189 Tasting Notes
Powdered
Aroma when Dry: crisp, light, grassy, sweet (eastern)
After water is first poured: smooth, creamy, grassyAt end of steep:
Tea liquor: opaque deep grass green
At end of steep: same
Staple? Yes
Time of day preferred: any
Taste:
first notes: Rich smooth sweet (eastern) bright grassy notes. Grainy if not blended well.
As it cools? bitters quite a lot, briefly, then balances out again, getting a bit richer. Stays bright, creamy and grassy throughout.
Additives used (milk, honey, sugar etc)? No, but have used it successfully mixing with my chai blends, in cooking, and both stovetop and smoothies.
Lingers? Yes, with grassy, no bite aftertaste.
Preparation
Bagged
Aroma when Dry: bright,rich, vegital.
After water is first poured: Grassy, sweet (eastern)At end of steep: grassyer
Tea liquor:
At end of steep: Light grassy green
Staple? No
Time of day preferred: Any, but great as first or last tea if the day.
Taste:
first notes: light, grassy, mild.
As it cools? Blends, slightly bitter aftertaste
Additives used (milk, honey, sugar etc)? No.
Lingers? Yes, cool, with slight bitter quality.
Preparation
Bagged
Aroma when Dry: Slightly sour, malty.
After water is first poured: woody, with malt notesAt end of steep: warm, twiggy, malty, toasty.
Tea liquor:
At first: light brown
At end of steep: deep earth brown
Staple? No but, inviting me to try others, loose leaf for sure.
Time of day preferred: Midday, afternoon
Taste:
first notes: Rich, smoky, toasty quality.
As it cools? Bitters quickly, but not unbearably stays smokey, malty.
Additives used (milk, honey, sugar etc)? No.
Lingers? Yes, with a smoky maltyness
Preparation
Bagged
Aroma when Dry: lingering Soft, slightly powdery, velvety sweet, minty
(western)
After water is first poured:. dessert like minty, almost vanilla notes
At end of steep:
Tea liquor:
At first: pale spring greenish
At end of steep: deep russet brown
Staple? YES! Looking into the loose leaf next
Time of day preferred: Any, but early morning or late at night it is lovely
Season: Summer preferred
Taste: cool, smooth, minty, woody, slightly flat
first notes:
As it cools? Notes open up greatly, start to hold their own, I can taste “layers” of minty goodenes, and it starts to sweeten naturally.
Additives used (milk, honey, sugar etc)? No. Have used honey and agave when chilled in a blend with other herbals, both work, but are unneeded in it plain. Love floating pine nuts in it when warm, is a great accent (was introduced to Moroccan mint this way in restaurant.)
Lingers? Yes with smooth, crisp minty cooling notes, no afterbite.
Also great (better) cold/cooler.
Preparation
Bagged
Aroma when Dry: woody, warm, faintly sweet
After water is first poured: warm, earthy, woody.
At end of steep: woody, sweet (eastern) chewy.
Tea liquor:
At end of steep: light earthy brown
Staple? Has great possibility, I do love it but prefer loose leaf, so looking into other brands.
Time of day preferred: Any.
Taste:
first notes: twiggy, buttery, smooth.
As it cools? notes warm, bitters slightly, gets twiggier.
Additives used (milk, honey, sugar etc)? No.
Lingers? Yes, with warm, sweet (eastern) earthy smoothness
Also great cold.
Preparation
Bagged
Aroma when Dry: layered mint, slightly powdery
After water is first poured: bright, minty, cool
At end of steep: woodsy, bright, minty and cool
Tea liquor:
First: light green
At end of steep: deepens slightly
Staple? Yes
Time of day preferred: Any
Taste: balanced mint, neither variety overpowering the other. Fresh, not spicy or bitter
first notes: slightly sharp, bright, woody, minty, slightly sweet.
As it cools? notes hold, but blend slightly. gets a bit sharper.
Additives used (milk, honey, sugar etc)? No, but have used raw sugar in the past, and agave when chilled, both are lovely
Lingers? Yes, notes punctuating their departure.
Also good chilled.
Preparation
Bagged
Aroma when Dry: slightly sweet(western sweet),powdery
At end of steep: blended sweet, floral
Tea liquor:
First: light brown, almost sandy
At end of steep: deepens into a red earthy brown.
Staple? Probably, looking into loose leaf next.
Time of day preferred: Mid Morning, Afternoon
Taste:
first notes: light floral, mild woody note. Can distinguish between the linden and black. Honey notes complement nicely, not noticeable as sweet per se.
As it cools? Notes blend, but none vanish.
Additives used (milk, honey, sugar etc)? No
Lingers? Yes, floral softens on its way out.
Want to try chilled.
Preparation
Bagged
Aroma when Dry: Bright, Sour Hibiscus, Lemon dominate
After water is first poured: delicate and tangy, fruity. All three notes noticed, lemon, Hibiscus and Honey. Slightly grassy note from the green tea base.
At end of steep: smooths out, sweetens slightly, then it mellows out so much it gets bland.
Tea liquor:
At end of steep: grassy
Staple? No, but may revisit, for use as medicinal.
Time of day preferred: Morning, Afternoon.
Taste:
first notes: Honey, then a hint of lemon. Hibiscus very faint.
As it cools? Lemon surfaces greatly.
Additives used (milk, honey, sugar etc)? No.
Lingers? Slightly, with mild sour note.
Preparation
Bagged
Aroma when Dry: Floral, slightly sour
After water is first poured: Soft earthy floral
At end of steep:
Tea liquor:
first color: Light brown
At end of steep: Ruddy
Staple? Yes, will try loose leaf version next.
Time of day preferred: Morning
Taste:
first notes: floral, deeper then Jasmine. Being my first Magnolia I have tasted, I have to go by comparing it to what the flower smells like on a tree. Earthy, woody fragrance follows, and deepening taste.
As it cools? Notes blend into floral woodyness.
Additives used (milk, honey, sugar etc)? No.
Lingers? Not much, leaves with a flat dustyness.
Preparation
Bagged
Aroma when Dry: Dessert Sweet, fruity
After water is first poured: bergamot and grapefruit are noticeable
At end of steep:
Tea liquor:
first color: light tan
At end of steep: Same
Staple? No.
Time of day preferred: undecided, first tasting
Taste:
first notes: Light floral, followed by citrus.
As it cools? Notes blend, floral aftertaste heightens.
Additives used (milk, honey, sugar etc)? No.
Lingers? Yes, the bergamot stays, the citrus blends and lingers as well.
