377 Tasting Notes

62

Very strong aroma, both refreshing and warming, blends perfectly both ingredients.
Distinct liquorice sweetness is the first impression. Peppermint is usually quite assertive, but here it lurks in the background, not having the chance to dominate.
Good warming brew, but only for avid liquorice fans.

Flavors: Licorice, Peppermint, Sweet

Preparation
195 °F / 90 °C 5 min, 0 sec 2 g 7 OZ / 200 ML

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60
drank Ginger Lemon by Yogi Tea
377 tasting notes

Very strong combined aroma of ginger and lemon peel oils, with subtler notes of pepper and liquorice.
Slight liquorice sweetnes in taste, spicy notes from ginger and pepper, very slight lemon. Peppermint is fortunately barely noticeable.
All in all it’s nice and warming, but not lemony enough for its name.

Flavors: Ginger, Lemon Zest, Licorice, Pepper

Preparation
195 °F / 90 °C 5 min, 0 sec 2 g 7 OZ / 200 ML

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80

Great balance in aroma, with aniseed, fennel and liquorice subtle permeate each other, a a bit of dried apple lies in the background.
The taste is distinctly sweet both liquorice and aniseed, bu fennel is also strong. Too bad the dried apples are barely noticeable.

Nice warming infusion.

Flavors: Anise, Apple, Dried Fruit, Fennel, Licorice

Preparation
205 °F / 96 °C 5 min, 0 sec 2 g 7 OZ / 200 ML

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68
drank Citron havtorn by Fredsted
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Very refreshing, fruity aroma, quite balanced.
The taste is quite full, malty, with subtle notes of buckthorn and citrusy notes in the background. The tea is no sour at all, though it contains two sour ingredients.

Flavors: Fruity, Lemon, Lemongrass, Malt

Preparation
205 °F / 96 °C 5 min, 0 sec 4 g 7 OZ / 200 ML

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75
drank Prince Vladimir by Kusmi Tea
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Nice, balanced mixture of bergamot, vanilla, cloves, citrus zest and an impression of slight smokiness in aroma.
The taste is also smoky and quite woody, dry, with all the spices and adjuncts in the background.
Good, solid tea not overdone with adjuncts.

Flavors: Bergamot, Citrus Zest, Cloves, Smoke, Vanilla, Wood

Preparation
205 °F / 96 °C 5 min, 0 sec 3 g 250 OZ / 7393 ML

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75
drank Prince Vladimir by Kusmi Tea
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81

Warming, soothing, rich aroma, full of spices (mainly cinnamon and nutmeg), the base green tea in the background.
But in taste the base tea is in the front, nicely complimented by background spices. The overall impression is very balanced, like almost all the Gemi teas.

Flavors: Cinnamon, Freshly Cut Grass, Nutmeg, Spices

Preparation
195 °F / 90 °C 5 min, 0 sec 1 g 7 OZ / 200 ML

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86
drank Three Ginger by Pukka
377 tasting notes

Very strong, spicy aroma. There’s really a lot of ginger here. The licorice is fortunately far in the background.
Very spicy taste, I didn’t expect that from the bag tea. The slight note of licorice nicely compliments the overall ginger experience.
Good one, extremely warming.

Flavors: Ginger, Licorice, Spicy

Preparation
205 °F / 96 °C 5 min, 0 sec 2 g 7 OZ / 200 ML

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80

Coconut and vanilla prove to be a great combo. They are quite balanced in aroma and they don’t dominate the base green tea completely.
The taste is rather dry, with green tea in the front and coconut and vanilla in the background.
Good one, not overdone, very balanced and showcasing the tea, not the adjuncts.

Flavors: Coconut, Freshly Cut Grass, Vanilla

Preparation
195 °F / 90 °C 5 min, 0 sec 1 g 7 OZ / 200 ML

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72
drank Be Cool by Kusmi Tea
377 tasting notes

A lot is going on in this brew. And the ingredients are easily recognizable, they do not blend with each other. I can smell apple, licorice, anise, mint. The overall aroma is both refreshing and warming.
So is the taste. There is a minty coolness, licorice-y sweetness, and solid contributions from the rest.
Nice brew in itself, but I need to steep it along with some clean black tea.

Flavors: Anise, Apple, Herbs, Licorice, Mint, Peppermint, Red Apple

Preparation
195 °F / 90 °C 5 min, 0 sec 3 g 8 OZ / 250 ML

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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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