I chose this as my first Butiki tea to try (Thank you, Stacy!) because unlike the others, it came in little tin and hence balances precariously atop the rest of the pile of bagged-teas-to-try (No untried teas go in the cupboard! Rules are rules! Stand down, Cantaloupe & Cream!) but also because it’s one I …
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2013
Momoko – Lupicia
I had so much Momoko on my flight. And every single member of the crew made fun of me, as per usual. I cup-steeped after lunch and they were all like hue hue hue, you brought your own little strainer, how adorable. And then I was hanging out in the pantry filling up my thermos and everyone …
Ginger Lemon Green Tea – Kusmi Tea
I had Ginger Lemon tea and very nice company on my flight between Rome and Stockholm; double win. (Or maybe even a triple win, because I got two steeps out of this bag.) Now I feel a little Romesick, because that’s where my tea stash is. <3 My pretties! My sweet treasures! I will be back …
Apricot Houji – Lupicia
Oh, I Mosaici lounge at Fiumicino, how I loathe you. But hey, you have hot water. And tiny tiny tiny tea cups, so the bag of Apricot Houji would have been enough for ten of them. But I only had time for two. 90 C, 1 min
Fleurilège – Dammann Frères
This whole Dammann Frères experience is turning a little too existential and emotional. I just wanted to drink some tea, okay? And now I’m forced to reminisce about my dead grandmother and maybe even reevaluate my whole outlook on black teas. I’m packing my trans-Atlantic suitcase right now; I don’t have time for these shenanigans! But fine. …
Pu-erh Gourmand – Dammann Frères
I wasn’t going to have another cup today, but then someone dangled a delicious-sounding tasting note in front of me and splat. This smells insane. Going by the dry tea alone I understand all the hype when it comes to the famed Dammann Frères caramel notes, because this is all lush caramel and vanilla… and …
Green Summer Tea – A.C. Perch’s
So for my very first attempt with this tea, I (gasp) followed the instructions against both my better judgment and a Danish Steepsterer’s recommendation. There are at least two more brews to get out of this sample, so it seemed like a good place to start. Following the instructions in this case, resulted in an 80C-steep for …
Noël à Pékin – Dammann Freres
Interestingly, if you compare the English and French descriptions for this black-green blend, there is no mention of citrus (or, well, agrumi) oils in the translation – I picked this as the first to try from my Instant-Thé tea haul, as it smelled so strongly of blood orange – which I can never keep my hands …
Green Japanese Bamboo (Grøn japansk Bambusthe) – A C Perch’s
Uhm, nom. This smells delicious in the bag, like a bamboo caramel fruit cup (although I have a feeling that particular flavor combination wouldn’t exactly fly out of the fruit cup aisle). I kind of adore this, although I steeped it very sloppily, so it might just be a happy mistake. I mainly get bamboo …
Bailey Cream – A.C. Perch’s
So this is Bailey Cream, not Bailey’s Cream, and in the English description on the website they don’t even bother with the capital letter. So what exactly is a ‘bailey’? At least the Danish copy is a little more forthcoming: Cremet Bailey the. So silly – why not just call it Irish Cream instead of doing a half-assed attempt at …