409 Tasting Notes

75

Another delicious and complex brew. Hints of nuts, cocoa and wood, low-level and fitting bitterness, distinct maltiness in the back, long wooden, oxydised finish.

Flavors: Cocoa, Malty, Nuts, Wood

Preparation
200 °F / 93 °C 5 min, 0 sec 5 g 11 OZ / 330 ML

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80

Beautiful, very complex tea, with lots of flowery notes (elderflower, lily of the valley), a bit of spices (allspice, juniper, cinnamon), slight green walnuts undertones. Aroma is much more intense than taste, but the latter is also intriguing, with a touch of maltiness and no astringency at all. Very interesting.

Flavors: Allspice, Cinnamon, Earth, Elderflower, Flowers, Lily, Spices, Walnut

Preparation
200 °F / 93 °C 5 min, 0 sec 5 g 11 OZ / 330 ML

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Low cranberry sour, low tartness, warming quality. Decent.

Flavors: Cranberry, Sour, Tart

Preparation
4 g 10 OZ / 300 ML

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75

I bought it, already liking Lemon & Lime Twist by Ahmad a lot.
This one’s not as good but still solid. Lots of peach (more) and passion fruit (less) aroma, fairly natural. A touch of sweetness, only threshold acidity, a bit of astringency. Really nice flavoured tea. I need to try it cold.

Flavors: Astringent, Fruity, Passion Fruit, Peach

Preparation
Boiling 5 min, 0 sec 2 g 10 OZ / 300 ML

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80
drank Golden Crescent by Basilur
409 tasting notes

Potent, warming, deep, malty aroma. It may be just me but it kind of reminds me of dried mushrooms a slightly bit.
And deep, malty, earthy taste with zero bitterness and minimal, contrasting astringency. Surprisingly good.

Flavors: Astringent, Earthy, Malty, Mushrooms

Preparation
Boiling 5 min, 0 sec 2 g 10 OZ / 300 ML

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75
drank Uva by Basilur
409 tasting notes

I think this is my first tea from Uva region. And I like it. It is rich, malty, earthy, with distinct woody notes and low-level astringency. Definitely better than I expected.

Flavors: Earth, Malt, Wood

Preparation
Boiling 5 min, 0 sec 2 g 10 OZ / 300 ML

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75
drank Uva by Basilur
409 tasting notes

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85

It’s surprising how much I like this tea.
It is refreshing, with lots of citrus character that doesn’t seem artificial. And despite having a solid malty black tea foundation, it’s not heavy. Great both hot and cold.

Flavors: Citrus, Citrus Zest, Citrusy, Lemon, Lemon Zest, Lime, Malty

Preparation
Boiling 5 min, 0 sec 300 g 0 OZ / 2 ML
gmathis

Mmm! I’ve been craving some good black tea with lemon.

Martin Bednář

Lemon Kandy is great, gmathis. This one is fine too, though.

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80

A sample that came with my latest order from Five O’CLock.
Lovely red colour thanks to beetroot (and they almost don’t contyribute to taste, which I find positive). Plus pleasant and refreshing citrusy note, slight sweetness, slight tartness, a bit of apples, flowery undertones. Very interesting blend.
And it also works really well when added to a regular black tea.

Flavors: Apple, Beetroot, Flowers, Lemon, Sweet, Tart

Preparation
Boiling 5 min, 0 sec 4 g 7 OZ / 200 ML

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85

Delicious oolong, dry but malty, with a nice combination of undernotes: nutty, fruity, flowery, even a hint of tobacco. Complex, rich, satisfying, opening up with time.

Flavors: Dried Fruit, Flowers, Nuts, Tobacco

Preparation
195 °F / 90 °C 5 min, 0 sec 5 g 10 OZ / 300 ML

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I drink tea almost all the time.

However, my tea drinking can be divided into two main categories.

1. I work a lot at my computer and when I work, I need to always have tea at hand. That’s when I drink bag varieties, mostly black blends, often corporate ones. They need to be at least drinkable, of course, but I don’t focus on the taste much, though I don’t go below a certain level…

2. When I read (and read a lot) or when I’m just relaxing, I savor tea. That’s when the better varieties come into play, that’s when I use leafs instead of bags, that’s when I really focus on what I’m drinking.

I’m Polish, temporarily living in Copenhagen, Denmark.

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