Steep Information:
Amount: 1 teabag
Water: boiling 16oz water
Steep Time: a little over 2 minutes (http://steep.it)
Served: Hot
Tasting Notes:
Dry Leaf Smell: vegetal and black and sweet
Steeped Tea Smell: sweet black and a little vegetal
Flavor: black tea with a hint of vegetal
Body: Medium
Aftertaste: vegetal
Liquor: translucent dark orange-brown
This is a seasonal tea which is no longer available online at the Starbucks Store, you may still find a tin in your local Starbucks or online retailer.
This year the tea is full leaf and in a sachet as opposed to CTC in a paper filterbag.
Starbucks Tazo Tea – ‘Tis the season of Joy – Guest Post at StarbucksMelody.com http://www.starbucksmelody.com/2011/01/03/starbucks-tazo-tea-tis-the-season-of-joy/
Pictures: http://amazonv.blogspot.com/2011/01/tazo-teabag-black-tea-joy.html
I liked this too reminded me a lot of Darjeeling though!
hmmm, possibly at the start, i’ll have to do a light steep and see what it brings out next time :)
Oh! steep.it ? What a neat little tool – thanks for the link!