Must try all the spicy fruity teas! Yet another sample from A Quarter to Tea. I must be honest: I’m attempting to try all my samples ASAP since they are in thinner baggies. That would be my only complaint about A Quarter to Tea: the packaging. I don’t like thin baggies for the samples or the pouches that just fold over. (I had the same problem with Butiki’s packaging – also my only complaint with Butiki.) I love the resealable pouches I put all of my teas in — completely scent proof as well. Anyway, I HAD to try this one! I love spicy fruity anything. (My favorite Pizza Hut combination is ham, pineapple and sriracha.) What is interesting here is this is JALAPENO PEPPER and not cayenne or chili. I haven’t seen that before in a tea! I made sure to get a big piece of strawberry in the infuser and there is also something lime in the blend! Sadly, however I steeped this one, it wasn’t the awesome balance of flavors that I was hoping for, that Lauren is usually so good at getting done! I get plenty of spicy from the jalapeno and it’s really the perfect kick (yet somehow doesn’t seem all that different from cayenne or chili to me). But I think the jalapeno might drown all of the strawberry or lime flavors. That’s too bad, as this one sounded pretty unique. I’d buy it as a delicious spicy green tea, though this might not be accurate on the overall flavors it’s supposed to represent. http://www.etsy.com/shop/AQuarterToTea
Steep #1 // 1 1/2 teaspoons for a full mug// 30 minutes after boiling // 2 minute steep
Steep #2 // 25 minutes after boiling // 3 minute steep
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Hi! I love tea and trying new ones – it adds a bit of variety to my day! Books, music, TV & movies are my thing… and tea, of course.
Some of my favorite tea shops (still operating):
birdandblendtea.com
teavivre.com
52teas.com
svtea.com
whisperingpinestea.com
justea.com
harney.com
Dammann Freres
fusionteas.com
Javateaco.com
Lupicia
Octaviatea.com
Davidstea
eco-cha.com
what-cha.com
singleoriginteas.com
teasenz.com
tealyra.com
Mandala
verdanttea.com
Favorite tea shops (RIP):
butikiteas.com
steapshoppe.com
steepcityteas.com
aquartertotea.com
dellaterrateas.com
zentealife.com
angrytearoom.com
theteamerchant.net
joysteaspoon.com
tealiciousllc.com
Rivertea
Specialteas
My icon photo is Richard Mayhew from the graphic novel ‘Neverwhere’ by Neil Gaiman, Mike Carey & Glenn Fabry.
Most of the teas listed in my cupboard are actually sample sizes. I don’t really have 2,000 ounces of tea around here! Many of my teas have only one teaspoon left… maybe two. But I like keeping them in my cupboard list for reference to what I could be sipping. Usually, I write tasting notes once for each tea. I’m still drinking them, just not writing tasting notes each time!
I’m always in search of: Hattialli, Qu Hao black, Jin Jun Mei, teas using marshmallow root.
My dislikes: hibiscus, ginger (unless in chai), turmeric, bee pollen, charcoal type flavors
My ratings:
95-100 – Super awesome deliciousness favorites – cupboard essential
80-95 – Also pretty delicious
65-80 – Pretty good
50-65 – Okay
1-50 – Probably won’t want to sip it again
I’m planning on being a Steepsterer as long as there IS a Steepster, so if you’re not hearing from me, that means something happened to my health… if you know what I mean. (Or as evidenced by the great computer hiatus of 2019, something happened to my computer… I have a dumb phone so can’t access internet on that. As of 12/20/21 my wifi might start getting unreliable.)
Happy sipping!
Location
USA
I just ordered a bunch of samples from this company (this tea included) and I’m feeling the same rush to get the teas out of the plastic baggies and into my cup quickly! :/