2684 Tasting Notes

75

This ended up a little bitter every time despite proper steeping. I like it best sweetened cold without milk. I taste a lot of soda and a bit of cherry. The cola part was tasty, but the bitterness was unfortunate. The cold resteep was nice and soda-like. Maybe I should have cold brewed all the steeps, not just resteeps.

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76
drank Yunnan by San Francisco Herb Co.
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TTB sample! This is surprisingly a little bit smoky? It’s quite hearty and has a nice flavor, though it’s not something I’d specifically need to seek out again.

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77
drank Licorice Tea by Ellen's Tea House
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I really enjoyed the 52teas orange anise black tea recently, so I was excited to see this sort of similar tea in the TTB. The licorice is bright and sweet and goes really well with the black base. There’s also some orange for a bit of extra intrigue. I’m drinking it with milk and sweetener, and it’s quite nice! The resteep is nice as well.

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75
drank Queen of Hearts by Casting Whimsy
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TTB sample! With lots of sugar, this wasn’t bad cold. I taste the red fruit and some spices. It’s not unique, but it’s pleasant!

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61
drank Dreamy by Casting Whimsy
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TTB sample! This was just okay. It’s rooibos with some other random flavor muddled in there. It’s better with sugar and milk, but I couldn’t tell what it was trying to do.

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76
drank Warming Winter Chai by MDTea
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I got a few samples from a tiny tea shop in Brighton! This is a decent rooibos chai, while still having a bit of a murky flavor from the base. The resteep was hearty enough! I wouldn’t necessarily seek it out, but I appreciated that it was slightly different from other chais due to the random ingredients that you can’t taste specifically, but make it more interesting, like pomegranate and cocoa apparently?

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70
drank Grey Brûlée by 52teas
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The first time, I didn’t taste too much bergamot or any brulee outside of maybe some bitterness. It was a little nondescript for me, unfortunately. The next time I had it, it tasted a little fruity or like a light EG, but that was it. The resteep was actually deeper and tastier for some reason. The bag is gone after two cups – I just wanted more from this one!

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77

This tastes pretty strongly like honey. I’m not a honey fan, but I feel like this would be super tasty for someone who is. Cold, it was quite smooth and a little floral. It was interesting! The honey flavor really lingers. Definitely fun to try from the TTB!

Cameron B.

I like actual honey but can’t stand honey flavoring ha ha.

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89
drank Jade of Africa by TWG Tea Company
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I got this in London. I love green rooibos, and this one is super fresh and tasty. It’s so smooth and fruity. It’s delicious cold and lightly sweetened. The cold resteep is perfect as well.

Skysamurai

I want to go to London!! Ahh jealous

AJRimmer

Our trip was amazing! Ha we saw so many West End shows, though in general we preferred the countryside.

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64
drank Turkish Apple by Cardew & Co.
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Another sample from Oxford. I overleafed this, and still the flavor is incredibly weak. It’s a little appley, but there isn’t much more to note. The resteep tasted like apple juice, which was nice.

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I’m an event planner who always has multiple mugs of tea beside me. Hobbies other than tea include board games, video games, cooking international dishes, science fiction, hiking, jigsaw puzzles, tap dancing, reading, listening to podcasts, and playing with my troublesome kitties.

Favorite flavors: dessert flavors, nutty, melon, mint, strawberry, anything rooibos-related.

Don’t prefer: Smoky, rosemary, savory flavors, floral (other than lavender), plain tea.

I always drink flavored tea, and preferably caffeine-free or black. I’ll try just about anything though! Let me know if you’re interested in a swap!

My ratings are kind of meaningless, but basically
90-100 pretty perfect
80-89 really good
70-79 good, but not the best
60-69 okay, but probably not for me
1-59 varying degrees of dislike

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