I still stand by everything I wrote in my last tasting note for this tea, but as I have had so many quite exceptional greens lately, I feel inclined to drop my rating by five points (Quelle insolence!). I want to cold brew something today, though – if it’s this one I drop into the …
Tag
Showing: 191 - 200 of 240 RESULTS
tea reviews
Pleine Lune – Mariage Frères
…and another steep and re-steep. I want to court this tea and love it very tenderly. Forever. Boiling, 3 min 30
Wedding Impérial – Mariage Frères
Steeped, and re-steeped. It just gets better. Boiling, 3 min 30
Rooibos Tropica – Teavana
The dry tea is pretty enough, flush with petals. Scent wise, a slightly chemical citrus dominates. Brewed, it smells a bit like citrus caramel, which makes me realize I’d really like to try a lemon caramel/lemon fudge tea in addition to all these more obvious lemon-ginger and lemon meringue combinations. In terms of taste, it’s …
Tokio – Lupicia
I could more or less copy and paste the review I wrote for Lupicia’s Apple & Berry: http://gluttonette.com/?p=279. It’s just not one of Lupicia’s best, but in all honesty that matters very little. Why? Because Lupicia’s green tea bases are so excellent, they still steep beautifully even when the flavouring is on the bland side. I’m …
Skogsdröm (Forest Dream) – Tehörnan
Okay, so this tea is a little worse for wear, as it’s been one of my travel teas – a slowly disintegrating bag of loose leaf I just cram into my carry-on and use for my thermos on flights and in hotels. It still smells really nice, though, both in the bag and brewed up. …
Precious White Peach – Teavana
I finally got around to trying this iced – I dumped the last of the leaf in a pitcher and let it steep in the fridge for about eight or so hours. It’s definitely more flavorful and interesting than the hot tea, and I imagine it would make a really good base for tea drinks …
Miss Saigon – Bönor & blad
Another tea I didn’t ‘technically need’, yet another discount I wanted to use before leaving the country. This is a good one, though – I find it really original. It might be all about the carrot – I can’t remember if I’ve ever tried a carrot tea before. Deconstructing the dry tea is a challenge; …
Thé du Hammam – Palais des Thés
Thé du Hammam, we meet again – I reviewed the rooibos a couple of months back: http://gluttonette.com/?p=258. I am unsure whether or not that’s too high a grade in light of my recent love affair with Mariage Frères and their Rouge Provence, but we’ll see. The green version smells beautiful; sweet, floral and fruity. In the …
Yuzu Temple – Mariage Frères
So my friend had allegedly (the guys at the Selfridge’s location are always so slithery – sweet, but still very very slithery) bought too many sweet, fruity and floral teas, so the sample she got when she asked to try something not on her shopping list was Yuzu Temple. I steeped this a little hot, …