First note on this despite the fact that I’ve had it several times before. I love genmaicha. And I love LB. And I love chocolate. So I figured this would be the greatest thing EVAR. But it isn’t. I mean, it’s really good, but to cut to the chase, I think the oolong in this is throwing things off kilter, at least for my tastebuds. I’m not crazy over that mineral note, especially here. It detracts from the maltiness of the LB and the extra shot of cocoa from the cacao nibs.
The smell of the dry leaf reminds me of puffed wheat squares. But oddly enough, when I left the wet leaves in my strainer while I stepped out for a few hours, when I got back and went to dump them, I wondered, “What is this supposed to be? It kind of smells roasted, but meaty. But roasted chicken.” Weirdest thing ever. But hey, at least roasted chicken didn’t show up in the flavour.
Too bad because apparently roasted chicken is an option in the flavour profile list underneath. Good times.
So yeah, this is nice but I would have preferred it without the oolong, ultimately. I’d also rather have plain LB. But it’s still pleasant and can easily be polished off.
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I will try this one day. I have it on my wish list! :)
Have you been stacking up the points on their site? :D
Can we talk about ‘mineral’ notes in tea? Are they like mineral notes in wine, i.e. anything from, say, granite to chalk, or is it more of a metallic taste?
I typically get an almost metallic-like rocky note in oolongs such as the one in this blend.
Is it red wines that tend to have more mineral notes? I’m allergic, so I never thought of it in that way. :)
No, they are present in both whites and reds. I find them far more often in whites, but that’s probably more of a personal thing. =)
Okay, metallic-like AND rocky. Good, thank you!
This is pretty illustrative of why I find the term ‘minerality’ a little hard to pin down when it comes to wine (towards the end of the page). It’s so random! http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/06/style/tmagazine/06tdirt.html?pagewanted=2&_r=0
Oh interesting, I wonder if mineral notes are more present in the drier wines then. I prefer off-dry.
That’s a really interesting article! I’ll have to try to pay attention to these subtleties next time I have wine, which is rarely.
No, I don’t know anything about points on their site.
Seriously? You sign up and every day when you log in, you accumulate points. Then you can use them for rewards like coupons and infusers and stuff. Plus I recently found out that they still offer sample sizes. So ultimately, they make ordering really easy. :)
Even if you haven’t bought? Really? Huh, might have to look that up.
Yep! You just create an account with an email address and you’re set. Plus if you have Twitter, or link it up to your FB, you can accumulate extra by tweeting and liking their page.
Nice!
I will try this one day. I have it on my wish list! :)
Have you been stacking up the points on their site? :D
Can we talk about ‘mineral’ notes in tea? Are they like mineral notes in wine, i.e. anything from, say, granite to chalk, or is it more of a metallic taste?
I typically get an almost metallic-like rocky note in oolongs such as the one in this blend.
Is it red wines that tend to have more mineral notes? I’m allergic, so I never thought of it in that way. :)
No, they are present in both whites and reds. I find them far more often in whites, but that’s probably more of a personal thing. =)
Okay, metallic-like AND rocky. Good, thank you!
This is pretty illustrative of why I find the term ‘minerality’ a little hard to pin down when it comes to wine (towards the end of the page). It’s so random! http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/06/style/tmagazine/06tdirt.html?pagewanted=2&_r=0
Oh interesting, I wonder if mineral notes are more present in the drier wines then. I prefer off-dry.
That’s a really interesting article! I’ll have to try to pay attention to these subtleties next time I have wine, which is rarely.
No, I don’t know anything about points on their site.
Seriously? You sign up and every day when you log in, you accumulate points. Then you can use them for rewards like coupons and infusers and stuff. Plus I recently found out that they still offer sample sizes. So ultimately, they make ordering really easy. :)
Even if you haven’t bought? Really? Huh, might have to look that up.
Yep! You just create an account with an email address and you’re set. Plus if you have Twitter, or link it up to your FB, you can accumulate extra by tweeting and liking their page.
Nice!