111 Tasting Notes

68

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
180 °F / 82 °C 0 min, 15 sec 1 tsp 16 OZ / 473 ML

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72
drank Irish Breakfast Tea by Twinings
111 tasting notes

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
0 min, 30 sec 1 tsp 16 OZ / 473 ML
gmathis

It’s a good no-brain, no-frills staple. (Making mental note to see if I have a few bags left.)

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78
drank 100% Pure Oolong Tea by Twinings
111 tasting notes

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
180 °F / 82 °C 3 min, 45 sec 1 tsp 16 OZ / 473 ML

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72
drank English Breakfast by Twinings
111 tasting notes

Strong, flavorful, tannic, a typical breakfast tea.
No extra flavors, just strong tea if you steep it a while.

Preparation
0 min, 30 sec 1 tsp 16 OZ / 473 ML

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50
drank Lunar New Year 2022 by Harney & Sons
111 tasting notes

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
3 min, 30 sec 1 tsp 16 OZ / 473 ML

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80
drank Queen Catherine by Harney & Sons
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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.

Preparation
180 °F / 82 °C 1 min, 0 sec 1 tsp 16 OZ / 473 ML
ashmanra

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.

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80
drank Muscat by Alcyon
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Very nice hint of Red Wine on top of Black Tea base. Soft, Flavorful.

Preparation
1 min, 15 sec 1 tsp 16 OZ / 473 ML

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76

A Nice smooth green; I agree with the bright and green label. I drink 90% black teas, this is one of my favorite Green teas so far.

Preparation
180 °F / 82 °C 4 min, 0 sec 1 tsp 16 OZ / 473 ML

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80
drank Gingerbread Joy by Twinings
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A surprising, very nice ginger-based tea. A Nice blend of ginger and black tea. More than I expected…a great holiday treat.

Preparation
180 °F / 82 °C 2 min, 0 sec 1 tsp 16 OZ / 473 ML

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75
drank Monsoon Chai by Tealeaves
111 tasting notes

A nice general Chai.

Preparation
180 °F / 82 °C 1 min, 0 sec 1 tsp 16 OZ / 473 ML

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Security Engineer, Woodworker, Hiker, Electronics/Computer Geek (one of those). Started drinking tea @ 8 when my older brother got me a teapot from England while in the Air Force, never drank coffee (well, tried it once – hotel coffee – awful).

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