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2023 sipdown no. 50

This tea is fine. The peach flavour is certainly there and not really candy-like. I think the grapes add some sweetness, which could translate to a perfectly ripe peach as well — certainly an interesting addition. The base tea is nothing to write home about.

2023 sipdown no. 49

This tea is great quality and very unique, but ultimately not my favourite. The orange blossom is very apparent and mixes well with the oolong base. I would say neither take over one another and they meld nicely together. There’s a yeasty flavour to it as well.

2023 sipdown no. 48

Another generous share from Kelmishka!

This one has hints of perfume/floral, but not in a musky way that takes the breath. There is a sweetness that could potentially be blackberry leaf and hints of bergamot, but I find the bergamot falls to the background. This one is okay but I don’t know if I clearly get much of any specific ingredient.

2023 sipdown no. 47

Thank you Kelmishka for another great cuppa!

The coconut made this very creamy with a very true, unsweetened coconut flavour. The bergamot was mellowed out by the coconut and it all came together in a great way.

Logging a few more sipdowns! Some of these were sent to fellow Steepsterites. :)

2023 sipdown no. 37 Dammann Frères Noël à Venise
2023 sipdown no. 38 Nabo Drömbär
2023 sipdown no. 39 Camellia Sinensis Guei Fei
2023 sipdown no. 40 Nabo Skogsfröjd
2023 sipdown no. 41 Camellia Sinensis Si Ji Chun
2023 sipdown no. 42 Dammann Frères African Breakfast
2023 sipdown no. 43 Dammann Frères Mon Petit Praline
2023 sipdown no. 44 Vahdam Chai
2023 sipdown no. 45 Nabo Apelsinkrokant
2023 sipdown no. 46 Dammann Frères Pêche Abricotée

2023 sipdown no. 36

Thank you Kelmishka for sending so many 52Teas for me to try!

This is so tasty! It’s really reminiscent of another tea, but for the life of me I can’t put my finger on which tea that is. There’s a definite citrus flavour, orange with a creaminess. Bordering on orange blossom. There’s hints of dried fruits as well. The entire cup comes together to create a fruit scone-like flavour.

2023 sipdown no. 35

This tea has also lovely berry flavours that have a nice depth and complexity, reminding me of the forest. However, there are hints of smokiness that I can’t get past.

2023 sipdown no. 34

This one has a creamy vegetal steeped scent, with hints of bitterness. The taste is very smooth with a natural creamy sweetness and the most subtle edge of bitterness as it cools.

I’m not sure if this is the correct tea, the name on the bag is Chilaishan Oolong and the steeping parameters on the bag note:

Amount: 5g+ per 100ml
Water: ~100C
Gongfu: 30, 40, 60 sec. steeps then +15 seconds to taste
Western: 3-5g per mug, 1-2 minute steeps

2023 sipdown no. 33

I’ve been low key searching for a White Rhino replacement and don’t often order white teas, but this one intrigued me. For anyone interested, this isn’t a decent replacement, but it’s fine as a tea in general.

The tea itself was very unique looking, noted as a “stem tea” on the website, and it’s like tiny driftwood twigs! The taste is very clean and balanced. The flavour notes are meant to be “wild honey, stewed apricot, lychee” and I’m not sure I’m getting any of these.

I was initially doing a mini challenge for myself to get a sipdown per day for January, but now that we’re moving, I’m quite thrilled there are this many fewer teas to move.

2023 sipdown no. 24 A.C. Perch Organic French Earl Grey
2023 sipdown no. 25 A.C. Perch Organic Wildberry
2023 sipdown no. 26 A.C. Perch Organic Green Darjeeling
2023 sipdown no. 27 Camellia Sinensis Jin Shuan
2023 sipdown no. 28 A.C. Perch Fancy Formosa Oolong
2023 sipdown no. 29 A.C. Perch Green Mint
2023 sipdown no. 30 A.C. Perch Organic Green Kukicha
2023 sipdown no. 31 A.C. Perch Cool Herbal