2171 Tasting Notes
Gingernut Matcha | Bird & Blend Tea Co.
I posted about the broken link for this matcha about a year ago, but all has been quiet. The link still isn’t working as of this morning and Steepster won’t let me create a new listing, so I’m posting here instead. Have we been forgotten?
This is really, really delicious. Gingery, just a touch of spice. Not sure if the spicy bite is from the ginger or the chili, but it’s just a perfect amount. It may just be the mood I’m in with fall well on its way, but this is really everything I wanted this morning. Granted, I did add some honey and milk so it’s made it somewhat of a golden milk (minus the turmeric). Really lovely.
Flavors: Ginger, Spicy
Preparation
Mastress Alita’s Monthly Sipdown Challenge
October 2022 → A vegetal tea
Not at all bitter as it was the last time I had it. Did a 10 second rinse followed by a 30 second steep with 175° water. Strong mineral flavor.
Flavors: Astringent, Mineral
Preparation
I’ve always heard good things about this one. I thought it might be overpowering since it’s double, but everyone speaks so highly of it that I still had high hopes. Turns out the hype is real! It’s not overdone at all, just a nice bergamot flavor. I’ll have to try this up against Stash’s regular Earl Grey to see how they compare.
Flavors: Bergamot
Preparation
No chocolate this time around. It actually tastes and smells just like the candy part of a candied apple, like burnt sugar. I think I might prefer this to chocolate, even though that’s not what the tea is supposed to taste like. I’ve never had a chocolate digestive biscuit though, so I guess I can’t say for sure what it’s supposed to taste like (aside from the chocolate).
Flavors: Burnt Sugar, Candy
Preparation
Mastress Alita’s Monthly Sipdown Challenge
October 2022 → A de-caf/caffeine free tea
I had hoped this would be a nice option for a caffeine-free chai, but it’s not great. It has a strange taste that I can’t quite place. I can taste the rooibos and the cinnamon. Tried to finish this one but it’s just not good enough to push through. Dumping.
Flavors: Cinnamon, Rooibos
Preparation
One of the better Stash teas I’ve had. It reminds me of a black tea and holds up really well to milk/cream. I can’t say I’d buy a full box of it, but I’ll happily drink it if it’s around.
Flavors: Chocolate, Mint
Adagio has proven as hands-off with this site as the previous admin was. It is impossible to try to contact them about anything, and other than “keeping the lights on” they haven’t done anything for the site. Not too long ago we had a lot of new people complaining that they were unable to modify their profile to put info on it that would help with tea exchanges and such, and I’m sure that must be an “anti-spam” measure Adagio created, but with no way to contact them, those users were just left high and dry… and I don’t think I’ve seen any of them post anymore as a result. Very frustrating.
@mastress Alita, I am still here, even though I am unable to edit my account at all. It does make me feel like i’m a ghost in the system, somehow, faceless. It is really frustrating indeed