6106 Tasting Notes
Sipdown! 827.
Another hot/cold-brew, and it was delicious. I drank this one quite quickly though, so I can’t recall if I caught the orange/clove notes that I did last time, but it was definitely fruity vanilla marzipan. Even if you’re not a fan of marzipan, I’d recommend giving this tea a shot! It’s quite tasty… and hibiscus-free!
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Sipdown! 828.
Hot/cold-brewed this one, and it was marvellous. I stand by my previous statement that this is better than DT’s Tropicalia – there’s a bit of a carmelliness to it that’s absolutely delicious. It didn’t fare super well in my travel mug (it came camping with me), but I’m not surprised, as mugs seem to deaden flavours for whatever reason. It definitely still drank it though! And if I end up making another PureAroma order, I’m quite certain I’ll pick up more of this. The only downside is that it’s heavy…. but that’s a downside to all fruity blends. And at least this one isn’t packed with hibiscus filler!
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Another rather old backlog to get to :)
I am a bit addicted to this tea, I’ll admit… it’s one I’d probably like to have often. It seems that when a white blend is done right, it’s absolutely amazing, and this is one of those. (Of course, Butiki white blends also fall into that category.) Anyhow, pretty much the same impression of this one as last time, except that I noted that the second infusion was very vanilla-y – which is only a good thing!! I think there are actual vanilla bean specks in this tea, which may be what makes the difference between it and teas with vanilla flavouring. Mmmmmm, delicious!
This is a backlog from quite a while ago that I forgot to post. Thanks to Courtney for sending me some of this to try!
I unfortunately don’t remember too much about the tea, except that both banana and coconut were noticeable, though not super strong. I think it may have tasted a touch like banana cream pie, although it had nothing on 52teas’ houjicha version. Overall, not bad, but another tea I wouldn’t need stocked in my cupboard. I still have a cup or two left of it – hopefully I will pay better attention next time!
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Sipdown, 829!
Done with one package of this, and will be onto the final packet soon… eep! So many tasty discontinued teas…
Anyhow, brewed this up for a tasty treat in the evening but didn’t get to it and stuck it in the fridge – it’s not too bad chilled! I think I prefer it warm, though, so will drink the rest that way (since I have plenty of other teas around to ice).
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I love this tea and only have one package left, so I keep it for special occasions, but it is probably a year old now, so I ought to start drinking it faster so it won’t go bad, and I can properly enjoy it.
Mine’s definitely older than that! Haha. Still tasty though.
Lucky for us that Mango Lassi is basically like Buttercream without the white tea base….so we might be able to mix it up ourselves now. :)
Sipdown! 830.
This is a backlog from probably about a week ago. I drank this alongside Butiki’s Caramel Vanilla Assam. I actually rather enjoyed Kusmi’s version this time – 1 2 minute infusion worked much better than whatever I did the first time, and the result was a pretty tasty caramel tea.
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Yep. Standing by my previous notes about this one; tasty, but not quite what I wanted. On the plus side, since it’s a tea in a plastic baggie (since it was a split with Sil), I get to drink it freely, because bagged teas gotta be sipped down! I had half an ounce though, so have a good few cups left (probably 3).
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Sipdown! 831.
Well… I can taste the muscatel here, and it’s a fairly light black… but eh. I’m not particularly fond of it. I did like the very light moonlight darjeeling I had from Butiki, but I don’t think that darjeelings would fall into the category of teas I like to drink. Just not a flavour profile I care for.
There’s only a bit of astringency, which at least makes this pleasant to drink. I’m sure a darjeeling fan would enjoy this far more than I!
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Sipdown! 832. I steeped this for 2 minutes this time, and there was no astringency at all. Overall, it was a pretty tasty, albeit generic, cup of good assam. I think my tastes for teas are somewhat skewed, since particularly with blacks, I’ve been tending to buy high quality ones, so sometimes great teas are labelled as “meh” because they’re just at the low end of what I’ve tried! Also, no chocolate or raisins here, and I like those in a straight black :D Bumping the rating a bit, because I’d happily drink this again or throw it in a travel mug, but I’d prefer others.
