March Mad(Hatter) Tea Tournament! Round #2
Round TWO of the 2021 super tournament of teas matches! I think I will just throw the other rounds into one tea note. And ‘White Rhino’ is the first in the matchup, so I’ll put it there. If I put it in ‘random steepings’ I will probably never find it again. I didn’t hate battling 32 teas, but it is now April and time to move along. All of these are tough matches! I didn’t drink most of these matches side by side, unlike the first round, since I had them so recently.
Match #1 Butiki – White Rhino VS. Adagio – Reichenbach Recovery
This classic ultimate favorite will be tough to beat… Winner: White Rhino
Match #2 52 Teas – Spiced Cucumber Melon VS. Simpson & Vail – Shanti Yoga Herbal
One of 52Teas finest blends will also be tough to beat. Winner: Spiced Cucumber Melon
Match #3 Butiki – Taiwanese Bi Luo Chun VS. Pudtea – Caramel Brownie
Caramel Brownie is perfectly decent chocolate tea, but as far as greens go… Winner: Taiwanese Bi Luo Chun
Match #4 Teavivre – Taiwan High Mountain Oolong VS. Bird & Blend – Gingerbread Chai
As much as I love Gingerbread Chai, you can’t really beat Teavivre’s oolongs which have always been consistently delicious. Winner: High Mountain Oolong
Match #5 52Teas – PGB VS. Teavivre – Moonlight Dragon Ball White
The wackiness of PGB can’t possibly match up to this classic. Winner: Moonlight Dragon Ball
Match #6 Lupicia – Strawberry Chocolate Puerh VS. Octavia – Berry Mocha Truffle
This is a TOUGH one and I didn’t want to sipdown the last of the Octavia just yet. (I’d definitely stock up on it.) Even though I love raspberry with chocolate (the Octavia), the Lupicia’s strawberry flavor is always perfect. So I guess it comes down to the chocolate ingredient. Which one has my favorite, the cocoa shells??? Winner: Berry Mocha Truffle
Match #7 Bird & Blend – Hocus Focus VS. Yunnan Sourcing- Premium Grade Anxi Ben Shan Oolong Spr17
Hocus Focus is great, but a decent enough oolong is better. Winner: Anxi Ben Shan Oolong
Match #8 Tealyra – Parisian Sparkling Wine VS. Harney & Sons – Yellow Fairy
As much as it surprises me, Yellow Fairy has drastically lost its luster, and the other keeps shining. Poor tea – it’s at least seven years old but two years ago didn’t seem like it was aging at all. Crazy impressive for a golden leaf tea! No more natural lemon flavor here though. Winner: Parisian Sparkling Wine
One of my all-time favourite teas :,(
Yep, I’ll never get over the specialness that was Butiki.
Tea-sipper these matches are soooo neat :D
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