259 Tasting Notes

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Day 5 – A sweet mix of hojicha, Japanese green tea, vanilla bean and rose petals. An aesthetically beautiful tea, but not my favourite so far.

For more on my tea advent journey: https://www.tastethetea.co.uk/2017/12/02/advent-westholme-tea-farm/

Flavors: Grass, Rose, Vanilla

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Day 4 – “Mao Feng”, meaning fur peak, is a high quality Chinese black tea. The flavour is perfect for my taste buds; rich and smooth with smoked, toasted notes combined with hints of stone fruit.

For more on my tea advent journey: https://www.tastethetea.co.uk/2017/12/02/advent-westholme-tea-farm/

Flavors: Smoked, Smooth, Stonefruit

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drank Warm Sun by Westholme Tea Co
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Day 3 – A comforting mix of lemongrass, nettle leaf, red clover, linden leaf and flowers, rose petals, elder flowers and stevia. The initial aroma radiates hay and chamomile, but the flavour is sweet and floral.

For more on my tea advent journey: https://www.tastethetea.co.uk/2017/12/02/advent-westholme-tea-farm/

Flavors: Floral, Hay, Sweet

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drank Mate Chai by Westholme Tea Co
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Day 2 – Like tea, yerba mate is packed with caffeine and antioxidants. These mate leaves have been roasted and mixed with classic chai ingredients; cardamon, ginger, cinnamon, black pepper and cloves. Mate isn’t my favourite thing to drink, but mixed with spices and a little honey, this earthy, spicy tea is grounding.

For more on my tea advent journey: https://www.tastethetea.co.uk/2017/12/02/advent-westholme-tea-farm/

Flavors: Earth, Spices

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Day 1: A great start to my 24 days of tea! Every morning, without fail, I start my day with an earl grey! This particular one is made with whole leaf Assam and Italian cold-pressed organic bergamot oil. The flavour harnesses the strength I search for, but rarely find. A fancy treat! It’s gonna be hard going back to my normal earl.

For more on my tea advent journey: https://www.tastethetea.co.uk/2017/12/02/advent-westholme-tea-farm/

Flavors: Bergamot, Creamy

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drank Yoga Chai by Tea Shirt
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This is the first caffeine-free chai I’ve come across that does not use a substitute, such as rooibos, and it’s bloody brilliant! Tea Shirt suggests boiling this for 20 minutes and then adding milk. However, I felt that milk actually ruined Yoga Chai’s extremely peppery ginger notes. Steeping this at 100°C in a cup seems to produce a super fragrant and spicy brew too. Now, who wants a chai before bed!?

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Flavors: Ginger, Pepper, Spices

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An incredible and super minty blast! The mint notes literally burst through the taste buds and sinuses to make you feel really clear and invigorated. The strongest mint tea you’ll ever taste and absolutely perfect for refreshing you through the winter months!

Flavors: Menthol, Mint

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Orange very much takes the lead, being prominent in both flavour and scent. Taken black this is a strong tea with medium spiced notes and an obvious citrus finish. Adding milk seems to accentuate the orange and spices, but tones down the tea, to create a smooth festive experience.

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Flavors: Citrus, Spicy

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A super strong cinnamon smell escapes the cup, leading to the unsurprising revelation that this is also a keynote in the flavour! Cinnamon if followed by a fruity side note and a joint musty sour finish. This blend does hold a cheeky little surprise. It’ so unbelievably sweet! So sweet in fact, it had me double checking the ingredients for sugar, due to its candied fruit taste.

Flavors: Fruity, Spices, Sweet

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Tea Blogger. Exploring tea. Love to help fellow tea lovers discover new flavours.

Tea in cupboard is all tea I’ve tried, not updated to what I actually have right now!

Love: Nearly all oolong, malty black tea, earl grey, most chai, mint leaves, jasmine pearls.
Meh: Green tea, puerh, matcha.

00-25 – Hated it. Would never buy.
25-50 – Disliked it, probably because I just don’t like that tea.
51-60 – Ok/neutral stance.
61-70 – Tasty. Wouldn’t buy
71-80 – Really enjoyed, could be improved.
81-90 – Really loved it, would consider repeat purchase.
91-100 – Fav. Will repeat purchase.

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