310 Tasting Notes
This tea is ok, but not one of my favorites.
The smell of the tea in the bag is something akin to potpourri. I was a little scared. I brewed it as directed (160 F) and got mostly hot water taste. So I brewed it again at boiling temp and got much better flavor out of it. I tried it unsweetened and didn’t like it much and then I sweetened it pretty well with agave nectar and the pear flavor started to pop. This has a nice pear flavor and definitely has spice. I taste cinnamon and I think cloves. Luckily it tastes much better than it smelled in the bag.
Preparation
Frank evidently blended a tea that is irresistible to my cat Sangye (pronounced San-jay). I put 2 tsp of leaves into a paper filter and walked away to do some other things while I waited for the water to boil. I came back to find my cat Sangye eating tea leaves. So, I didn’t get to taste that first cup.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/snowboardbunny/4757764905/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/snowboardbunny/4758403370/
I made another cup. The dried leaves have a laffy taffy smell to them (not necessarily a bad thing). The brewed tea has a strawberry candy flavor to it (could be that I over sweetened it – next time I’ll taste it before sweetening). I like it a lot. I am thinking this will be fabulous iced.
Here is a picture of Sangye in case you wanted to see him too:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/snowboardbunny/4691721236/
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I ordered this one too… but haven’t tried it yet…
KITTEH!!! implodes
He looks an unusual shade of orange there. Or is that just the light playing tricks?
He is a Devon Rex and has short soft curly fur. He is light orange. Here is another pic:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/snowboardbunny/4545443317/
and a pic of his sister, Willow:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/snowboardbunny/4008854088/
He’s gorgeous! I have an orange kitty too, but he’s a butterfly tabby and a little lighter in color.
Oh, and by the way, I love the butt warmer. I used to have a cat (my favorite of all time) who would turn on the tv through the set top box and sleep on top of it for the warmth.
@Morgana – that’s hilarious. They love sitting on the laptops. I close them and hook them to my monitor and keyboard so they are actually running and getting warm.
One of my current cats used to sleep on my printer for the warmth, in the curved area where the paper would come out. It was just the right size for a cat bed, which was awful. My docs would come out covered in cat hair. Eventually it got so clogged I had to buy a new one, and I cleverly bought one with an uncomfortable scanner do dah at the top. ;-)
Your cat is beautiful. If I ever get another cat, I am going to get an orange one. (Right now I have a black and grey striped tabby). My cat loves green tea so I feel your pain. I have to keep my eye on him because he’ll be drinking out of my cup when I’m not looking.
Thanks. I also love the orange kitties!
I had this iced last night and liked it much better this time than last time. Last time I brewed it cold overnight. This time I brewed 3 tsp of tea in a little teabag in about 1/4 cup of boiling water for 5 min and then poured it over ice and added a little water. Much better.
I think I might like the quick brew method better than the overnight method. But, I did use 2 pyrex measuring cups, a spoon, and a glass to achieve this. That’s a lot of dishes for a glass of iced tea. I used the pyrex cups because I was worried about breaking a glass by pouring boiling water over ice in the glass.
Anyone have a better quick brew method that uses less dishes?
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I am in serious need of some soothing tea today. Having an annoying day and don’t feel so great. This tea hits the spot. I always expect the lemon to be too lemony but it’s not. It’s somehow a mellow lemon flavor, like pie or lemon cookies. It’s consistently better than I expect. I have a big bag of it in the drawer which I always avoid… never understand why. I must forget how tasty it is.
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Hello there, old friend. Whatcha doin’ hanging out in the back of the tea drawer!?
Perfect for today. Light, mellow, fruity. I accidentally let the water get too hot, but it tastes great anyway.
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I had a 1/2 cup of this sample left and a 1/2 cup of the Special Teas Vanilla Rooibos, so I decided to just mix them together. The effect is interesting. All the flavors are kind of muted now. I taste less cinnamon cookie flavor now and I think I might taste the vanilla. I guess I should have expected that effect. In any case, it worked well enough. I’m trying to clean out the samples to make room in the drawer for the ginormous 52teas order that is on its way.
I normally like this tea well enough. But today, it tastes medicinal to me. Weird how it can taste great one day and then meh another day. I’ve only been drinking that Choco*Late from American Tea room since I got that one (already almost out)… maybe that has ruined me.
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Backlogging – I had this tea as a cold-brewed iced tea and I think it might have lost something. It tasted fine but mostly just tasted like a peach tea. No saffron flavor, not much black tea flavor. I probably need to try it hot to compare.
Preparation
This is a fine Ceylon tea and it needs to steeped in hot water as directed on our label. We really cannot be faulted for you not liking our tea if it is not prepared properly. You’ll find the tea is extraordinary if you prepare it using a 4 – 5 minute steep at water just under a boil. This also makes the absolute best iced tea…so we are saddened to hear you had a lackluster experience due to not properly infusing the tea.
Hmmm when I think potpourri I think floral and not spice. Would it taste good iced maybe?
No, the potpourri was the pre-brewed smell of the leaves. Once brewed the flavor is pear and spice. I don’t think it would work as an iced tea.