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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Samouraï – Mariage Frères
I remember reading a Steepster friend’s note for this four months back and laughing so hard at the following, “…have no idea why they call it samouraï, I can’t think of anything less samurai like than this tea.” Now I’m sitting here with the remaining half of her hard-earned sample – there’s no way I …
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 …
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 …
Foxy Roxy’s Banana Walnut Treat – Butiki Teas
I can’t remember if this was one of the surprise samples Butiki’s Stacy generously included with my order, or if I asked for it – either way, I’m excited to try a banana tea. This smells so good in the bag – quite like banana bread. I wish I had some dazzling banana bread story …
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 …
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 …
Safari – Bönor & blad
I’m pretty sure this is the same tea found here: https://www.tehusetjava.se/product/safari-losvikt. Its origin escapes me – all the main tea chains in Sweden seem to share certain blends. I got this for a friend to try, but ended up with some that didn’t fit into the special Gluttonette-fashioned Tea Travel Set™ gift canister. I get no …
Nine Dragon Golden Needle Black Tea – Teavana
This is tea #3 from the selection of four I first talked about in this post: http://gluttonette.com/?p=265 I’ve had various golden needle teas before, but I’ve never brewed them myself. The long, spiky leaves aren’t really ideal for a one-cup infuser, but it worked out. I was struck by a brief wave of OCD desire to steep them …