Teerausch

2024 Sipdown Challenge | January | A blend made in another country

German tea to fulfill this sipdown prompt! I wholeheartedly endorse my original review: It’s a perfectly pleasant peach tea. :) This cup is slightly overleafed because I wanted to use up the entirety of my sample (from Courtney, I believe!) so it’s on the strong side. Perfect for a Monday morning!

2024 sipdown count: 5

A perfectly nice and straightforward peach tea — quite fruity, but not in a “gummy candy” way. The base is a smidge soapy, but not enough to bother me.

A fine accompaniment to some morning schoolwork: I don’t need to pay too much attention to it, yet it’s tasty enough to keep my interest. I bet it would be nice cold-brewed.

2023 sipdown no. 50

This tea is fine. The peach flavour is certainly there and not really candy-like, which I appreciate. I think the grapes perhaps add some sweetness, which could translate to a perfectly ripe peach as well — certainly an interesting addition. The base tea is nothing to write home about. Thus far, Steam Tea’s Peach Apricot stands undefeated.

2023 sipdown no. 23

This tea is really tasty. It throws me off a bit as there’s a floral-esque scent, but a tropical floral? It’s hard to describe.

Hot: The taste itself is like biting into a merge of pineapple and mango — very juicy and delightful.

Cold: The cold taste was similar, but there was a slight edge of bitterness that I didn’t expect. I may actually prefer this one hot.

2023 sipdown no. 11

This one has that cheap syrup quality that I am not a fan of. However, happy to have been able to get a sample size at least!

2023 sipdown no. 9

I wouldn’t say this is anything special, but not bad to drink as I work on school stuff.

Martin generously picked up some Teerausch teas for me when he was last in Germany and I’m finally getting around to making some notes!

This one is a really lovely green oolong. It’s got hints of floral and creaminess with whispers of sweetness as the end of the sip. The second steep still has a creaminess to it as well.

1st steep: 2 minutes
2nd steep: 3 minutes, 30 seconds

Happy New Year everyone!

Another tea from Teerausch, this time a caffeine-free cup of tea. The translation of it is My summer in Elbe-Florence and Elbflorenz is nickname for Dresden. Actually bought it as “local” blend, not much checking what is in. Again, only 20 gr sample.

Based on the ingredients, which are down below as on their website, it contains mostly: apple pieces, pineapple and mango.

I steeped it for quite long, I think it could be up to 10 minutes and then I forgot… so I was drinking it rather cold. I had it warm before and I have to say that cold version is actually better. Maybe I will use the rest for cold-steep once I can leave my “isolation-room” (after a week). Or make an iced tea.

Because it is what this tea deserves. Cold drinking. Thirst quencher. Great and quite sweet. Maybe because mango and pineapple are candied. But it is fine.

Flavour is somehow generic tropical, maybe mango a bit more prominent than the pineapple. But it is very fruity and enjoyable in warmer days as today.

Moringa in the ingredients does nothing to taste. Maybe making it a wee bolder liquid, than one would expect from fruits only.

I am happy with this purchase.

So, I have been in Germany. (Derk, sorry I wrote it wrongly in discussions board, I just arrived back home yesterday evening)

And can Martin go through cities without stopping in tea rooms, stores and such without buying any tea? Nope, I have another load of tea back with me. I shall sort them one day, but it will be next week at earliest. Teerausch (Tea madness) is tea shop in Dresden, Saxony. My first stop. And also, Google knows me too well, so they have showed this to me, when I was planning the trip. It is located in wonderful Kunsthofpassage. Quite small-ish and they offer also some tea to enjoy there, however I did not had time. So, day before I went throgh their website and wrote a list.

The staff spoke a good English and without any problems she prepared the teas for me (and Courtney, whom I shared this tea room with). During preparing it, I was strolling through the shop, picked two blooming teas (just for 1.50€ and fun) and Pipacha. A tea I though I do not need, but when I saw it there, I just picked it up and thought “who cares?”. So, I have 75 grams of that oolong. If anyone wants a little share, I can… add it to Georgian order or send it separate, if you haven’t joined group buy.

Anyway… urgh, I digressed, I have prepared this tea for my photos slideshow for myself. One teaspoon, boiling water, 2-3 minutes steep as recommended. Please note it is dates-fig-lemon tea.

I do not remember first one much; you know, speaking about experiences and enjoying the tea, doesn’t go well. But second steep is very nice. NIce base, quite bold, then the sweet notes of dates, sultanas and figs hit my mouth and it is finished with round and refreshing lemon flavour. Highly enjoyable. I little regret I have only 20 grams. But for 1.26 € a wonderful tea. Can’t believe it was so cheap! Yum.