Blue Mountain Twirl from DAVIDsTEA

Blue Mountain Twirl

Tea type
Green Tea
Ingredients
Green Tea Leaves
Flavors
Apricot, Astringent, Maple, Muscatel, Nectar, Oak, Sugarcane, White Grapes, Butter, Floral, Zucchini, Bread, Honey, Nutty, Spices, Thick, Vegetal, Roasted Barley, Toast, Chestnut, Sweet, White Wine, Grapes, Malt, Lychee, Black Currant, Fruity, Mineral, Pleasantly Sour
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Loose Leaf
Caffeine
Medium
Certification
Kosher
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Average preparation
185 °F / 85 °C 2 min, 15 sec 5 g 16 oz / 465 ml

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  • “Such an interesting tea! I remember that if I steeped it just right, I could taste some sweetness in the first few sips. Then there was a spicy after taste that would briefly linger. I haven’t seen...” Read full tasting note
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  • “On a whim, I got a cup of this while picking up some of my stand-bys. It smelt very… peppery? I had my friend sniff it and they agreed, it smelt strangely of green pepper. Fortunately I didn’t...” Read full tasting note
  • “This is a very interesting tea! I purchased it on market street while in Boston for my birthday. What sold me was the initial aroma of the dry leaves. An essence of dark wood, muscaret and with a...” Read full tasting note
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  • “What an interesting tea! Thanks, Anlina, for the chance to try it. :) The leaves are much darker than I would expect for a green tea, and neatly twisted. The scent as it steeps is very floral, but...” Read full tasting note
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From DAVIDsTEA

This super fresh, single-leaf tea is so unique, we weren’t quite sure just where to put it on our tea wall. Somewhere between a black and a green, it could technically pass as either type, due to its unique process of slow drying and oxidation. Its signature? Each handpicked leaf is carefully twisted to preserve its fresh flavour and floral aroma. In the cup, this comes through in the sweet, herbal taste, with notes of fruit, flowers and spice. And the estate is just as fabulous as the tea itself. Located in the Nilgiri mountains, the family-owned Glendale tea garden has the ideal climate for growing spectacularly brisk and floral teas – not to mention their commitment to their employees and the environment. Rainforest Alliance certified.

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DavidsTea is a Canadian specialty tea and tea accessory retailer based in Montreal, Quebec. It is the largest Canadian-based specialty tea boutique in the country, with its first store having opened in 2008.

21 Tasting Notes

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Quite tasty! A sweet, minerally green with tons of flavour. A bit of an autumn leaf aspect to it as well. Survived a 4-minute infusion, which is nice. This definitely does not have the same qualities as greens I usually drink (i.e. it’s not particularly vegetal, beany, rock sugary), but it’s pretty tasty, and a nice change. Looking forward to drinking it with filtered water in the future (just tap water today as I’m not at home).
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Ooo, I might need to pick up 10g of this to try!

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I was excited to try this limited edition, serious-sounding tea. I usually drink tea with flavors, chai, or in blends, so this is not necessarily my area of expertise. However it was a very enjoyable cup. I had the baristas as Davids Tea brew this for me, so I’d like to think the steep temperature and time were right on the money. The leaves are beautiful, long, skinny, blue-brown spirals (the “twirl”) and the scent was much more earthy than the tea brewed up to be. The wet fragrant was almost buttery, as was the first few hot sips. The flavors at the core of this tea are sweet-tart berry flavors, I tasted currant most prominently, although there are also some sour-grape notes as well. For a straight tea, the sweetness and fullness of the flavors were stunning. I’d recommend this even to a more novice taster who simply liked fruity black teas. The texture and mouthfeel are very smooth, an easy on the tongue and throat. In the aftertaste, especially as it has cooled, there’s a touch of something more mineral or astringent, not quite the full tanin bitterness of black tea. It is a delicious green and black tea hybrid. Definitely worth the try during its limited release.

Flavors: Black Currant, Fruity, Grapes, Mineral, Pleasantly Sour, White Grapes

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289 tasting notes

Dry Leaf Nose: Prominent aroma of fall forests and mountain meadow air.

Liquor: A golden green clear liquor.

Flavour: A complex, intriguing, and refreshing flavour with a crisp undertone reminiscent of the very mountains in which it was grown.
Preparation
185 °F / 85 °C 3 min, 0 sec 1 tsp 8 OZ / 236 ML
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