1406 Tasting Notes
I find this tea quite refreshing both hot and once it’s cooled (ahem, mistakenly forgotten). The floral aspects are smooth and linger in an understated way. There is a subtle undercurrent of creaminess and a bit of sweetness. The entire cup is very balanced and delightful. I also find this tea holds up to oversteeping, never becoming astringent.
Both the second and third steeps had just as much flavour. A really lovely tea!
Harvest: Spring, April 2024
Hopefully as I explore more oolongs, I will be able evolve my palate and add more depth to these notes. :)
2025 sipdown no. 11
I adored the Iceberg tea from Dark Tickle, and was thrilled to find two sachet options from this company handy to me. Sadly, this one was not a winner (I had my suspicions with the sachet). The Ceylon base, in my opinion, wasn’t the best choice here due to the metallic bitterness it imparts, overtaking any berry flavour. Ah well, onto the next!
2025 sipdown no. 10
From across the room, this was all maple in scent. Up close, the scent was very reminiscent of pumpkin pie. The taste was a fairy equal balance of both maple and pumpkin, with hints of cinnamon and perhaps some warmth from ginger in the background.
I had the resteeped leaves cold brewed and the flavour was all pumpkin, little to no maple, with a gentle yet clear ginger heat. Quite a tasty tea overall.
Thanks Martin for sending this my way!
The P&T website says 7 teas make up this blend. The flavour is relatively smooth, no astringency, and light-bodied. There are very subtle hints of floral and an even more subtle sweetness in the background. The second steep is remarkably similar to the first, which is a point in its favour. This tea is nice, but not as special as I had anticipated.
Ehh, the pu-erh mixed into the base makes this a pass for me. It’s not super noticeable and doesn’t have any pu-erh weirdness, but something just seems off. This one started strong and I made it through maybe 1/3 of the 50g, but now I can’t even open the bag because the smell bothers me. I’ll try to rehome, but it may be another compost-down.
2025 sipdown no. 9
A smooth malty tea, quite light overall. I find Assams to be more ‘heavy’, but this was a nice change. The raspberry notes are there is I really concentrate (though this could be wishful thinking on my part). I quite enjoyed this cup, though not sure I’d order more.
Preparation
2025 sipdown no. 8
There are both baked cherry and honey notes, but neither are as robust as I anticipated. Regardless, I had no issue polishing off 25g and look forward to the other red oolongs I have to try.
I tried this in my gaiwan doing 15-30 second steeps, western with a 2 minute, 2.5 minute, and 3 minute steep. I personally enjoyed the 3 minute western steep best.
Harvest: Spring, March 2024
Origin: Chokechamroen, T.E., Doi Mae Salong, Thailand
