6111 Tasting Notes
(52teas (Anne) 2022: 167)
I is for… I Drink and I Know Things!
Whew, finally a day with fewer teas to choose from (so I’m mostly drinking resteeps today). This tea is more or less a medium-bodied chai with a licorice note from the anise. It’s mild and flavourful enough to drink without additions, which is nice, although I did intend to try it with some milk but forgot.
(DavidsTea 2022: 80)
H is for… Honey Drop!
Another epic oversteep but the tea hasn’t particularly suffered, since there’s no actual tea in it. However – really not a fan of this one. I’m iffy on the “honey” flavouring that many companies use, and paired here with stevia, it’s too cloying for me and I’d rather just have real honey. I should save this tea for my husband’s next cold; I feel like it would work well for him, and maybe require less actual honey than he usually puts in?
(52teas (Anne) 2022: 165)
H is for… Holiday Sangria!
Epically oversteeped this (and the other two I’ll write about shortly). Multitasking definitely isn’t usually successful nowadays. Anyhow, since this is a herbal/fruit blend, it didn’t really suffer too much. I had some last night and didn’t care for it, but the rest (this morning) is full-bodied (probably from the oversteep), smooth, and kind of a sophisticated orangey bubblegum flavour. Sophisticated because there are supporting flavours that I’m too tired to try and identify, but which temper the bubblegum flavour and add interest.
(52teas (Anne) 2022: already recorded)
H is for… Hot Buttered Banana Bread!
Already recorded this tea when I drank the 2021 advent reblend, but this note is for the 2015 reblend, and yes, this 6.5+ year old tea is my favourite of the day so far (probably will hold up – my last two are herbals and it’s unlikely to bump out this delicious tea). The banana is pretty light here now – almost imperceptible, really – but there’s a lovely nuttiness and buttery flavour that emerges mid sip through into the aftertaste. And, the black base is punchy but not quite astringent – you can taste the tannins but it’s not unpleasant. I’m really quite enjoying this mug.
I can’t really tell here that the nuttiness is walnut, so it is definitely different from the pecan in the latest blend, but both are good. I think the important factor is a nuttiness that is not, say, almond (that would ruin it for me).
(52teas (Anne) 2022: 163)
H is for… Hakuna Matata!
Another tea with no reviews (aside from one from Anne). So odd; I think people here other than me also subscribe? Maybe everyone is like me and fails at logging teas regularly, too :D
Anyhow, wasn’t a big fan of this one. The orange ended up dominating, the base or a flavouring ingredient imparted some bitterness, and overall I didn’t really enjoy it. I do think it needs another shot, because I don’t know the temp of the water I used as I was at my MIL’s place, so it may have been too hot.
Yes, I’m so glad you are posting about all these teas from 52Teas that I have never even heard of, and apparently not many other people have written notes for.
(52teas (Anne) 2022: 162)
H is for… Honey Butter Cookie!
As is seeming to be an odd trend lately, I wasn’t a huge fan of this hot – mostly just couldn’t taste much flavouring – but drinking it cold, hours later, I’m tasting some butteriness in the aftertaste. The honey was present all along, but I like it more now that I can taste the butter.(DavidsTea 2022: 79)
G is for… Grapefruit Granita!
This tea has a really lovely grapefruit flavour, no bitterness, and was very unsweet, which was unexpected since it contains sweet blackberry leaves. I assume it was just luck of the draw that I didn’t get any in the 1.5tsp I used, but I was briefly pleased that it was a rare tea that hadn’t come pre-sweetened!
Probably one of my favourite grapefruit teas so far, if I had to choose.
(52teas (Anne) 2022: 161)
G is for… Gingered Plum!
I can’t remember what I’ve thought of this tea in the past, but yesterday when I had it warm, I was pretty ambivalent about it. Nothing really distinctive, just a cup of tea. Today, after sitting out overnight, I’m enjoying it much more – there’s a really delicious creaminess in the aftertaste which follows some nice candied ginger flavours. On the initial sip, I get a bit of ginger but also almost a licorice flavour, which I’m not fond of, but this aftertaste is just stellar. It’s really interesting how some flavours show up like that, although I prefer a tea that tastes good both on the initial sip and in the aftertaste. It looks like I got a large size of this tea when I purchased it, so I’m glad that I do actually enjoy it!