338 Tasting Notes

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drank Energy Refresh by Teekanne
338 tasting notes

Continuing on my German tea tasting adventure! This tea has a mild minty aroma. As for the taste, peppermint certainly stands out among all other herbs but even so its taste is rather weak… not a very flavourful tea I must say. The addition of liquorice root is a slightly special touch to this otherwise completely unremarkable tea; it produces a pleasantly sweet aftertaste which saves the tea from being a total disappointment.

Preparation
Boiling 5 min, 0 sec

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drank Happy Moods by Teekanne
338 tasting notes

A fairly complicated tea to me… the taste is unfamiliar and rather hard to describe. Perhaps it’s because I have never tried anything like lemongrass + tea before. I can’t recognize any fruity flavour in this honey-brown liquor, instead the notes I can get are cardamom and ginger, with a faint hint of cinnamon. The spiciness is, fortunately, only mellow despite the presence of many spices. While I don’t find this tea particularly uplifting, it will do a good job in warming you up in a cold morning. Perhaps that’s why the tea company describes this tea as “like sipping sunshine”?

Preparation
Boiling 5 min, 0 sec
Poppy

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A chamomile tea sweetened with licorice. Tastes pretty generic.

Preparation
Boiling 6 min, 0 sec

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49
drank Green Apple by Ronnefeldt Tea
338 tasting notes

Bought this tea in a market in Augsburg, Germany. As I couldn’t read German, I had no idea about its ingredients when I bought it, but I had very high hope for it cos it had a really lovely, fresh apple aroma when dry. Sadly, it has turned out to be a let-down. The tea is very light and has a very faint yellowish green colour. I can barely get any apple flavour out of it; the major note is lemongrass instead. Not for anyone who wants a fruity or sweet cuppa, but worth a try if you like exotic or herbal tea because it tastes like summer in Thailand.

Preparation
Boiling 8 min or more

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49
drank Finest Assam by Teekanne
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Finally, a tea from Teekanne that tastes normal…!!! No weird artificial flavour, no horrible hibiscus, just plain black tea. Sometimes, simplicity is the best.

Preparation
Boiling 4 min, 0 sec

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drank Fruit Selection by Teekanne
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I can’t imagine a worse tea. I totally disagree with the description above because there is neither strawberry-raspberry flavour nor anything fine about this tea!!! It’s very acidic and kinda tastes like rotten tomatoes. Yuck!

Preparation
Boiling 6 min, 30 sec
Jillian

Ew nasty! I wonder if it’s hibiscus that’s causing it to taste like that – a lot of bagged teas use hibiscus as cheap way to try and replicate fruit flavours.

Devilish

Yeah Ibelieve it’s hibiscus too!!! Most of the teas that I don’t like use hibiscus as main ingredient. X_X This tea has a dark red colour so I guess there’s a lot of hibiscus in it!

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drank Red Orange by Teekanne
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This tea has a deep red colour attributable to hibiscus and rosehips rather than “blood orange” (cos the ingredients do not contain any real blood orange). As for the taste, I’d say it’s like those fizzy vitamin C tablets… or over-the-counter cold remedy drink. It’s not so bad that I would immediately pour it down the drain, but I don’t think I want another cup.

Preparation
Boiling 5 min, 0 sec

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drank Peach Black Tea by Twinings
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A simple flavoured tea that you can get easily. I usually drink it when I feel full after a meal but still craves for something sweet. I like the fact that it does not get bitter or sour after the second steep.

Preparation
Boiling 3 min, 0 sec

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Eilles is one of the greatest finds in my recent trip to Germany. It’s said to be one of the most traditional brands for fine gourmet products in Germany, and even King Ludwig II was one of their first aficionados! And after trying this tea I start to understand why even the king was a fan. Right from the very beginning it makes you fall in love with its candy-sweet aroma. Then – wow – you immediately notice that each sip is bursting with fruity (though it’s kinda like strawberry rather than dragon fruit/kiwi/raspberry) flavour! Enjoy the clean and refreshing taste of the tea leaves at the same time. Mmmm just so yummy!!

Preparation
180 °F / 82 °C 3 min, 15 sec
Alana237

My sister is going to Germany in a few weeks – I’ll have to ask her to keep an out for this!

Alana237

*Keep an eye out, even!

Devilish

Great!! I think this is kinda new(?) because I can’t find this from the Eilles official site! I have another tea from Eilles in my cupboard (I can never remember its name) which is very nice too. :)

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70
drank Casablanca by Mariage Frères
338 tasting notes

This tea is not bad. The mint and bergamot flavours are well-balanced, but I was expecting something more exciting and brilliant as this is after all, from Mariage Freres! If you just want a good after-dinner mint tea, go for it; but if you want to have the real Mariage Freres experience, Marco Polo or Opera will be the choice.

Preparation
Boiling

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A devilish girl who lives up to the post-80s youth stereotype – hedonistic, frivolous and rebellious – except I love traditional afternoon tea rather than a quick caffeine fix at Starbucks.

I make a living off others’ criminal activities. It’s a busy job and I really wish I could retire, so I can become a full-time afternoon tea connoisseur instead. :j

I love any tea that has nice scent, great flavour and lovely packaging. My current top favourite brands are Mariage Freres, T2, and THE O DOR. ;)

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