694 Tasting Notes
TTB&C #13
Unfortunately this tea is just not for me. The base is a bit astringent and the berry flavor is hidden in the back ground when I would like it to be more present.
NayLaynn, thank you for including this one and allowing me to give it a go!
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Hopefully I am really the first to review this and I didn’t just create a new tea page for this one! I received a sample of this from the folks at Temple Road. Thank you so much for the generous sample.
The sample came in a vacuum sealed package with detailed steeping instructions. Very impressive packaging!
I am more of a roasty toasty oolong fan The more green oolongs aren’t as high on my list , but this tea might have me digging into some of my green oolongs again. This is a silky smooth,, creamy mouthful. It has sweet vegetal notes with a hint of mint at the finish of the sip. It reminds me of the milk oolong from Gon Fu tea, but I would have to try them next to each other to be sure since it has been awhile.
I want to make a note that my rating value is based on my preference to purchase/repurchase a tea.
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TTB&C #12
Holy Root beer! This is LOVE at first sip. I think by the time I finally getting around to putting in a Butiki order again I am going to have to take out a small loan to order all the teas that are gathering on my “wish list”.
This tea is exactly as promised. Delicious root beer and cream mixed with the warm soothing honeybush. I added a bit of sugar and a tad bit of milk. Another huge thanks to NayLynn( for including a sample of this one!
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TTB&C #11
Yum yum yum yum! I didn’t have expectations for this one. It seems this one is hit or miss on Steepster. I get peachy and apple with the vanilla. The sip is rounded out with a bit of sweetness at the end. I do not get apricot, but it could just be because it has been too long since I have had one. I am a little leery of the black base in Nina’s Paris teas. It seems a bit “smokey” to me. I might have to try the Japon and Eve next to each other. For this it works, but I could see how it might get in the way of some blends. Thank you NayLynn for including this one.
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TTB&C #10
This one jumped out at me tonight. I didn’t read much about this one before brewing a cup and to be honest I am not sure what to think. It is not like any oolong I have had. It has the musky darjeeling taste. It is sweet at the finish of the sip, and there is a hint of oolong. Not a favorite, but not bad.
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TTB&C #9
Raspberry and strawberry with tea for me can be hit or miss. I really like fruity tea done well and this was done really well. The raspberry was the right amount of sweet and tart. The base was a nice black base that didn’t take over the taste of the fruit. I really liked this. The first half of this cup I drank hot. By the time I got back to the cup it had cooled quite a bit and the bottom half of the cup was delicious cold. I think I am going to have to place an order with Assam Tea Company. This is the second tea I have tried from them and both have been a hit. Thank-you NayLynn for including this in the box!
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TTB&C #8
This is an epic fail on my part. I am blaming my overworked brain this week. I for some reason had it in my head that this was a Verdant sample. I even searched my cupboard to make sure I didn’t already own THIS verdant tea. As I was tearing open the package and dumping the contents into my steeper I realized that this was not a Verdant tea, this was a Steepster Select tea, which I have tried, haven’t reviewed, and still have one package left of it. So this will just be a swap out. I will enjoy this package and add my sample pack to the box.
This tea is very nice treat tonight. It is earthy/woody with a fruity after taste. It is really really hitting the spot tonight. My first steep of this in December I remember not knowing what to think.
TTB&C #7
This was the tea from the 11th Day of Christmas this year. I really enjoyed this tea and I was glad to be able to enjoy one more cup. This is a nice vanilla assam, with hints of fruit. This is one of adagio’s blends I have been tempted to order. This one continues to be a hit for me.
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TTB&C #6
Adagio and I tend not to get along. I am not sure why. Most teas I have tried are either meh or teas I just really do not want to drink again. I have had more success with the fandom blends and this is one that I have read a lot about that I really wanted to try. This was decent. It was a decent earl grey. I am not sure what to say about it. The flavors baffled me a bit this morning. It was EGC -ish, but there was a hint of something else that I could never put my figure on. If someone gave me more of this tea I would definitely enjoy it. I am not sure I would hunt this out to purchase, but I definitely won’t pass up another cup.
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TTB&C #5
This TTB may end up proving a bad thing for my tea budget. So far I have LOVED every tea i have tried. It will be a struggle to convince myself that I can live without xyz tea for awhile. This is yet another one that I did a very big happy dance when I pulled it out of the box. After I had placed my order with Zen Tea in Feb I saw a discussion mentioning this tea as a must try from Zen, and of course it was not in my order.
This tea is AMZAING! Sweet, rich, chocolaty, malty. It is a cup I could curl up too, but it also tastes like it would rock your socks off iced with lemon. There is quite a bit of this tea left so I think I might indulge in 2 cups! I haven’t looked into the origin of this tea, but Thank you to whoever included it!