199 Tasting Notes

I don’t know if something was wrong with my tastebuds, but I had this the same day as the Shangri-La Black and Malawian Mist Oolong.. I didn’t really like this one either.

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For whatever reason, this tasted just like the Himalayan Shangri-La Black from M&K.. I didn’t really enjoy the black tea, so I wasn’t a fan of this either.

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I’ve decided not to try anymore black teas that I don’t know if I like or not.. It’s turning out that I dislike a lot of them. The flavors are okay, I’m just not excited about drinking it. This one has notes of wood and raisins with a slight sweetness. It’s not bad, but I’d much rather something else.

Flavors: Raisins, Sweet, Wood

Stephanie

You are starting to exit the “try all the teas” phase!

kieblera5

Try most of the teas! :P

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This is an amazing looking tea. The loose leaves are very picturesque. The smell and taste of the tea are overwhelmingly vanilla. Slight floral notes with a hint of citrus, but too much vanilla in this mix for it to be a home run.

Flavors: Citrus, Floral, Vanilla

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One of my favorites, so I had a cup last night. Lovely light vegetal notes :)

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Made this tea last night.. It smells great, but the taste is lacking in the tangerine department.. It has a subtle tangerine flavor, but not enough for me to be impressed with the flavoring. Good oolong base though.

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I got a nice cedar wood taste from this tea. When the tea was steeping, it seemed like there were lots of little pieces of tea, so my cup ended up with a lot of particles. Overall, it’s nice, but I’m not a huge fan of it.

Flavors: Cedar, Salty, Wood

Stephanie

Did you survive your matcha party? :)

kieblera5

I just drank the last one! falls over

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Drank this one last night in my new chawan :) I probably used a little too much powder as it turned out slightly bitter and grainy tasting, but there was a nice color and sweetness. The froth was nice and thick.

Preparation
175 °F / 79 °C

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More from the Butiki Educational TTB

Gui Fei – This is kinda roasty and sweet.. I know it’s called “honey tea” but I really didn’t taste much of a honey flavor
Long Feng Xia – This is super smooth and buttery/creamy. I loved this!

Here’s the magic part! Since I brewed both teas at the same time (different pots) I poured half of each flavor into the same cup! Wow is that good XD I’d recommend that if anyone else gets the chance to mix these, that they do it!

Bonus: I tried the Puerh #6 as well.. mmm.. barbeque mushroom shou.. :P Not my thing, but it was okay nonetheless.

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Tasting note #100!
The following teas were from the Butiki Educational TTB – I haven’t had a chance to write notes, so here’s a brief synopsis..
Wen Shan Bao Zhong #2 – A little sweetness and roasted flavor. Not something that I would go buy more of.
Hong Shui #1 – Again, a nice roasted oolong with a little spice on the back end.
Ali Shan #4 – A nice green oolong base with a sweet vegetal note.
Jin Xuan – Not what I was expecting.. Didn’t really get any creaminess from this tea. It really just tasted like the Ali Shan that I had before it.

Haveteawilltravel

Congrats on 100!!!!

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Learning more about tea every day.

Likes: Greens, whites, oolongs, blacks, and herbals! Just depends on the mood :)
Dislikes: Coconut, melon, chocolate, peach, cherry

I also collect antique teaware (Chinese and Japanese).

I’d love to try new types, varieties, etc. I’m still exploring pu-erh to make a complete decision whether to keep trying it or just count it as a loss.

I’d love to trade with anyone who likes something that I might have! I just have to get everything added to my cupboard first :)

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