15074 Tasting Notes
I finally got around to trying this one and it’s not bad. I’m still not convinced I’ll ever find the perfect mint chocolate black but i’ve found a few close ones. This one is pretty good. the chocolate is mild and then strong and the mint doesn’t over power. I think what i like best is that this is part of frank’s permanent collection so if i can’t fine a suitable OMG THIS IS AWESOME mint chocolate, then this will do in a pinch. It’s certainly much less “artificial” than david’s tea’s red my lips, which i really loved when i first started drinking tea and now comes across as artificial and kinda meh.
Wheee! First review! I’m enjoying this cup today. It’s not an overly strong cup of tea but it has a really nice range of flavours happening. There a touch of malt which turns into a soft rich black flavour with a hint of sweet at the end. Reading the description which refers to wine, i can see where that’s coming from.
Another cup of this tonight while I worked from home with our china team. There’s something to be said about being on the phone with china at night while sipping on some tea. Here’s hoping I get to go down there to help the team out sometime this year!
Still enjoy this, though not a re-stock. Ill likely use the last of this to try a cold brew and see what’s what with that. Verdant orders here tomorrow so um I really need some more room lol
SIPDOWN!
Had the last of this in the afternoon today at work. I think this tea is growing on me – it’s a really nice blend of vanilla and mint, without going to the extreme with either. It reminds me of another tea though, so i’ll have to see if i can figure that out before i finish off this cup :)
Still not quite getting that whole cotton candy flavour in this one. I think i might be ab;le to solve that by adding a bit of sweetner, so i’ll try that later. Still a decent cup of tea but not yet something that says COTTON CANDY! to me. instead it’s a sweetish cup of black tea.
I’ve found that the cotton candy flavor in this is most prominent when it’s ice-cold and with a dash of sugar. The warmer it gets, the less cotton candy flavor there is.
Try steeping a little less perhaps… I notice on many of the 52 Teas blend this helps.
yeah i generally only steeps 52 teas blacks for about 2mins heh thatmuch i’ve learned through trial and error on various flavours. I’ll have to try this ice cold just to compare :)
This is a bit of a weird tea. I’ve got a cold brew of the steepings going to see how that changes things but I don’t think i need to order this one again. It’s a neat mix of the blueberry and strawberry but that semi results in a vague “berry” like flavour that is neither one nor the other. There isn’t much astringency in this one, which is nice but i almost want the flavour to be sweeter, or stronger. maybe both. Still, glad to have this to check it off my list. only 12023978120938109283 more upton samples to try! :)
I’m still working my way through the first batch of sample packets I ordered from Upton; I’m thinking I like their black teas much better than their fruity ones.
I’m probably with you on that one. So far I am loving a lot of their black teas while their flavoured teas leave a bit to be desired. Still have a bunch to go through though before i’ll let myself order another box. I was pretty happy to get to pick up 3 brewing baskets with them on super sale though since it gave me an excuse to try a bunch of teas haha just wish their samples were resealable
While this is a nice cup of tea, it’s not up to my preferences for an unflavoured black. It’s certainly got a really nice smooth finish to it, but the overall cup is a little boring. I’m not picking up as many notes of flavour as I do with some of my other blacks. Now, this may be that it’s because it’s a yunnan, which i haven’t had much experience with, but i’ll passs on restocking this one. It’s a good tea, but there are others out there i’d prefer to drink. Would i pass this one up if offered? hell no :)
So i think I’ve finally figured this one out. I made this as a smoothie this morning with a bit of cheesecake matcha to smooth out the taste. What i neded up with what a great tasting matcha pumpkin spice smoothie. I’m not getting “pie” from this, but i’m happy with just the pumpkin spice flavour. Not my favourite from Red Leaf but still a pretty enjoyable cup, esp if you like pumpkin flavoured things.
mind if I steal a sample of this from you? :)