412 Tasting Notes

60
drank Ceylon Tea by Ahmad Tea
412 tasting notes

I can’t believe this is my first review of this tea, since it is one of my regular cheap-casual-bagged-tea-great-to-sip-while-I’m-working.
And it is quite solid for a cheap tea. Slightly bitter but bland enough to not divert my attention form work. Forgettable but not bad.

Preparation
Boiling 5 min, 0 sec 2 g 11 OZ / 330 ML

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25
drank Apple Refresh by Ahmad Tea
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It seems to be my least favourite of all Ahmad fruit teas I’ve tasted so far. Bland, watery, not only with almost no apple flavour, but also with almost no base black tea in the back. Only slight maltiness and traces of artificial apple.
Huge disappointment.

Flavors: Watery

Preparation
Boiling 5 min, 0 sec 2 g 11 OZ / 330 ML

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75

I generally like fruit teas from Ahmad and this one is not an exception. Very fruity, natural aroma reminding of grandma’s strawberry tart, no sweetness, slight malty background of the base black tea, overall warming sensation. Really nice autumn warmer.

Flavors: Cake, Fruity, Malty, Strawberry

Preparation
Boiling 5 min, 0 sec 2 g 11 OZ / 330 ML

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75

Another delicious and complex brew. Hints of nuts, cocoa and wood, low-level and fitting bitterness, distinct maltiness in the back, long wooden, oxydised finish.

Flavors: Cocoa, Malty, Nuts, Wood

Preparation
200 °F / 93 °C 5 min, 0 sec 5 g 11 OZ / 330 ML

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80

Beautiful, very complex tea, with lots of flowery notes (elderflower, lily of the valley), a bit of spices (allspice, juniper, cinnamon), slight green walnuts undertones. Aroma is much more intense than taste, but the latter is also intriguing, with a touch of maltiness and no astringency at all. Very interesting.

Flavors: Allspice, Cinnamon, Earth, Elderflower, Flowers, Lily, Spices, Walnut

Preparation
200 °F / 93 °C 5 min, 0 sec 5 g 11 OZ / 330 ML

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Low cranberry sour, low tartness, warming quality. Decent.

Flavors: Cranberry, Sour, Tart

Preparation
4 g 10 OZ / 300 ML

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75

I bought it, already liking Lemon & Lime Twist by Ahmad a lot.
This one’s not as good but still solid. Lots of peach (more) and passion fruit (less) aroma, fairly natural. A touch of sweetness, only threshold acidity, a bit of astringency. Really nice flavoured tea. I need to try it cold.

Flavors: Astringent, Fruity, Passion Fruit, Peach

Preparation
Boiling 5 min, 0 sec 2 g 10 OZ / 300 ML

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80
drank Golden Crescent by Basilur
412 tasting notes

Potent, warming, deep, malty aroma. It may be just me but it kind of reminds me of dried mushrooms a slightly bit.
And deep, malty, earthy taste with zero bitterness and minimal, contrasting astringency. Surprisingly good.

Flavors: Astringent, Earthy, Malty, Mushrooms

Preparation
Boiling 5 min, 0 sec 2 g 10 OZ / 300 ML

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75
drank Uva by Basilur
412 tasting notes

I think this is my first tea from Uva region. And I like it. It is rich, malty, earthy, with distinct woody notes and low-level astringency. Definitely better than I expected.

Flavors: Earth, Malt, Wood

Preparation
Boiling 5 min, 0 sec 2 g 10 OZ / 300 ML

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75
drank Uva by Basilur
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I drink tea almost all the time.

However, my tea drinking can be divided into two main categories.

1. I work a lot at my computer and when I work, I need to always have tea at hand. That’s when I drink bag varieties, mostly black blends, often corporate ones. They need to be at least drinkable, of course, but I don’t focus on the taste much, though I don’t go below a certain level…

2. When I read (and read a lot) or when I’m just relaxing, I savor tea. That’s when the better varieties come into play, that’s when I use leafs instead of bags, that’s when I really focus on what I’m drinking.

I’m Polish, temporarily living in Copenhagen, Denmark.

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