1186 Tasting Notes

90

MLH night right now, have a terrible headache. Curse you pressure change! See previous notes.

Preparation
Boiling 7 min, 0 sec
Bonnie

Hope you feel better. I’ve been feeling ick today too. Migraines huh!

mrs.stenhouse12

Ugh yes the darn weather! Hopefully some warmer air is coming in, it was very cold here today, I’m tired of winter already. Tea always makes everything better though :) hope you feel better too!

Bonnie

It’s warm enough here, it’s the high altitude LIGHT! I have blackout shades on some but not all of my windows. I’m a mushroom! I don’t get headaches I get what feels like the flu.
You are much worse. I don’t think I could take headaches!!!

mrs.stenhouse12

Ooh something like the flu would not be fun :( the weather change that made my headache last night was a bunch of snow!! And still cold, haha i just love it here in Alberta.. Not..

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78

Sipdown for this one! Haha I got to use the word, never have before on here :) nice and orangey, nice spiciness today, very enjoyable, see previous notes on this one!

Preparation
205 °F / 96 °C 5 min, 0 sec

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81

Having this tea as I work on an assignment, and it’s just not quite as good as I remember it..maybe because I had an amazing Verdant tea before this one :P, don’t get me wrong, this is still a tasty cuppa, just not quite as good as it used to be. Decreasing rating a little bit.

Preparation
190 °F / 87 °C 4 min, 0 sec
TheTeaFairy

Well having it after a verdant tea is surely one of the reasons :-)

mrs.stenhouse12

Haha yeah I think that’s it for sure, this is still my second favorite white tea I think though :D

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99

Drinking this tea and wishing it was summer again, it just smells like a bouquet of flowers! I think I have just enough for one more cup from my 7g bag, hoping to order some of the winter blend this week to compare the two! Hoping it will be as delicious as this one is hehe. See previous notes on this lovely tea :)

Preparation
185 °F / 85 °C 2 min, 0 sec

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94

I am finally trying this tea! A big thank you to David Duckler for including this as my free sample! I’ve been waiting for the right moment to try it, and tonight feels right!

Dry leaves I can smell the dark chocolate, oh chocolate! I am so excited for this! I am trying the first steep at 10 seconds in my brew basket, and I will increase by around 8 seconds each time.

The wet leaves smell like BLACK FOREST CAKE! AHHHHH DARK CHOCOLATEY CAKE! Hehehe, the boyfriend is not a fan of chocolate, so I get this tea all to myself :D as for the liquor itself, I smell a sweet, honey scent to it, and a definite black tea aroma.

Mmmmm, dark chocolate, malty, sweet honey flavor. Along with rich black tea. Almost liquefied black forest cake, all it needs is the cherries. This is really good. This blows any other black tea I have had in my life out of the water (I’ll admit I haven’t had that many loose, more bagged ones, but still). And that was just the first steep! Now I’m making little wee cups of it rather than a mug so I can have many steeps tonight.

This tea is top quality. In all honesty, I currently still prefer dark oolongs, but this tea is still AWESOME. Desserty and decadent, I may just have to try and nab a bit more of this to have on hand for days I feel like majorly treating myself. It’s a cozy, comforting cup of love. Thank you David and Verdant!!

ETA: Absolutely loving the next steeps! So sweet and delicious! I have been drinking this all night :) it’s like indulging in an amazing, healthy dessert!

Preparation
Boiling

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98

Had this tea this morning with my parents :) actually made my dad a loose tea! And success! They both liked it a lot, dad said it reminded him of tea he had when he traveled to China back when he and mom were just getting married. I was very happy they both enjoyed it so much. I had the third steeping of it, so mine was rather light, but them liking their cups made up for it. And Verdant tea is still tasty even when it’s really light :D. Love sharing my love of tea with others, especially family! :)

Oh, and PS – going to try the famed Laoshan Black tonight..my stomach has been handling caffeine well lately, so I am super excited!

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79
drank Vanilla Orchid by DAVIDsTEA
1186 tasting notes

First cup of the day, before bed! You know it’s been a busy day when.. Anyways, this is so smooth with its lightly sweet vanilla flavor, mmm i like it :) hopefully the caffeine doesn’t keep me up all night! Please see previous notes.

Preparation
200 °F / 93 °C 4 min, 0 sec

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79
drank Ginseng Oolong by DAVIDsTEA
1186 tasting notes

My oolong kick continues! This tea is just so interesting, I had to have it again tonight. Tasty, and hoping I’ll get some energy from the ginseng to get my homework done. Still would like to know what makes this so sweet in the aftertaste! Is it ginseng? See previous notes for full review :)

Preparation
200 °F / 93 °C 5 min, 0 sec

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68

Breaking into my try-me pack of this, which reminds me, I need to place an order at Della Terra sometime soon! Need more Lemon Chiffon :) but onto this tea. The dry smell is VERY raspberry, I can’t really smell anything but raspberry, quite a sweet, fruity smell. Mm, I haven’t had raspberries in ages, let alone raspberry tea!

As it steeps, the raspberry smell is mellowed, and I get maybe a hint of the ginger. I steeped for roughly 2 mins. The liquor is a nice golden yellow color. As for taste, this tea is super mild to me! Maybe I was a bit light on the leaf, or I got a bit less of the raspberry bits and more of the tea part, but it’s a very mellow, lightly raspberry flavored tea. The white and green tea blend very nicely to not be overpowering though, and the raspberry is definitely there. As it cools, I get a bit more ginger maybe? But mostly raspberry, not too tart though, which is nice! I can, however, see the likeness to the cough drops, it’s definitely a sweeter raspberry taste than sour. I can’t find the jasmine anywhere, maybe it’s just adding to the lightness? Oh, and I think I can feel a bit of ginger on my throat afterwards :), definitely feel a bit of its warming!

Overall, a pretty good cup. I would like a bit more ginger bite to it, might try a bit different steeping next time, to try to coax that out. Maybe a bit stronger raspberry taste too, I don’t know though, it’s pretty refreshing and light though. I could see myself drinking this more in the summer, hmm I wonder how it would taste iced too? I definitely won’t have trouble finishing my try me of this!

Preparation
180 °F / 82 °C 2 min, 0 sec

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81
drank Jessie's Tea by DAVIDsTEA
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My other before bed tea (almost overtaking Mother’s Little Helper!). Getting all cozy and sleepy from the coconut. G’night steepster :)

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Hello all, I am an electrical engineer (read:NERD :D), who is a bit obsessed with tea! I discovered loose tea in 2011, DAVIDsTEA in 2012 and it took off from there. I really started drinking/enjoying tea because it was excellent to take to class in the morning and because I can’t handle coffee! (unless it’s a really good cappuccino or latte, or decent decaf haha)

I enjoy a variety of teas – current favorites being ripe and raw pu’erhs, chinese black teas and herbal/green rooibos blends. I also enjoy white, green, and oolong teas, although I tend to drink them more in the warmer months. I have also tried matcha and guayusa, but I don’t drink them too often as I am a bit sensitive to caffeine. As a result I don’t drink black teas as often as I used to, but in moderation I can still enjoy a wide variety of teas.

Oh, and I have a severe peanut allergy and try to avoid most other nuts, just to be safe. Limits my tea choices a bit, but that’s ok. However I have tried almonds and found out I can eat them, so I have been trying a few teas with them in them.

mrs.stenhouse12’s rating system
(as of 04/19/13)

95+: Absolute favorite, will try to always have it in stock, and when I don’t I pine over it!
90-94: Awesome teas, will probably purchase again a few times
80-89: Very good tea, may restock at some point
70-79: happy to have tried and will gladly finish, but not restock
60-69: not horrible, but not the best, will finish if I have some though
50-59: not a favorite, probably will have a tough time finishing the bag
-50: yuck. I don’t want to have it ever again.

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