Reviews of Teas & Herbal Teas
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Ceylon Orange Pekoe from Simpson & Vail
Style: Ceylon Black Tea – Region: Sri Lanka / Ceylon80 / 100 Aroma: 8/10 Flavor: 4/5 Value: 5/5
Sep. 15th, 2021
The aroma is a medium woodsy. Dark, twisted leaves. The liquor, after a five minute steep, is a very dark brown. Flavor is good, with a mild spicy after taste. This tea will be added to my regular rotation. Easy to sip all day.
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Paris from Harney and Sons
Style: Miscellaneous Blend – Region: Blend80 / 100 Aroma: 8/10 Flavor: 4/5 Value: 5/5
Sep. 15th, 2021
Harney's Paris blend is an interesting and likeable variation on the Earl Grey formula. In addition to bergamot, this has vanilla, black currant, and caramel flavors added to black and oolong teas. It makes for a sweet and festive tea that goes well with milk and sugar.
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Style: Black Tea – Region: ?????75 / 100 Aroma: 8/10 Flavor: 4/5 Value: 4/5
Sep. 14th, 2021
Beautiful large leaves. The aroma is wood and spice, not pronounced. The liquor is a medium amber after a 5 minute steep. Taste is clean with a slight malt after taste. I'd say this is a good tea for sipping. For me, no sugar or milk needed.
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Anniversary Blend Tea Bags from Murchie's Tea & Coffee Ltd
Style: Green and Black Tea Blend – Region: Blend79 / 100 Aroma: 7/10 Flavor: 4/5 Value: 5/5
Sep. 12th, 2021
Murchie's developed this blend to commemorate their 125th anniversary (1894–2019), and I hope it sticks around.
A blind taste test might elicit a reaction like this: "Really nice black tea blend, but I can't quite place this interesting flavor it has under that." The black tea solidly dominates the green in dry-b...
Yunnan "Black Gold Bi Luo Chun" Black Tea from Yunnan Sourcing
Style: Yunnan Gold – Region: Simao, Yunnan, China82 / 100 Aroma: 6/10 Flavor: 4/5 Value: 3/5
Sep. 10th, 2021
This tea was quite singular, unlike most of the other teas from Yunnan Sourcing. I thought it was a good tea but it was a bit too much for me. It's strong, both by flavor and caffeine. I am reviewing the Spring Harvest from 2020.
This tea took up a lot less space than most all the other Yunnan Teas I've tried. The d...
Yunnan "Assamica Gold Needle" Black Tea from Yunnan Sourcing
Style: Yunnan Gold – Region: Simao, Yunnan, China96 / 100 Aroma: 9/10 Flavor: 5/5 Value: 5/5
Sep. 7th, 2021
This was a straightforward tea that I found easy to like; I became a fan from the first sip. It's robust, easy to brew, easy to drink, and pleasing in both flavor and aroma. Overall, it is more flavorful than aromatic though.
The dry leaf is beautiful, a very bright yellow color, not as orangeish as many of these ti...
Jinggu "Da Jin Ya" Camellia Taliensis Black Tea from Yunnan Sourcing
Style: Yunnan Gold – Region: Jinggu, Yunnan, China95 / 100 Aroma: 9/10 Flavor: 5/5 Value: 5/5
Sep. 5th, 2021
This was a really enjoyable tea that also had a lot of depth and complexity.
The dry leaf is made exclusively of luscious, thick, fuzzy buds that are kinda rolled on themselves; the picture does not really do it justice. Although it seems to be pure buds, they look a bit more mature than on some tippy teas, and they...
Long Mei Yunnan Green Tea of Zhenyuan from Yunnan Sourcing
Style: Green Tea – Region: Simao, Yunnan, China84 / 100 Aroma: 9/10 Flavor: 5/5 Value: 4/5
Sep. 4th, 2021
This was a robust green tea that was challenging to brew, but rewarding when I got it right. Thank you to Dewey for sharing this one with me!
The leaf is beautiful, wiry, slightly curly, and diverse in color, from dusty dark green to silvery-gray with a yellowish tinge. It has a potent fragrance, with a hint of camp...
Fruit Aroma Yixing Black Tea from Yunnan Sourcing
Style: Yunnan Red – Region: Jiangsu, China87 / 100 Aroma: 7/10 Flavor: 4/5 Value: 4/5
Sep. 2nd, 2021
This tea heavily underwhelmed me, and particularly, it was too weak. My favorite aspect of it was the fragrance of the dry leaf, but after that, it disappointed me.
The dry leaf has an unbelievably potent and incredily pleasing aroma. To me it seems more malty than anything else, strong smells of grain and baked goo...
Organic Green Tea from Trader Joe's
Style: Green Tea – Region: Nilgiri, India61 / 100 Aroma: 5/10 Flavor: 3/5 Value: 4/5
Sep. 2nd, 2021
Landing at a Trader Joe's store in Tucson while on a photography road trip out thataway, I bought a box of this, as a presumably acceptable substitute for some of the truly terrible, off-brand and store-brand (here's looking at you, Great Value) bagged green teas offered at motels and campgrounds. It was, but still fa...
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Coffee Kisses (No. 1654) from TeaGschwendner
Style: Flavored Black Tea – Region: Blend87 / 100 Aroma: 8/10 Flavor: 4/5 Value: 3/5
Aug. 31st, 2021
Half-litre pot at home, made from a sample received at the outlet in Flensburg and containing wiry leaves of black tea and roasted South American coffee beans. Pours clear dark amber with no sediment. Clear aroma of black tea leaves (Assam?), with malty notes and touches of coffee. Bitter flavour of black tea, with roa...
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Easter Tea (No. 930) from TeaGschwendner
Style: Flavored Black Tea – Region: Blend69 / 100 Aroma: 7/10 Flavor: 4/5 Value: 4/5
Aug. 31st, 2021
One-litre cup at home, made from a mixture of black tea leaves and marigold blossom, sprinkled with flavour and emitting a citric scent. Pours clear dark amber (against white china) with no sediment. Clear aroma of black tea leaves, with malty notes (Assam?) and mild citric hints. Mild, bitterish, leafy flavour with ma...
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South Korea Seogwang Sencha (No. 591) from TeaGschwendner
Style: Sencha – Region: Jeju, South Korea77 / 100 Aroma: 8/10 Flavor: 4/5 Value: 2/5
Aug. 31st, 2021
Half-litre cup at home, made from organic Sencha leaves. Pours clear pale olive green / lemon juice yellow (against white china) with no sediment. Mild aroma of Sencha leaves. Ditto flavour, with delicate malty notes. Mildly astringent aftertaste with leafy and malty touches. Well, a very decent Sencha, I suppose, alth...
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South Korea Seogwang from TeaGschwendner
Style: Green Tea – Region: Jeju, South Korea77 / 100 Aroma: 8/10 Flavor: 4/5 Value: 3/5
Aug. 31st, 2021
Half-litre pot at home, made from wiry green leaves. Pours clear light olive green (against white china), with no sediment. Clear aroma of green tea, with malty touches. Delicate leafy flavour of green tea, with touches of malt and very mild fruity hints. Slightly astringent palate with a malty and leafy aftertaste. A ...
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Earl Grey Superior (Nr. 129) from Carstensens Tehandel
Style: Earl Grey Tea – Region: ?????75 / 100 Aroma: 7/10 Flavor: 4/5 Value: 4/5
Aug. 31st, 2021
Half-litre pot at home, made from a mixture of black tea (Assam?) leaves, sprinkled with flavour and bergamot oil. Pours nearly clear copper brown (against white china) with no sediment. Clear aroma of bergamot oil, with malty and leafy notes of black tea (Assam?). Bitter, but not aggressive, leafy flavour with sweetis...
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Shogun (No. 987) from TeaGschwendner
Style: Fruit Green Tea – Region: Blend74 / 100 Aroma: 7/10 Flavor: 4/5 Value: 3/5
Aug. 31st, 2021
Half-litre pot at the company’s tea lounge in Hamburg, made of a mixture of Sencha leaves and pieces of apple, rhubarb and raspberries, all sprinkled with flavouring. Pours slightly hazy light straw (against white china) with no sediment. Clear aroma of berries and rhubarb, with touches of Sencha. Delicate flavour of...
Read Full ReviewFlensburger “Moin, Moin” from TeaGschwendner
Style: Flavored Black Tea – Region: Blend80 / 100 Aroma: 8/10 Flavor: 4/5 Value: 4/5
Aug. 31st, 2021
One-litre pot at home, made from a mixture of black tea leaves, cocoa nibs and pieces of vanilla, all sprinkled with flavouring. Pours slightly hazy dark brown (against white china) with negligible sediment. Clear aroma of cocoa and vanilla, with notes of black tea and malty touches. Sweetish flavour of vanilla, with r...
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Moroccan Mint (No. 949) from TeaGschwendner
Style: Green Tea with Mint – Region: Blend70 / 100 Aroma: 7/10 Flavor: 4/5 Value: 3/5
Aug. 31st, 2021
One-litre pot at home, made from a mixture of Chinese Gunpowder and Moroccan mint leaves, sprinkled with natural flavour. Pours clear light straw with no sediment. Clear aroma of mint, with mild touches of green tea leaves. Refreshing herbal flavour of mint, with touches of green tea and mild malty notes. Delicate afte...
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Bee Happy, the honey tea (No. 1657) from TeaGschwendner
Style: Miscellaneous Blend – Region: Blend88 / 100 Aroma: 9/10 Flavor: 4/5 Value: 4/5
Aug. 31st, 2021
Half-litre pot at home, made from a mixture of black tea leaves, rooibos leaves, honey granulate, and calendula blossom, all sprinkled generously with flavour and emitting a strong scent of honey. Pours slightly hazy dark amber (against white china), with no sediment. Clear aroma of honey, with touches of rooibos and h...
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Pai Mu Tan (Nr. 203) from Carstensens Tehandel
Style: White Peony Tea – Region: Fujian, China79 / 100 Aroma: 7/10 Flavor: 4/5 Value: 3/5
Aug. 31st, 2021
One-litre pot at home, made from broad green-brown leaves and top shoots of Pai Mu Tan tea. Pours clear straw (against white china) with no sediment. Clear aroma of white tea leaves, with malty touches. Delicate, leafy flavour with hints of flowers and malty touches. Leafy aftertaste. A very nice, delicate and unpreten...
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Assam SFTGFOP Tonganagaon Øko (Nr. 1) from Carstensens Tehandel
Style: Assam – Region: Tinsukia, Assam, India80 / 100 Aroma: 8/10 Flavor: 4/5 Value: 4/5
Aug. 31st, 2021
One-litre pot at home, made from very wired, curly, longish dark brown leaves of Assam. Pours clear dark copper brown (against white china). Clear aroma of Assam leaves, with pronounced malty notes. Delicate, bitterish flavour of black tea leaves, with notes of malt and spicy touches. Mildly astringent palate with malt...
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Rhubarb & Elderflower Black Tea from Fredsted
Style: Fruit Black Tea – Region: Blend50 / 100 Aroma: 7/10 Flavor: 2/5 Value: 3/5
Aug. 31st, 2021
Cup at home, made from a teabag containing fine leaves of black tea (Assam?) sprinkled with natural rhubarb oil and elderflower flavouring. Pours clear orangeish amber with no sediment. Clear aroma of boiled rhubarb and malty leaves of black tea (probably Assam then), with mild touches of elderflower. Mild, leafy flavo...
Read Full ReviewGrøn Mabelle (Nr. 348) from Carstensens Tehandel
Style: Flavored Green Tea – Region: Blend83 / 100 Aroma: 9/10 Flavor: 4/5 Value: 4/5
Aug. 31st, 2021
One-litre pot at home, made from a mixture of Sencha leaves as well as dry pieces and leaves of mango and cherry plum, spreading an intense fruity scent. Pours light peach yellow (against white china) with no sediment. Clear aroma of mango and cherry plums, with touches of green tea. The flavour has the same ingredient...
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Pebermynte Urtete (Nr. 252) from Carstensens Tehandel
Style: Peppermint Tea – Region: ?????70 / 100 Aroma: 7/10 Flavor: 4/5 Value: 4/5
Aug. 31st, 2021
One-litre pot at home, made from finely chopped leaves of peppermint. Pours nearly clear darkish brown (against white china). Clear aroma of, well, peppermint, but without any aggressive notes, despite the fact that I brewed the tea for 10 minutes. Clean flavour of peppermint - again, not aggressive but definitely undi...
Read Full ReviewLemon, Ginger & Manuka Honey from Pukka
Style: Wellness Tea / Medicinal Tea – Region: Blend78 / 100 Aroma: 8/10 Flavor: 4/5 Value: 4/5
Aug. 31st, 2021
Cup at home, made from a teabag containing a mixture of ginger root, liquorice root, elderflower, sweet fennel seed, lemon verbana leaf, tumeric root, lemon essential oil flavour, lemon whole, lemon myrtle leaf, all sprinkled with manuka honey flavour. Pours somewhat hazy straw with no sediment. Clear aroma of liquoric...
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