Oh, these were the saddest leftovers – just tea dust, really, enough for one cup, barely. And forgotten in a plastic bag since some time in October, no less. Insanely, it smells great, and tastes quite acceptable. Still my favourite strawberry. Thankfully, I restocked when I was in Santa Clara, but I clearly don’t need to open …
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Apple & Berry – Lupicia
This is the last of this – me and my friend did a good job cleaning out the most of this tin when we were huddled under the covers in autumnal Venice. It did an exceptional job being our foremost biennale tea, however. This is a potential restock in spite of its lower grade, because …
Tsugaru Green – Lupicia
It’s been a while since I had this – I’ve been too busy trying new teas. I’m impressed by how well Lupicia’s flavored greens have held up for this 1+ year I’ve had them. This one has lost some scent and flavor, but it’s far from flat or stale. Either way, it’s time to start …
Nuit à Versailles – Dammann Frères
This is one of the most popular Dammann Frères blends, it seems – both in terms of ratings and sales. It makes sense – if DF’s overall concept appealed to me, I’d be really excited about this tea, too. Smelling the dry leaf is interesting – at first, it’s a rich, dreamy bouquet with all …
Pistachio Ice Cream – Butiki Teas
Pistachio is my favourite nut; I think I’ve cooked and served and eaten it in every way possible, but this is the first pistachio tea I try. Random fact: the Swedish word for ‘pistachio’ is one of the most commonly misspelled words in the Swedish language. In the bag, this smells like fairly generic nut …
Christmas Tea Vert – Dammann Frères
Again, one of those Dammann teas that exploded with tasting notes after I added it to the database. It’s been a lot of fun reading reviews of teas I acquired completely blindly. In the bag, I get a strong, well-balanced cherry-orange. Definitely a nice combination for a Christmas tea, but, as always, the Dammann Frères …
With Open Eyes – Butiki Teas
I’ve spent the past few days contemplating how Dammann Frères’ violet, ginger, rose and citrus are good, but just not the ones for me. And here I am again, but with Butiki. This is a great, natural strawberry. In the bag, it smells so ripe, like those near-moldy strawberries you’ve kept around lust a little …
Bali – Dammann Frères
If Bali smells like this, I need to go there (I need to go there, anyway, but still). This is what scented island-life travel ads would smell like – floral, fruity and with a dash of something boozy. The florals, however, amount mostly to a distinct rose flavour in the cup, drowning out the fruit …
Soleil Vert – Dammann Frères
This smells so very richly citrusy in the bag, it reminds me of the Malaco Fox lemon toffee candy I used to love as a kid. It’s a little too much, though, and it comes off as too artificial to me. Citrus is hard to get right, and the scents often land too close to …
Happiness – Lupicia
I was so sure I’d reviewed this that I’d put it in the cupboard. The shame. It might have been because it’s not a favourite – this is one that leaves me fairly indifferent. In the bag, the dry leaf smells very boozy, but not a ripe, fruitrotty, autumnal booziness like Marco Polo (vert) from Mariage Frères, …