94 Tasting Notes
This tea is lacking something that I like in my tea, and I haven’t quite figured out what. I know I wanted brighter notes in it, so I added juniper berries and fresh orange peel and that helped with whatever I found it was lacking. It’s one of a friend’s favorite teas, and I shall be happy to drink it when I visit her, but I don’t need to keep it in my cabinet.
This was a perfectly serviceable tea that I bought a small sample of. It tasted fine, but did not make any sort of strong impression on me, aside from noting that it smelled rather “dark” in my mind. It was strong enough to brew three cups from the leaves and have the third cup only taste slightly week, but overall, I didn’t find it particularly chocolatey or otherwise noteworthy.
Floral, slightly sweet, requires no sugar but pairs very well with milk. I can often rebrew the leaves a second and sometimes third time. This is my go-to tea when I’m working and need to focus, and the fact that it’s inspired by the Ravenclaw house is entirely appropriate.
