70
drank Tropical Eyebrows by 52teas
4338 tasting notes

Discovery Tea box – Tea #12
I believe this is another older 52Teas blend? Many older 52Teas blends in the teabox somehow. haha. This wasn’t bad but I shouldn’t really be judging older teas too much. A tropical green blend. I had it a few days ago, so it isn’t shiningly clear in my mind. None of the fruit flavors were very distinct, but at least the coconut wasn’t bad yet? I really don’t think older teas should be included in teaboxes, as they do have to be mailed around multiple times… I actually bought some new teas just for including in the teabox.

VariaTEA

Whatever coconut is used by 52 Teas is awesome. I find it holds up quite well overtime. I have had teas where the coconut went rancid and its disgusting but thankfully these blends don’t seem to have that issue.

Also, I don’t mind older teas in a teabox so long as they are holding up. Some blends can taste almost as good as new even years after they are made and it gives people a chance to try something they might otherwise not have gotten the chance to try. Though if the flavor is extremely deteriorated, it probably shouldn’t be included, unless someone specifically requests it.

tea-sipper

Yup to all of that. :D

evol-ving

Yup to all that too. However, IMHO, teas added to a teabox or in a swap should be under two years old as a rule (unless permission from swap partner or teabox group indicates that people are cool with older teas of certain brands). Either way, this info should all be upfront so that people feel that the exchanges are fair.

Login or sign up to leave a comment.

People who liked this

Comments

VariaTEA

Whatever coconut is used by 52 Teas is awesome. I find it holds up quite well overtime. I have had teas where the coconut went rancid and its disgusting but thankfully these blends don’t seem to have that issue.

Also, I don’t mind older teas in a teabox so long as they are holding up. Some blends can taste almost as good as new even years after they are made and it gives people a chance to try something they might otherwise not have gotten the chance to try. Though if the flavor is extremely deteriorated, it probably shouldn’t be included, unless someone specifically requests it.

tea-sipper

Yup to all of that. :D

evol-ving

Yup to all that too. However, IMHO, teas added to a teabox or in a swap should be under two years old as a rule (unless permission from swap partner or teabox group indicates that people are cool with older teas of certain brands). Either way, this info should all be upfront so that people feel that the exchanges are fair.

Login or sign up to leave a comment.

Profile

Bio

Hi! I love tea and trying new ones – it adds a bit of variety to my day! Books, music, TV & movies are my thing… and tea, of course.

Some of my favorite tea shops (still operating):
birdandblendtea.com
teavivre.com
52teas.com
svtea.com
whisperingpinestea.com
justea.com
harney.com
Dammann Freres
fusionteas.com
shop.Javateaco.com
Lupicia
Octaviatea.com
Davidstea.com
eco-cha.com
what-cha.com
singleoriginteas.com
teasenz.com
tealyra.com
Mandalatea.com
verdanttea.com

Favorite tea shops (RIP):
butikiteas.com
steapshoppe.com
steepcityteas.com
aquartertotea.com
dellaterrateas.com
zentealife.com
angrytearoom.com
theteamerchant.net
joysteaspoon.com
tealiciousllc.com
Rivertea
Specialteas

My icon photo is Richard Mayhew from the graphic novel ‘Neverwhere’ by Neil Gaiman, Mike Carey & Glenn Fabry.

Most of the teas listed in my cupboard are actually sample sizes. I don’t really have 2,000 ounces of tea around here! Many of my teas have only one teaspoon left… maybe two. But I like keeping them in my cupboard list for reference to what I could be sipping. Usually, I write tasting notes once for each tea. I’m still drinking them, just not writing tasting notes each time!

I’m always in search of: Hattialli, Qu Hao black, Jin Jun Mei, teas using marshmallow root.

My dislikes: hibiscus, ginger (unless in chai), turmeric, bee pollen, charcoal type flavors

My ratings:
95-100 – Super awesome deliciousness favorites – cupboard essential
80-95 – Also pretty delicious
65-80 – Pretty good
50-65 – Okay
1-50 – Probably won’t want to sip it again

I’m planning on being a Steepsterer as long as there IS a Steepster, so if you’re not hearing from me, that means something happened to my health… if you know what I mean. (Or as evidenced by the great computer hiatus of 2019, something happened to my computer… I have a dumb phone so can’t access internet on that. As of 12/20/21 my wifi might start getting unreliable.)

Happy sipping!

Location

USA

Following These People

Moderator Tools

Mark as Spammer