33 Tasting Notes

75
drank Chocolate Orange by DAVIDsTEA
33 tasting notes

I had this last night for the first time. I was expecting a lot more. The chocolate flavor was weak at best and the orange was very settle. I wish the flavors had been more pronounced. Overall, it was “good” and I’ll drink it again, but I may not buy it again. I see that some people try it with milk, so I may try that next time to see if it makes a difference. I may steep it longer as well.

Preparation
3 min, 30 sec

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60

It’s good, but could be a lot better. I think maybe the ginger is a tad too strong. I’d like the cardamon and the coffee to be more pronounced. I won’t waste it, but I won’t be buying any more either.

I have a huge bag of this stuff, so if anyone wants to swap, let me know!

Preparation
5 min, 0 sec

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70
drank Cha Ven Thai tea by Teavana
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Very good. The measurement of 1 tsp is actually good enough. The jury’s out on this. I may or may not purchase this again.

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26
drank Samurai Chai Maté by Teavana
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Not my favorite by far. I’m open to trading this tea. If you’re interested contact me. I have about 1.5 oz as of today (8/17).

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73

I’d been making this in single 6-7oz serving with 3 tbp of tea. I made a batch today that is almost 12oz, which I had to use 6 tbps of tea to get any sort of taste/color to it at all. This tea is good, but very weak.

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60
drank Azteca Fire by Teavana
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It’s alright. The first few times I drank it, I enjoyed it. But I got tired of it quickly. There seems to be that the “spice” overpowered both the chocolate and strawberry. I was really hoping for a balance. I wonder if it would be better to add a splash of cream or something. I don’t know. I ended up having to throw it out after it sat on my shelf for 4 years.

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20
drank Chai Green by Stash Tea
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This is a tea bag. This could be great if it weren’t so weak. Someone made it for me once and it was pretty good, but when I bought it and made it for myself, I didn’t care for it so much. This will probably be sitting in my cupboard for a long while.

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28
drank Vanilla Chai by Bigelow
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This is a tea bag. Another one that’s just “okay”. Maybe it would be better if I were eating something complementary with it like chocolate or something.

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12
drank Chai Spiced Apple by Twinings
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This is a tea bag. Yuck, don’t do it! Not good at all.

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Some of us can’t always afford expensive loose tea and see nothing wrong with bags from day to day. Kindly cut the loose-leaf snobbery.

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20
drank Chai by Twinings
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This is a tea bag. Meh, it’s okay. Something about it is “off” to me. It has to be loaded up with sugar to make it palate-able.

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Hello all. My name is Tamara and enjoy both tea and coffee. I go through blocks of time where I drink one more than the other, and right now I’m all about tea.I’m experimenting with different flavors and brands. :-) I’ve been drinking loose leaf tea for a while, mostly Teavava and Davids Tea, but I still consider myself a novice.

I’m very excited to have found this community! I look forward to meeting other tea lovers and possibly doing some tea swaps!

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Tamara’s rating system

90+: Absolute favorite, my “go to” teas that I will try to always keep on my shelf.

80-89: Very good tea, I will most likely purchase again once in a while.

70-79: Glad to have tried and will gladly finish, but I won’t repurchase it.

60-69: It’s “Meh”. I won’t be drinking another cup of this.

50-59: Barely tolerable.

-50: Completely and utter fail! Not my cup of tea.

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