102 Tasting Notes
Strong, tannic, breakfast tea. Probably best with milk / sugar; since I don’t use those, even my 15 second steep produced a very hearty cup. Good for one of those seldom times I want a stiff cup of tea. A Traditional black, pekoe cut tea.
Preparation
Nice breakfast tea, but can be very strong if steeped a long time. With a 20 seconds steep, and no milk or sugar, produces a nice smooth morning tea.
If you steep for a couple minutes, you start to get the strong tannins present, and it has a bite, but maybe good if you like milk and sugar, that will come thru.
Preparation
A very distinctive tea from normal black teas; nice and smooth.
I like it for a change of pace.
For me, a good breakfast tea.
Light enough I can brew for several minutes and still drink it straight.
Preparation
This is, I think, the first flavored oolong I’ve had.
It certainly struck me as “very different” as soon as I tasted it (being mostly a black tea drinker, but have had most all kinds by now).
Description says it’s oolong with Ginger, lychee and red cornflower; it strongly reminds me of a oolong-mint mixture.
I can’t say I’m a great fan, but it is certainly different. It does taste very “herbal” to me, and I’m not a herbal tea fan.
Preparation
Medium chopped mixed black tea.
Nice “classic black tea” nose to the raw tea.
With a short steep (I use no milk or sugar), it’s a nice light black tea. No one taste that stands out or differentiates it from the mainline black teas, but nice and smooth and not tannic.
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The Queen has been with me through thick and thin. Most memorably the year preceding a cancer diagnosis and through treatment. Long love the Queen!
I see in your bio you are a woodworker! We are not far away from you and Ashman loves woodworking and has taken a number of classes with Roy Underhill’s Woodwright’s School! Small world.
Ooh—haven’t seen this one, but it sounds like something that would (sorry, can’t resist) float my boat.
Gmathis: I believe Titanic is the same blend as Palm Court if you have had that one!
I want to say I’ve tried Palm Court, but it’s probably been years.