414 Tasting Notes

51
drank Skovbær by House of Tea
414 tasting notes

Really strong black currant aroma, faint traces of strawberry and raspberry aromas.
The taste is also dominated by black currant, other fruits are barely noticeable. Base black tea is malty, earthy and solid.

Flavors: Black Currant, Blackberry, Earth, Malt, Raspberry, Strawberry

Preparation
Boiling 5 min, 0 sec 2 g 8 OZ / 250 ML

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71
drank Earl Grey by Twinings
414 tasting notes

The bergamot is quite subtle, it doesn’t dominate.

Flavors: Bergamot, Citrus, Citrus Zest, Earth, Floral, Malt, Nuts, Wood

Preparation
Boiling 5 min, 0 sec 2 g 8 OZ / 250 ML

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38

Earthy pu-erh notes and subtle lemon in aroma.
The taste is very mild despite the double amount, quite shallow, with only subtle pu-erh notes, though thanks to lemon it’s quite refreshing.
Still it’s more than I expected from such cheap tea.

Flavors: Earth, Lemon

Preparation
195 °F / 90 °C 5 min, 15 sec 4 g 10 OZ / 300 ML

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62
drank Finest Assam by Teekanne
414 tasting notes

Quite malty and earthy, surprisingly solid.

Flavors: Earth, Malt, Nutty

Preparation
205 °F / 96 °C 5 min, 0 sec 2 g 7 OZ / 200 ML

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55
drank English Breakfast by Teekanne
414 tasting notes

Surprisingly drinkable, round, malty. For this price segment it’s really good.

Flavors: Earth, Malt

Preparation
205 °F / 96 °C 5 min, 0 sec 2 g 8 OZ / 250 ML

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41

Nice earthy aroma.
Taste is surprisingly full and rich, with nice earthy and malty aromas.

Flavors: Earth, Malt

Preparation
Boiling 5 min, 0 sec 2 g 8 OZ / 250 ML

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55

Good balance of lemon, apple and ginger notes, accompanied by hints of pepper, cardammon.
Taste is quite spicy from ginger, with subtler cardammon notes present.
All in all it’s quite tasty, warming, refreshing.

Flavors: Apple, Black Pepper, Cardamom, Ginger, Lemon

Preparation
Boiling 5 min, 0 sec 2 g 8 OZ / 250 ML

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21
drank English Breakfast by Lipton
414 tasting notes

No aroma whatsoever.
Quite astringent, very low earthy notes, almost no taste at all.

Preparation
Boiling 5 min, 0 sec 2 g 8 OZ / 250 ML

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24

Very weak aroma.
And the taste? Very generic poor black tea. No bitterness, no character, no strong notes. Not so bad in the morning, but it has nothing to focus.

Preparation
Boiling 5 min, 0 sec 2 g 8 OZ / 250 ML

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63
drank Yogi Classic by Yogi Tea
414 tasting notes

Aroma: lots of cinnamon, pepper.
Taste: good spiciness (especially near the bottom) from black pepper and ginger. Cinnamon in the background, slight sweetness.

Flavors: Black Pepper, Cinnamon, Ginger, Spicy, Sweet

Preparation
Boiling 4 min, 0 sec 2 g 7 OZ / 200 ML

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I drink tea almost all the time.

However, my tea drinking can be divided into two main categories.

1. I work a lot at my computer and when I work, I need to always have tea at hand. That’s when I drink bag varieties, mostly black blends, often corporate ones. They need to be at least drinkable, of course, but I don’t focus on the taste much, though I don’t go below a certain level…

2. When I read (and read a lot) or when I’m just relaxing, I savor tea. That’s when the better varieties come into play, that’s when I use leafs instead of bags, that’s when I really focus on what I’m drinking.

I’m Polish, temporarily living in Copenhagen, Denmark.

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