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drank Ratatam by Lupicia
379 tasting notes

Edited and updated: I tried this a couple of days after Cameron B. wrote a review on it. I didn’t take notes but I agree that I couldn’t taste much, if any, vanilla in it. I recently had the sipdown of this. It was better than I remembered. It had malt notes, a little dried fried taste, chestnut notes too. I tried it cold brew and it’s way better that way. As Cameron wrote, I wouldn’t classify it as vanilla. It’s better than their “Vanilla” although there are no vanilla notes. Their Vanilla is far too artificial tasting while this one is not.

Flavors: Chestnut, Dried Fruit, Malt, Raisins

Preparation
205 °F / 96 °C 8 min or more 4 g 12 OZ / 354 ML
tea-sipper

Yeah, I’ll be interested to know if their Vanilla tea actually tastes like vanilla. I tried this one recently and even though I SEE the vanilla pieces, I’m not TASTING vanilla. hmm. Also, I’m gleefully awaiting your package which says it will arrive tomorrow. :D Thanks again for that!

Kawaii433

Yay :D glad it’ll be there soon! I’ll let you know about the Vanilla. I weighed some out to have tonight so I’ll let you all know my thoughts. :) Just finishing up the Grape Green to compare to the Muscat. ^^

Kawaii433

I had a quick cup of their Vanilla… Not so much vanilla >.<. At least to me. More than Ratatam though but not by much. I’ll try again soon.

tea-sipper

Hmm. what the heck is up with their flavorless vanilla teas. :/

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tea-sipper

Yeah, I’ll be interested to know if their Vanilla tea actually tastes like vanilla. I tried this one recently and even though I SEE the vanilla pieces, I’m not TASTING vanilla. hmm. Also, I’m gleefully awaiting your package which says it will arrive tomorrow. :D Thanks again for that!

Kawaii433

Yay :D glad it’ll be there soon! I’ll let you know about the Vanilla. I weighed some out to have tonight so I’ll let you all know my thoughts. :) Just finishing up the Grape Green to compare to the Muscat. ^^

Kawaii433

I had a quick cup of their Vanilla… Not so much vanilla >.<. At least to me. More than Ratatam though but not by much. I’ll try again soon.

tea-sipper

Hmm. what the heck is up with their flavorless vanilla teas. :/

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Longtime casual tea drinker. In the past, mainly Matcha, Gyokuro, Sencha, Genmaicha… Etc. I like all teas: Green, oolong, black & pu’erh (prefer ripe over raw).

Chanoyu (for matcha prep) and Gongfu cha (for other types of tea) are the main ways I prepare my tea (Gaiwan, Yixing teapot, Kyusu). I drink all tea… Usually unflavored. This past year, I’ve tried many flavored now because of all of you lol. As long as there aren’t artificial sweeteners, it’s all good.

Favorite stores: TeaVivre, What-Cha, Mandala Tea, 52Teas, Whispering Pines, Bird & Blend, Yunnan sourcing, White2Tea, Lupicia.

The flavors I dislike: Artificial sweetener, lavender, violet, any strong floral-perfumey tea; cantaloupe, papaya, honeydew, rose, licorice, anise, jasmine, any mints, leather.

Favorite flavors: Citrus fruits (especially grapefruit & tangerines), granny smith apple, bananas, guava, mango, tamarind, watermelon, stonefruits, chocolate, caramel, vanilla, milk, cinnamon, creme, bread/pastry, nuts, toasted, roasted.

I generally don’t add anything to my teas unless they are flavored, then I may add a splash of milk.

As I explore, my ratings may shift. 90+ generally means I’ll keep it on my shelf.

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