I had no idea how to brew this, so I checked Steepster for pointers and went with 3 minutes at 80 C. I barely ever read individual tasting notes right before trying a new tea, though, and I have a Steepster user’s ‘powerfully fruity’ comment with me as I sip this. Heh. Let me just …
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Xin Yang Mao Jian Green Tea – Teavivre
I tried this tea partly because of Project Unflavoured Green, and partly because it’s so pretty. The leaves look like little hedgehog spines. I like hedgehogs. (A lot.) In the bag, the scent is definitely vegetal, but with a little more punch to it than the green I last tried. This seems more robust. The …
Inachevée de Constantinople – Theodor
The remainder of this sample was just enough for a pitcher of cold-steeped tea. As expected, this worked quite well chilled. It lost a surprising amount of the apple/date character of the hot tea, but it gained some floral notes, and, most surprisingly of all, a peppery aftertaste which was very nice. [Sample from Y …
Cotton Candy – Della Terra Teas
Whenever I’m in Sweden in late spring or early summer, my foremost summer-is-really-here ritual is to have soft serve ice cream with sprinkles. I tend to favor the chocolate sprinkles, but every now and then I go crazy and pick the tutti frutti ones. This tea, in the bag, smells exactly like that – the …
Lavender Earl Grey – Ovation Teas
Lavender Earl Greys are yet another of those tea categories I’m not quite comfortable with (I’ll probably need a good rest at a spa or something after this swap box sampling round.) but want to make some kind of final decision on. I decided to go with the steeping suggestion from a Steepster review of …
Peppermint Cream – Bird & Blend Tea Co
My profile says, ‘No peppermint.’ so obviously it’s time to give peppermint another chance. It’s 2014! The year of tea bravery! Besides, I would really like to learn to enjoy minty teas. In the bag, this smells very fresh and light; it’s all crisp, cool peppermint. In the cup, the scent seems much thicker, a …
Coconut Almond Green – Blowing Rock Tea Co
I’d already committed to this one before realizing it was one of those nightmare samples. 1. It’s not in the Steepster database.2. It’s barely googlable and not available to purchase online.3. It turns out it’s an in-house (but possibly sourced) blend at this three-locations-in-the-entire-US coffee chain.4. If I love it, there’s no way in hell …
Sri Lankan Lemongrass – Canton Tea Co
This is the second lemongrass I’m trying from the box. This one is a herbal, and as such (I never drink herbals! I have no idea why. It might be the lack of actual tea. Is that elitist? Eli-tea-st? Are we even doing puns this month? I’m so out of touch.) I had no idea …
LongJing Green Tea 2013 – Wan Ling Tea House
One of my tea goals for 2014, in addition to Not Buying Any Teas in January (check) and Trying All The Peach Teas (working on it) is to try more unflavored greens. This tea fits the bill. My aggressive lack of knowledge about various tea regions and leaf types really puts a hamper on things, …
Lembranca-Lembrança – Theodor
As you can tell, I’m box-sampling way outside of my comfort zone this time around. Next up, lemongrass! There were two lemongrasses (uh) in the box, so I figured I’d compare, even if one is a yerba maté (this one) and the other a straight-up herbal. I was surprised that I liked the scent of …