Agreed! I get lost on their website!
I wasn’t sure I’d like this tea when I first saw it on DTT’s website, but the more I drink it, the more it grows on me ^^
It’s not sour at all, it’s so creamy and smooth. The perfect lemon tea! (:
Flavors: Cream, Lemon
I need to try this one tonight, too! :)
Good choice!
Is this lemonade-y? :] I guess I’m having a difficult time picturing a non-sour lemon tea:P haha
Not really lemonade-y…well, at least to me I think lemonade is sour. But it’s kinda like eating a lemon dessert, it’s never really sour. It’s always kinda creamy. I suck at describing, don’t I? XD
No, no..actually I think that worked really well. Lemony dessert.. like the sweet, creamy lemon bars? :]
Yeah, like that! (:
ooo, yum! :D Dessert in a cup^.^
Totally agree…the only reason to eat carrot cake is the cream cheese icing. I was missing the icing component in DT’s red velvet cake too
I felt that way about DT’s red velvet too. :/ Such a bummer. Do people not realize that’s the best part?