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“Sipdown (1184)! Finished this one off Grandpa style after getting a new haul of comic books and manga to read. I started with the newest volume of Beastars and, aside from the fact I was just...” Read full tasting note
“Had this one a while ago and initially enjoyed it very much. And then the severe drying effect kicked in. What causes this dryness? This is not an uncommon thing in teabento teas. Can someone...” Read full tasting note
“Talking too long, I oversteeped, undereafed and oversweetened this. It’s still tasty. I get a malty, thick mouthfeel, almost like a honeyed quality. A touch drying but not in a bad way, almost like...” Read full tasting note
“Big, twisty black leaves. Brews a medium orange with an earthy aroma. Mild and slightly sweet with a definite plummy flavor and a slight mushroom note. Mild with and earthyness like decaying leaves.” Read full tasting note
An amazing Assam Black Tea grown in the Sun Moon Lake area in Taiwan by using traditional and organic methods. Its leaves are among the most gorgeous we have ever seen. The notes of fruit, flower, earth, molasses and brandy meld together into a unified, delicious fragrance. The Taiwanese terroir eliminates some Assam boldness resulting in a mellow, delightful taste with a touch of ripe plum, molasses, baked bread and mild spice. A must-try for every black tea lover, especially for those who want something special.
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Taiwan Tea CraftsSipdown (1184)!
Finished this one off Grandpa style after getting a new haul of comic books and manga to read. I started with the newest volume of Beastars and, aside from the fact I was just craving a black tea in general, I thought this was a fun combo because I got to drink a tea named for an animal while reading a comic about anthropomorphic animals. That amused me…
This was enjoyable, but definitely better fresher. The flavour was much fruitier than I had anticipated, with a sort of fermented red fruit flavour mixed with salted plum as the leaves sat in the cup as steeped. That would have been delightful on its own, but coupled with the wintergreen notes of the leaves I found the overall profile nice but just a tinyyyy little bit off enough to not be perfectly satisfying.
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Talking too long, I oversteeped, undereafed and oversweetened this.
It’s still tasty.
I get a malty, thick mouthfeel, almost like a honeyed quality. A touch drying but not in a bad way, almost like it adds to the flavor if that makes sense. Hint of spice (might be the cayenne tea I just drank though), hint of cocoa, something floral, and… fruity?
Honeyed, malty, thinly chocolaty juicy. Yep, that’s about right. Quite spectacular if I do say so, for a severely long steep.
Flavors: Chocolate, Fruity, Honey, Malt, Sweet
Big, twisty black leaves. Brews a medium orange with an earthy aroma. Mild and slightly sweet with a definite plummy flavor and a slight mushroom note. Mild with and earthyness like decaying leaves.
Flavors: Earth, Mushrooms, Plum
My box from teabento arrived a while ago, but since I was between homes, while staying at a friend’s house in her absence, I was a bit here and there, so I wanted to wait to open my box of samples until I was firmly established back at home. And so, here I am.
First of all, I must say that I adore teabento’s website: really nicely designed, great images and tea descriptions, and easy to navigate.
Also, I’d like to mention that my interaction with my teabento person was delightful. If that continues to be the flavour of their customer service, they are most definitely on the right path.
This tea is the first packet I’ve opened. My packet contained enough tea for two efforts at steeping and sampling on two separate occasions.
The scent of the leaf in the packet is plum and earth. Intoxicating. The plum scent continues with steeping.
The dry leaf is long, spindly, and quite beautiful. It is wiry leaf, so it tends to leap out of your measuring spoon. I measured likely more than half of the packet into my western style steeper and steeped briefly.
My first sip, though I had let the tea sit a short while after steeping, was a bit astringent, to my surprise. The plum and earth flavours became richer as the tea cooled, adding a gentle sweetness. The closer to the bottom of my cup I get, the more enjoyable this tea becomes with more stone fruit emerging.
The second and third steeps continue the plum, honey, and stone fruit.
All in all, a nice enjoyable tea.
Thank you, teabento, for generously sharing this with me to sample.
Flavors: Earth, Honey, Plum
Thank you so much to Teabento for sending me a gloriously generous parcel full of samples! I am so excited to try these because I can always use good black tea in my life.
Total sucker for Assams so I expected this to be awesome to the tenth power, but this is a lot thinner than I would have imagined. I’m primarily picking up on a bready note, akin to a light rye. Then there’s some soft fruity sweetness in the background.
I personally wouldn’t buy this one but I’m super stoked to try the others!
Another cup of this today to try and see if i can get through the last of my samples. End of September is coming up soon! I rather enjoy this one, though i’m finding on the second time around there’s a bit of astringency in the last bit of the after taste. Leaves my mouth a little dry. However, the brew is sweet, plumy and quite enjoyable! thanks again tea bento!
