68 Tasting Notes
1/25/22
I love this tea! One of my absolute favorites from this brand. Delicate with soft florals and fruits. I finished the teabag I had from Danielle’s advent calendar but is still have a mostly full 1.5oz bag. Love the glitter and whimsical packaging aesthetic.
Flavors: Berry, Cherry Blossom, Floral, Rose, Sakura, Strawberry, Sweet, Tangy
Preparation
1/25/22
Sipdown! These last two teabags from the sipsby box. I am ambivalent about the taste of tulsi… it tastes vaguely herbal? Can’t describe it at all. This blend, however is good. Not something I would buy again, but something i would drink if I had no other options.
I cold brewed this overnight and enjoyed drinking this after teaching dance today. Refreshing and thirst quenching.
Flavors: Grassy, Herbal, Tea
Preparation
1/24/22
sipdown of my last two teabags! This is a good teabag version of this type of blend. Not as strong as a builders brew, but not as light as an afternoon tea. Somewhere in between. I prefer this one to the Twinings, which is my mom’s favorite.
Flavors: Caramel, Malt, Tea
Preparation
1/24/22
One of the samples I plan to sipdown this year (from last year’s summer countdown by Nazanin). Cold brewed this overnight (16 hours maybe) 1 tbsp tea to 4 cups. a little weak!!
Spinach and cut grass. Drying on the tongue. Was a little hard to drink first thing in the morning, but the second half of the container I had after teaching dance and it was super refreshing.
Flavors: Asparagus, Astringent, Drying, Grass, Spinach
Preparation
1/23/22
Brew this one strong and long! I enjoyed it both hot and cold, but cold was a little weak. Both of my parents liked this as well. Super bright and fresh tasting. Will buy this again in the future.
10 min/212. recommend steeping for half an hour for iced tea.
Flavors: Fruit Punch, Fruity, Hibiscus, Orange, Orange Zest, Pineapple, Tart, Tropical Fruit
Preparation
1/23/22
This was one of those little portions packs from a sampler. I enjoyed this tea greatly. I don’t know how log this actually steeped because i forgot to actually turn the timer on, so at least 12 minutes. Good solid spice blend without overpowering the tea leaves. Recommended with sugar. Not sure i would buy this in the future as I have a huge collection of spiced chai that i’m working through, but it is enjoyable.
Flavors: Cardamom, Cinnamon, Clove, Ginger, Spices, Tea
Preparation
1/22/22
Delicious mint flavor. Highly recommend this one if you like a smooth subtle mint instead of an in your face mint. This came in a sipsby box and i will repurchase in the future.
Flavors: Mint, Peppermint, Spearmint
Preparation
I haven’t found a Pukka tea I like, but your note gives me hope. I have a few bags of this one in the cabinet I haven’t tried yet.
This is the only pukka tea i’ve tried. I’ve been contemplating getting a sampler to try more flavors because I liked this one so much… but several of my friends have said that most of their teas are just ok.
1/20/22
Another sipdown! I bought this in that holiday set with the cranberry herbal tea from yesterday. I’m not a huge fan of pumpkin spice, btw, so this is not something I would buy individually for myself! This tea is just ok. It’s slightly pumpkin and slightly spiced, but mostly some sort of ambiguous artificial flavoring. That being said, I gave this to a lot of friends for Christmas and they pretty much all loved it. I think if you like pumpkin spice things, you’ll like it.
Flavors: Pumpkin, Pumpkin Spice, Spices, Tea
