382 Tasting Notes

75
drank Prince Vladimir by Kusmi Tea
382 tasting notes

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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
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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
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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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86

Slightly smoky, earthy aroma.
Rich malty and smoky flavour with solid bitterness and astringency.
Really good one.

Flavors: Astringent, Bitter, Earth, Malt, Smoked

Preparation
205 °F / 96 °C 5 min, 0 sec 4 g 8 OZ / 250 ML

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67

Very balanced aroma, the peppermint is quite strong but not dominant, the base green tea is sufficiently evident.
And it’s also evident in taste, which is very rich. The peppermint is not too strong, but certainly not pushed to background either.
Nice, refreshing combinations using high quality base tea.

Flavors: Peppermint, Straw

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

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72

Straw, slightly herbal and a bit toasty aroma.
Solid bitterness, toasty, herbal and flowery flavours.
Not exactly my cup of tea (pun intended), but I really appreciate the richness and uniqueness.

Flavors: Flowers, Herbs, Straw, Toasty

Preparation
205 °F / 96 °C 5 min, 0 sec 4 g 8 OZ / 250 ML

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76

Strong, sweet apple aroma, a bit of cardamom and traces of base green tea.
In taste the base tea is fortunately dominant, the cardamom is quite evident, the apple subtle and in the background. There is no sweetness at all.
Well ballanced, warming, solid tea.

Flavors: Apple, Cardamom, Grass, Sweet

Preparation
195 °F / 90 °C 5 min, 0 sec 1 g 200 OZ / 5914 ML

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59

Earthy maltiness and a bit of toffee in aroma.
Solid malty background, slight bitterness and astringency, dry aftertaste, slight fruity notes.
Not bad.

Flavors: Earth, Fruity, Malt, Toffee

Preparation
205 °F / 96 °C 3 min, 0 sec 4 g 250 OZ / 7393 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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