And another cold-steeped pitcher of this gone. Mostly posting this to say I steeped it for maybe 12 hours, rather than the usual 24, and that the longer steep definitely works better for drawing out the flavours. I use fairly little leaf, though, so I’m sure you can up that to balance it better. Still …
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White Temple Tea – A.C. Perchs
A whole pitcher of this, cold-steeped… …also gone. Poof. Just like that. Cold-steeped.
Melon White Tea – Lupicia
I don’t technically have time for this tasting note. Shhhh. I had to tell you, though, that this is not what I expected. One of my most beloved iced whites is A.C. Perchs’ White Temple, which has some melon notes. As for Lupicia, I’d only cold steeped their greens before, but they generally come out absolutely perfect. …
Melon White Tea – Lupicia
After all this talk of Lupicia’s Melon White I obviously had to have a cup. Hilariously, in my latest review of this tea, I commented that I could probably dump 300 degree water on it, and it would still taste perfect. I’ve tried steeping Lupicia’s greens and whites in various temp/steep time constellations just for …
Apricot Vanilla Creme – Tazo
This is the second Tazo tea I picked up. It was actually the smell of this that made me look more closely at the box… because it smelled so strongly of artificial orange candy that I suspected for a moment I’d misread completely. Who writes this copy. Who are you people. This is the most …
Melon White Tea – Lupicia
This white should be lo-caf enough for the evening. Lupicia are just too good – whenever I open this bag, I have an instant, irrational, want-to-turn-around-and-check, ‘But where is the melon hiding?’ type reaction. It’s just that melony. I honestly can’t think of anything that could make this better or more melon-esque. And to continue my general …
White Temple Tea- A.C. Perchs
We had all the foods, me and Em, we really did. Also possibly all the drinks. Then we had this tea. And now I need some sleep. 80 C, 7 min
Zimbabwe White Tea – Nothing But Tea
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 …
Champagne & Rose Cream – Butiki Teas
Rose can be really tricky for me – I got this one mostly on a whim. It’s one of the prettiest teas I’ve ever seen – it’s mostly rose buds, really, so it looks more like a potpourri. The same notion is very present nose wise as well – it smells like a high-end rose …
Christmas Tea Blanc – Dammann Frères
Haha, oh, wow. Flashback to childhood, white milky liquid penicillin. At the hospital they always said, ‘Oh, no small child can swallow pills this big,’ but I very happily did, seeing as the option was that terrifying milky-thick, fruit-flavored stuff. I’ve sort of gotten over artificial banana to some degree, but artificial cherry? Never. One sip of …