768 Tasting Notes
Found a couple pyramids of tea from Tea Forte while I was packing to move. Decided to have this one tonight. A very dark color in the cup, a rather pretty shade of purple while it’s brewing. I am actually glad I can’t really taste this one. It sounds marvelous, but the flavor is odd. Like it’s trying to be sweet, but instead it’s tart. The sour coats my tongue and throat and lingers even after I dumped the cup.
I enjoy a straight black tea in the morning. Something plain and robust but not bitter. This tea is more mellow than robust, but it is smooth and mild. I don’t get that bitter coating on my tongue after the swallow. After reading some other comments, I followed the brewing directions and made sure the water wasn’t boiling when I poured it into the pot. Really a nice cup! And mild enough to enjoy any time of the day. Glad I tried this one!
Preparation
It’s Easter! I get to ignore the stacks of books piled precariously on the floor, waiting to be organized and put into their bookcases. It’s cold too, so I deserve a delicious, warming tea!
I really love this one. I don’t have very much of it left, so I want to save the rest for after surgery. Without a sense of smell or taste, this tea is smooth, mellow, and slightly sweet. Really a delicious cup. But I’m hoping hard that my sense of smell will be restored at least temporarily so I can taste all my favorite teas, including this one.
I am not looking forward to surgery. It is painful, expensive, and not a cure for nasal polyps. But in the years since my last (fourth) surgery, some new treatments have been developed that may delay the return of polyps. The ENT will be implanting a device that should keep the openings to the sinuses open, so less debris will be trapped in the sinuses and cause infections. Fingers crossed.
That was probably more than you wanted to know! So, to recap, this is a delicious tea!
I hope the surgery goes well. It is so difficult to really enjoy tea without the sense of smell. :(
ok, I’m about to let myself sound publicly lame…. are your sinus issues due to allergies? Would moving help? I have ‘orrible sinus problems when the weeds/trees/grass blooms around here…but don’t seem to have any issues when on holiday to new places….strange, isn’t it? all the same, good luck with the surgery. Is it soon?
Actually, I’m not allergic to anything. I almost wish I was, so we could treat it! About 30 years ago I lived in a basement apartment that flooded. The ENT at the Mayo Clinic told me I had Allergic Fungal Sinusitis. I guess it makes sense. Who knows what kind of fungus and mold I was exposed to in that apartment? This will be my fifth sinus surgery, but the first in 10 years.
Surgery is on April 16, so a little less than a week!
oh gourd, that sounds horrific! I’ve had things I thought to be inconsequential come back and bite me in the butt physically….funny how when we’re young we think if we’re ok now we’re ok forever! I know differently now! Hope all goes well and that technology and drugs have advanced more than you expect!
What a long day! I finished unpacking and sorting a couple of rooms. The living room and kitchen are done! Yes, the teas are unpacked and arranged according to company and type. Two of my brothers and my sister came over around 7:30 and stayed until 10:00, so I didn’t get any more done. It was nice to visit with them in a tidy living room.
I am rewarding myself with a cup of this tea before bed. I suppose I could have gone with an herbal or lower caffeine tea, but I’ve been thinking about this one for a few days and I haven’t had it for a while. It is as good as I remember. A soothing, relaxing cup.
This is the one I pulled out this morning (still haven’t unpacked the tea box; just stuck it in the cupboard for the time being) It was luscious and smooth and warming. It’s been a bit nippy in the mornings in my new garden level apartment, so tea is welcome. I think all this physical labor has worn me down. This morning I was yawning and dragging before my first hour at the day job was over. I needed a pick me up and this tea delivered.
we must be running parallel lines somewhere….I just got my what-cha order today and this was in it!
LOL! I do enjoy the Golden Monkey teas. Or maybe it’s just Fujian teas I like. I have another Fujian from What-Cha. I can’t think of the name right now, but it’s great too.
I’m on a Tippy’s Tea roll. Reached blindly into the tea box (I really have to get the teas unpacked!) and pulled out this one for this morning. As always it is smooth, slightly sweet and yummy! Surgery is coming up in two weeks. Will I be able to taste this when I recover? I hope so because it sounds absolutely lovely!
This is currently my cup d’jour….nom.
Did you see their sale today? :)
No! And I’m not looking! Too broke from moving! fingers in ears La La La
You are evil, Lindsay. I just HAD to go look. But 50% off is hard to resist!
GAH!!!! It was like quicksand, I tell ye!! Quicksand!!!!!
LOL :)
I am finally all moved into the new place, and the old place is cleaned and the keys turned in! Hardly anything is unpacked yet, but I unearthed the tea pot and two cups, and my box of tea. The packet of this tea was the one on the top, so I grabbed it for my morning cup. It’s a bit nippy out there today, so this one is perfect. Warming, mellow, and cozy. I’m back to the day job, with boxes piled around me like the walls of a maze. It’s going to be a while before I’m unpacked and completely settled, but I’ll be alright. I have access to my tea.
Congrats on a successful move! And tea is the best thing to have after moving for the first time, just makes the place feel like home :)
Welcome home.
Thank you, MissLena and gmathis!
i just got this one yesterday….can’t wait to try it!
You survived the moving kerfluffle! YAY! And this tea sounds so warm and snuggly. A perfect homecoming?
donkeytiara I hope you like it. I sure do. Might be more of a fall tea, but it was just above freezing this morning, so it suited me. sweetea I am looking forward to being done with all this unpacking! Oy! I’m exhausted! But I think I will love the place once I get everything situated.
Yay! I’m glad your move has gone well. And that you have your priorities straight. :D Tea first!
A new favorite in my cupboard!
This tea is smooth, very smooth. I think of it as a posh, elegant tea for mid-morning or afternoon. No bitterness or astringency to interrupt the sip, just silky, mellow tea that is a delight to drink.
I am packing for the move, and I’ve decided I need to keep just 1 tea out to brew for a pick me up during the next two days. I think this will be the tea I drink until the move is over and the kitchen stuff is unpacked on Sunday.
Preparation
A friend came over to help me pack my books. (All 1785 of them) Took us nearly three hours. On our break, I brewed a pot of this. She is one of those people who really prefers bagged tea from Bigelow, so this one didn’t impress her much. I am always flabbergasted when people don’t enjoy a high quality tea, but I guess it just depends on the person.
Anyway, it is certainly a favorite for me. And now it is time to say good night. Another long day at the day job, then more packing. Charge!!
I am not jealous of your book collection! That must have been so frustrating to pack, especially since you don’t want boxes to get too heavy.
I haaaaaaate packing. whine I already gave away over 300 books. I need to be ruthless and get rid of a bunch more
How’s your move coming along, Fjellrev? Almost done, right?
Oh yikes, do you have until the last day to pack and leave or are they kicking you out earlier? The movers should be here in a couple hours, then my walkthrough is tomorrow, so tonight and tomorrow in a hostel then I’ll be flying out on Saturday! Almost done!
Best of luck, Fjellrev! I have until the 30th, and the truck will be here on Saturday morning, so the actual move should be done by Saturday night. Having the books done is immense. I still have quite a bit to pack, but it doesn’t seem quite as overwhelming as all those books! After that, it’s just unpacking in the new place, and then cleaning the old place. I’m just moving 1 town over. In fact the drive between the two apartments is less than 10 minutes!
Safe move to you.
A POT??? That must have been a $30 pot of tea!! My husband is from the UK and anything besides CTC Assam from Harney tastes weird and “not like tea” to him….. sigh…..
Oh culling books is the worst. When I left my ex I had to go from nearly 1000 books to under 100 to make moving easier. It was so hard. Rediscovering the library has helped though.
Best of luck to both of you with your moves!
Ick! :)