52 Tasting Notes

85

This is a good green tea. While I often don’t drink green teas, this has a light astringency and leaves a really good taste in my mouth as I drink it.

Preparation
205 °F / 96 °C 3 min, 0 sec

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87

This is one of the better, if not the best, Darjeeling teas I’ve had. I’ve not had enough to know if I like first flush, second, or some other option, but this is good. I still like Assam teas better, but this is very enjoyable.

It is more astringent than the Assams I usually drink, which may be why I lean more toward those, but this has a great taste while drinking it and a lovely aftertaste, too.

Preparation
Boiling 3 min, 0 sec

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74
drank Guerriers by Mariage Frères
52 tasting notes

As described by MF, this is a very good morning tea. I don’t know that it awakened the warrior in me, but it was a smooth blend in which no one type of tea stands out to me. The crushed leaves allows more flavor to come out because there is much more surface area, but I suspect it also allows for the use of lesser quality teas. It also didn’t require quite as much as a teaspoon per cup when I weighed it on my gram scale.

Preparation
205 °F / 96 °C 3 min, 0 sec

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73
drank Assam (Organic) by Teaism
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This is a good, basic Assam. It doesn’t have a lot of malty, chewy flavor to it, but it is a nice tea. I’ve had it in the afternoon and prefer it to a “stronger” Assam that is great in the morning.

Preparation
205 °F / 96 °C 4 min, 0 sec

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89
drank Kaiser by Mariage Frères
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I’m really liking this tea. The tea has a few golden tips, I am guessing from an Assam. It is “strong” like an Assam, but not quite as malty. My overall impression is very high.

Preparation
205 °F / 96 °C 3 min, 0 sec

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75

This was a fine Ceylon tea, with a bit of astringency on the tip of my tongue. I enjoyed it and agree with MF that it is an excellent daytime tea.

Preparation
205 °F / 96 °C 4 min, 0 sec

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78

The MF description is “over the top” and makes this sound like one of the best teas ever. This is good, but it is much more like a green tea than I expected. It has a lot of depth and many good features, though, and it is a tea I will enjoy many more times.

Preparation
205 °F / 96 °C 5 min, 0 sec

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84

This is a very good, classic Assam tea.

Preparation
205 °F / 96 °C 4 min, 0 sec

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76

This is a very good Assam tea. It should be at the price MF charges for it. It was not as malt-forward as many Assams, which at first caused me to question whether it could be my “favorite” Assam tea. Its astringency is less than others, too.
This first time, I followed the Mariage Freres instructions. I suspect that the five minutes step time may have been too long for my tastes, I’ll look forward to another taste soon.
The second infusion of this tea was for 6 minutes. It had more of the initial malty flavor like most Assam teas.

Preparation
205 °F / 96 °C 5 min, 0 sec
cteresa

This is interesting, I think I am slowly getting to like Assam teas, will keep this one in mind if I ever have the chance to buy it!

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86
drank Rouge Tea by Mariage Frères
52 tasting notes

This is good Rooibos tea. It seems deeper in taste than the previous brand I’d tried, but that could be a factor of the amount of tea I used in this brew. Either way, I’ve become a fan of Rooibos tea.

Preparation
205 °F / 96 °C 5 min, 0 sec

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I’m a long-time tea drinker with experience mostly with tea bags and lots of iced tea. In early 2011, I purchased a Breville tea maker and started trying several loose leaf teas.

I’m enjoying learning more about teas and developing my favorites. I’ve discovered that the Breville makes a great cup of tea and suspect I enjoy most of the teas I’ve tried much more because of the quality of tea the Breville brews.

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