377 Tasting Notes
Obviously, it smells like fennel, with sweet, almost licorice-ish notes.
And, what shouldn’t be surprising, it also tastes like fennel. It is slightly sweet, slightly thick, with very faint bitter aftertaste and slight spiciness.
Not bad, although a bit one dimensional in my opinion. Three kinds of fennel are too mixed up with each other here to fully appreciate their uniqueness.
Flavors: Fennel, Spicy, Sweet
Preparation
Chamomile and other flowers in aroma, but it’s not very strong or overly pleasant.
Flowers, licorice and vanilla in taste, slight sweetness.
Not bad, but too much dominated by licorice that kills a lot of other flavours. Can’t recommend.
Flavors: Flowers, Licorice
Preparation
Aroma dominated by chamomile, but I can also sense traces of lavender and rose flowers in the background. Not enough, though.
Taste is more balanced. Chamomile still dominates, making me think of pure chamomile tea I sometimes drink when I have stomach problems, so my first impressions are not exactly positive… Fortunately lavender lurks in the back, but rose flowers are barely detectable.
In short, it is not much more than pure chamomile tea and doesn’t have much in common with love.
Preparation
It’s obvious that lemongrass dominates in both aroma and taste, giving this tea a very fresh, citrusy character. Finger and licorice lurk in the background, only enriching the taste.
Good tea, not overdone with licorice and ginger. May be the best Pukka I’ve had.
Flavors: Citrus, Ginger, Lemongrass, Licorice
Preparation
Fresh aroma, with lemongrass, ginseng and ginger.
The taste is obviously dominated by the base green sencha tea, with hints of licorice, lemongrass and ginseng. Very refreshing.
But I think that using “matcha” in the name, when matcha constitutes only 2% of this tea, is a serious abuse.
Flavors: Citrus, Ginger, Lemongrass, Licorice, Summer
Preparation
They do this a lot in their range. I tried their Elderberry & Echinacea tea recently, which has only 10% echinacea and 6% elderberry. I think they just cherry pick the most popular/best sounding ingredients to name the blend. It’s misleading, even if the tea does taste good :/
Yes, I completely agree. Trendy ingredient plus obligatory licorice and ginger.
I’ve wanted to try more of their teas for a long time but I couldn’t persuade myself to buy them, because I was sure that finishing the box will take me ages. Fortunately I came across a drugstore with around 30+ Pukka teas on display, where I was able to freely choose 20 bags for the price of one box. And it was a great solution, because now I’m able to taste a lot of teas, some bland, some intriguing, and I don’t have to deal with the whole packaging.
My overall rating is positive so far, but none of the teas seems good enough to buy a separate box.
Very fruity, warm, pleasant aroma.
A lot of fruity notes in the taste, especially elderflower. Licorice and ginger are thankfully subdued, because I’m pretty tired of sensing them in almost every Pukka tea.
Nice, warming brew with no pretenses to be anything more.
Flavors: Fruity, Summer
Preparation
Aroma dominated by chamomile and fennel.
Nice sweetish taste, also dominated by these two, plus a bit of licorice.
Very soothing and relaxing bland. I liked it, though I prefer my teas that have a bit more character.
Flavors: Fennel, Flowers, Sweet
Preparation
Very dark in comparison to other Pukka teas, thanks to roasted chicory root.
Smells with fennel, cardamom and a bit of licorice.
And the taste? Surprisingly rich, malty, a bit toasted, with strong licorice, fennel and cardamom notes, and with subtle orange peel in the background.
One of the best Pukka teas I’ve ever drank.
Flavors: Anise, Cardamom, Fennel Seed, Licorice, Malt, Orange Zest, Roasted, Toasted