Kally Tea

Well, didn’t drink as much tea as I wanted to today since I slept in quite absurdly, and then the boy was over… oh well. Decided to try this one out today, though, since I got my teas from our split Kally order yesterday, and all the girls had given it pretty good reviews.

I have to say that I concur! This is good, and different! I honestly didn’t pay it enough attention to give a solid review, but I enjoyed it quite thoroughly, and it reminded me of Marshmallow Treat Genmaicha… mostly in that it tasted like a flavoured genmaicha, which I apparently have a soft spot for. I can’t say I picked out caramel or cocoa, but I wasn’t really trying, either. It was toasty and sweet, and I’ll hopefully make a better note next time I try it! I’d recommend picking this up if you’re making a Kally order anytime soon and have no aversion to the ingredients in this blend. :D

ETA: I so apologize to you all for popping these all up to the top of your Dashboard again. I bet you’re all “Blah, there goes Kittenna spamming us again!” My apologies :( Anyways, I forgot to note that this re-steeped ok as well, though I didn’t try a third infusion.

Eh, had another cup of this and it might just be too old/badly stored. I’ll try one more time but after that, I’m tossing the bag if I can’t get some decent flavour out of it. It’s not terrible, but has that “old” green tea taste (odd since it’s a white), and not much of the fruity grape flavours.

I have a lot of this, and recall quite enjoying it. This time? It was kind of middle-of-the-road. And then I made a mistake and dumped this one instead of the pumpkin one. Oops. I’ll probably have another cup of this in fairly short order since I actually only got a sip or two in.

Definitely loved this more the first time I drank it… mostly getting just grape right now, no tea aftertaste, but I suspect that’s because I have been drinking other strongly flavoured teas at the same time, and only the grape flavour is strong enough to compete. Tasty enough, but I loved the complexity I tasted the first time!

Yum! This one pretty much tastes like a grape white to me, complete with concord grape flavour, but actually was quite pleasant in the travel mug on the way home! The white tea was apparent behind the flavourings, which is always a nice bonus with such teas. Glad I have a bit of this (and it’s nice to have a white tea to put into the travel mug rotation!)

ETA: Re-steep was pretty good with this one too.

1.5 tablespoons for 375 ml of water

Bland milky flavour. Toffee sweetness. Punchy rooibos flavour present. Strong toffee flavour/aroma in aftertaste. Nutty note. Overall, very weak in flavour.

Thank you to Indigobloom and Sil for sharing this with me!

1.5 tablespoons for 375ml of water

The tangerine citrus flavour seems artificial and perfume-y. The spice flavour is quite mild. The citrus and the spice do not seem to compliment each other very well. The white tea flavour is present.

Thanks to Indigbloom and Sil for passing some of this on to me!

1.25 tablespoons for 375ml of water

Sweet maple and tomato notes in the aroma. I can smell the slight smokiness of the honeybush aroma. The scent reminds me a bit of the berry smell in a boxed berry oatmeal.

The tomato-like scent does transfer a little bit in the taste. Chocolate flavour present near the end of the sip. Faint berry flavour which compliments the blend quite well.

Thanks to Indigobloom and Sil for sharing this with me.

1.5 tablespoon for 375 ml

With a lower infusion time the creaminess is allowed to come out more. The tartness from the hibiscus is a little bit better blended.

1.5 tablespoons for 375 ml of water

On the sip, hibiscus is not overpowering. I’m not detecting a lot of orange flavour on the sip- it is more present in the aftertaste. I’m getting a flavour that reminds me of the hard extruded candy “Rockets”. I am detecting rose taste in the background. The flavour doesn’t seem to have a focus. I am tasting everything separately. Smooth pleasing tartness.

There is something very comforting about this blend- it reminds of of the bagged herbal tisanes (Celestial Seasonings) I would have as a child.

Thank you to Indigobloom and Sil for this sample!

1 tablespoon of dry leaf used for 375 ml of water

Berry-type fruity-ness on the sip with trailing mildly-sugary sweetness. The berry flavours have an artifical feel to them. Dry, crisp mouth-feel. Notes of mineral. White tea flavour note near end of sip.

Thank you to Indigobloom and Sil for sharing this with me.

Blech. What the hell did I do wrong with this tea? It smells absolutely delicious…cinnamon, spices, and almonds. Even the first taste is amazing. But…as soon as I swallow it leaves this weird bitter, astringent taste in my mouth. Could it be bcause I’m not a huge fan of green teas? I have no idea…but I would never buy this. :(

SIPDOWN! (233) I finished up the last of this one today and i’m not sad to see it go. It’s one of those teas that i enjoyed..but couldn’t really pin point the flavor and it never really called out for me to come drink it.

I realized today that even though I have some teas nearing sipdowns, I have some old-er teas that I should work on drinking or just figure out that I should pass them on ASAP. Kally teas are the oldest in my cupboard if I’m remembering right, though when I say “old” they’re still within 8 months or so. I’m working on not only reducing my cupboard size but getting down to a smaller group of teas of which I keep maybe2oz at most if I drink them weekly. That way I’m drinking them when they’re fresh and sending more time enjoying all the teas I have.

I still like this one, though it wasn’t my favourite Kally tea. It’s not a tea that ages super well, so it’s become a bit milder, which isn’t a bad tug. Over all though, still an enjoyable up of tea.

mmm this is a tasty cup of tea. After Indigo’s review I wasn’t sure what to expect but this is much tastier than her description of this lol I don’t know that i would call this tangerine, but there’s orange! The spice is muted and i’m ok with that because I wasn’t looking for an orange chai tea. :) While there is cinnamon, it’s not overpowering. I just kind of blends in with the tea nicely.

not quite a sipdown unless someone wants the last of this to try lol. Still not a bad rooibos, though it’s not my favourite. It’s not a rooibos with that distinctive “rooibos” taste so it’s good in my books :)

Last tea of the evening. I figured i should stick with one of the rooibos teas that i’ve had for a bit longer than the others. I still enjoy this one though i think i’d much rather drink the toffee and cream version from Kally tea. Just not enough chocolate in this one though there is enough “berry” taste.

This tastes like something else that i’ve had before. It might be vanilla berry truffle from the persimmon tree now that i’m thinking about it a little harder. Which suits me fine because i also like that tea :) This one might be a little more berry like. I still don’t really taste the chocolate piece of this tea, but i’m ok with that given that i enjoy the tea. :)

Another decent tea from Kally tea. There could be a bit more chocolate in here to really make it a home run for me but the berry flavour is quite delicious. There’s a creaminess in this that hints of more chocolate but without coming across as cloyingly artificial. Happy with this one :)

SIPDOWN!

The rest of this is on it’s way out the door in a swap and while it’s a little sad to see it go, i’ve also got more than enough tea to survive. I like this much better super hot than as it cools, since the spices come out to play a bit more as it cools, making it a spiced cola. However, there’s a part of me that wishes i thought to steep this in vodka as i think it might make for a pretty decent mixer. Ah well, happy to share this with folks, especially in the event kally does another awesome black friday deal!

I have to say, it’s weird to drink teas that taste like cola. This tea doesn’t taste like Coke..but it totally tastes like a chai made with that generic brand cola you pick up at the grocery store hoping no one will notice that it’s not actually coke (or pepsi if that’s more up your alley). The dry aroma of this tea is COLA! it kinda tripped me out a little when i went to brew it.

Once steeped, this is a cola flavoured tea with a bit of spice going on for the chai piece of it. As it cools down, the cola starts to become more a part of the tea. I’d love to try this cold to see how it stacks up. overall, an interesting tea for sure.

Thank you Chuckieroy for this sample. I love Earl Grey and any time I receive any (including variation blends) it puts a huge smile on my face. Like this :D

Enough here for three tea bags by the looks of it so I can brew a teapot this morning of this for me and my husband. He loves when I get the teapot out.

This tea whilst raw is dark brown in colour and amongst it I can spot large whole purple flowers, some dried apple pieces and a few tiny blue cornflower petals. It’s nice to see that each ingredient listed can be seen easily in the tea itself.

Once brewed the tea has become a light almost reddish brown in colour with a sweet and floral finish, smelling very much like your classic Earl Grey.

Side note – I will be having a drop of milk in my tea but no sweetener.

The taste is very pleasing and it was a nice surprise. At first sips it tastes like your average Earl Grey and it bears some strength but then a sweet and fruity apple tang comes into the after taste and it’s finished with a subtle floralness. It really does go well together, better than I thought it would when I read the ingredients.

The more I drink the sweeter it becomes thanks to the apple, so much so that if I added my own sweetener it would be too sweet. The drop of milk has also made this a very smooth and creamy blend which is perfect for me in the morning.

It’s a shame that Kally Tea doesn’t ship to the UK because I would have liked some more of this. :(

0.9 tablespoons of dry leaf for 375 ml of water

The brewed tea has a sugary spice scent with a touch of fruity-ness to it. The scent of the black tea is present in the background.

Primary smooth black tea taste with spice and fruity flavour complement. The primary spice flavour is cinnamon. Delightful combination.

Thanks to Indigobloom and Sil for sharing this with me!

1.5 tablespoons for 375ml of water.

Very aromatic/perfume-y flavour. Ginger taste present but there is no strong spice quality to it. Blunt bitterness in the middle of the sip. There is a tart-flat note near the end of the sip. Peach flavour mildly present in the aftertaste. Pleasant black tea astringency present. Overall flavour is quite flat.

Thanks to Sil and Indigobloom for sharing this with me!