SarsyPie
Tea Reviewer
Member since Apr. 28th, 2014. Reviewed 119 teas.
Reviews of Teas & Herbal Teas
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Superfine Taiwan Ali Shan Oolong Tea from TeaVivre
Style: Oolong Tea – Region: Taiwan / Formosa63 / 100 Aroma: 6/10 Flavor: 4/5 Value: 3/5
May. 17th, 2014
I thought this oolong was ok, but not amazing. I've been drinking some outstanding oolongs lately. Maybe it's becoming harder to impress me!
I was feeling very lazy this AM, so I made the mistake of brewing this grandpa style with about a tsp of leaves in my Dr. Who mug at 208 degrees. I didn't get many pleasant ...
Amaretto from DAVIDsTEA
Style: Wellness Tea / Medicinal Tea – Region: Blend63 / 100 Aroma: 7/10 Flavor: 3/5 Value: 3/5
May. 17th, 2014
I received this in a tea swap and made it for my Mom, because she absolutely loves amaretto!
Of course, I had to sample her cup and while the flavor isn't my fave, I did enjoy it. I steeped this at 208 degrees for 5 minutes. It smells like almond, and it tastes like almond. Truth in advertising!
I added abou...
Chocolate Peppermint from Tea Horse
Style: Flavored Black Tea – Region: Blend83 / 100 Aroma: 8/10 Flavor: 5/5 Value: 4/5
May. 17th, 2014
I made this for my Mom today, since she was visiting. I know she likes mint, but normally I do not, so I figured she would be able to really appreciate this. I brewed it at 208 degrees for 5 minutes. I added about a tsp of rock sugar, but no milk.
My Mom really liked this! It smelled so great that I took a sip a...
Coco Chai Rooibos from Mighty Leaf Tea
Style: Flavored Rooibos – Region: Blend60 / 100 Aroma: 6/10 Flavor: 3/5 Value: 3/5
May. 16th, 2014
This tea is ok. Not amazing, but definitely a good choice for a caffeine free chai, if you're into chai, but not into caffeine.
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Zingiber Ginger Coconut Rooibos Tea from Teavana
Style: Flavored Rooibos – Region: Blend50 / 100 Aroma: 5/10 Flavor: 3/5 Value: 2/5
May. 15th, 2014
This dry tea smells truly amazing. Once brewed though, it had an aroma that's very unpleasant to me. The flavor is just like the aroma. It reminds m of something unpleasant from my past.
My BF loves it and is insisting we buy more. He drank his cup, and then mine. I guess it's a hit with one of us.
I'm splitt...
Anjou Pear-adise Oolong Tea from Teavana
Style: Flavored Oolong – Region: Blend47 / 100 Aroma: 5/10 Flavor: 2/5 Value: 2/5
May. 15th, 2014
Hmm. This dry tea smells great, the brewed tea smells ok (the pear aroma is quiet), but when I sip this, I don't taste any pear.
The tea is a pretty pinkish color when brewed, and it has a nice hint of sweetness, but I would like to have some pear flavor that I can detect.
The tea also left a significant amount ...
Port from Whispering Pines
Style: Flavored Black Tea – Region: Blend87 / 100 Aroma: 8/10 Flavor: 5/5 Value: 4/5
May. 14th, 2014
If tea had a gender, I would call this a manly tea. The dry tea smells woody, and I could pick out some hints of grape. Not sure where that came from. There's a warm vanilla scent, and an unidentified note that I believe is the saffron.
The brewed tea smells warm, and reminds me of a cozy night spent reading in...
Lotus Ancien from The Tao of Tea
Style: Flavored Green Tea – Region: Vietnam37 / 100 Aroma: 4/10 Flavor: 2/5 Value: 2/5
May. 14th, 2014
I'm so bummed about this one. The dry leaves have a sharp chemical smell, and the brewed tea just tastes off to me.
When brewed for 30 seconds, the aroma smells like bandaids. Then a little floral, like jasmine. Then minty bandaids. When I taste it after 30 seconds: bandaids
30 more: floral bandaids
3 min:...
Golden Orchid from Whispering Pines
Style: Vanilla Black Tea – Region: Blend90 / 100 Aroma: 9/10 Flavor: 5/5 Value: 4/5
May. 14th, 2014
Wow, what a tea! I was a little worried because the dry tea smelled like chocolate, but there was also a sharp scent I couldn’t quite identify. Once steeped, I could just smell the chocolate. Yum.
The cocoa flavor is pronounced, but not overpowering. The tea has a lovely sweetness and doesn’t need any additives ...
Dong Ding from Yezi Tea
Style: Oolong Tea – Region: Taiwan / Formosa77 / 100 Aroma: 7/10 Flavor: 4/5 Value: 4/5
May. 10th, 2014
This had a very green aroma and flavor, and while I liked it, I didn't pick up on any special scents or tastes. It just tasted like a slightly sweet greenish tea.
Absolutely drinkable, but there are several teas from a yezi that I like better, so I'll be sticking with those.
Edit 5/19/14 - I made this grandpa s...
Tie Guan Yin High Grade from Yezi Tea
Style: Tie Guan Yin – Region: Fujian, China87 / 100 Aroma: 8/10 Flavor: 5/5 Value: 5/5
May. 9th, 2014
The dry tea smells like matcha, with vanilla. I brewed this for 4 minutes using water at 205 degrees. The aroma while steeping smelled like hay, with hints of jasmine and another floral. Maybe it is the orchid that is mentioned in the tea's description. Not sure.
This has a mellow flavor, and the same florals fr...
Jin Pin from Yezi Tea
Style: Black Tea – Region: Fujian, China90 / 100 Aroma: 8/10 Flavor: 5/5 Value: 5/5
May. 9th, 2014
When I opened the bag of tea and took a deep inhale, I was not immediately impressed. It smelled like tea.
But then I boiled the water and started to brew this, and wow, it's gorgeous. The tea is a lovely amber color and the brewed tea smells exactly like the malted grains used in brewing beer. I mean *exactly*...
Earl Grey Bravo from Adagio Teas
Style: Blue Flower Earl Grey – Region: Sri Lanka / Ceylon77 / 100 Aroma: 7/10 Flavor: 4/5 Value: 5/5
May. 9th, 2014
I greatly prefer this EG to Adagio's Earl Grey Moonlight. This is a basic EG, and that's ok by me. The tea has a good aroma and flavor, but without being overpowering. I'd call this one solid.
I had the sugar and milk out, but it didn't need either. This was great on its own and I can see this being a tea I drink a...
Banana Coconut from The Persimmon Tree
Style: Herbal Tea – Region: Blend50 / 100 Aroma: 5/10 Flavor: 3/5 Value: 2/5
May. 8th, 2014
I wanted to love this, but I can't taste anything past the chamomile. No banana or coconut. And I was really trying! I even stirred up the dry tea, because contents settle during shipping, and I thought that perhaps all the chamomile just made it's way to the top of the tin. Unfortunately, this didn't help. The ch...
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Hibiscus Rose from The Persimmon Tree
Style: Herbal Tea – Region: Blend70 / 100 Aroma: 6/10 Flavor: 4/5 Value: 4/5
May. 8th, 2014
The brewed color of this tea is gorgeous. It's a bright pinky red. But then the first sip: WOOO Sour!
It's hard for me to imagine anyone enjoying this without a sweetener. I added a tsp of rock sugar and suddenly all was right with the world. The tea really shines!
People not into sweetening teas should pr...
Spicy Chocolate from Kusmi Tea
Style: Flavored Black Tea – Region: Blend47 / 100 Aroma: 6/10 Flavor: 2/5 Value: 2/5
May. 7th, 2014
I'm going to stop drinking the Kusmi teas for awhile because every time I open the little tin, they smell amazing, but after steeping, there's not much aroma, and not much overall flavor. Maybe these need to be sweetened to bring out more flavor. I will try that next.
I do think that if something is called "Spic...
Artichoke Green from Adagio Teas
Style: Flavored Green Tea – Region: Blend80 / 100 Aroma: 8/10 Flavor: 4/5 Value: 4/5
May. 6th, 2014
I would love it if someone could explain how the dry tea smells like a cherry and a grape had a baby in a field of newly mown grass.
And the wet leaves smell like more of the above, plus cranberry.
And the actual tea tastes like sweet grass. I was really expecting more of a veggie broth kind of taste.
I'm f...
Almond Green Tea from Kusmi Tea
Style: Flavored Green Tea – Region: China63 / 100 Aroma: 7/10 Flavor: 3/5 Value: 3/5
May. 6th, 2014
This was ok. The smell was really good, and I can taste the almond, although it's definitely a mild flavor.
The green tea base is a little grassy, but I guess that's normal. The almond was enough to balance it. Does this taste like almond grass? Kind of. But I would say the almond is first, then grassy almond m...
Four Red Fruits from Kusmi Tea
Style: Fruit Black Tea – Region: Blend47 / 100 Aroma: 6/10 Flavor: 2/5 Value: 2/5
May. 6th, 2014
Smells nice! But there's not much in the flavor department.
I hope this isn't going to be the trend with Kusmi teas. I'm glad I bought the smaller sampler sizes and I hope I'm going to find at least a few that are winners for me!
Black Mango from The Tao of Tea
Style: Fruit Black Tea – Region: Blend63 / 100 Aroma: 7/10 Flavor: 4/5 Value: 3/5
May. 5th, 2014
This flavored tea has a nice aroma, but I'm missing the mango when I taste it.
The tea was brewed for 5 minutes. It really just tastes like a plain black tea. It's not bad, but if I wanted a plain black tea, that's what I would have purchased.
Edit (050814): I am drinking this again, but with a little suga...
Cherry Green from Adagio Teas
Style: Fruit Green Tea – Region: ?????53 / 100 Aroma: 6/10 Flavor: 2/5 Value: 3/5
May. 5th, 2014
I think I should have tasted this before trying Adagio's Cherry Black Tea. I drank the black tea first, so the green never stood a chance. I love the black tea, so it's now the standard against which I compare all cherry teas!
The scent is pleasant, but not as strong. Once brewed (3 min), it just tastes very (ver...
Earl Grey Moonlight from Adagio Teas
Style: Earl Grey Cream – Region: Blend67 / 100 Aroma: 7/10 Flavor: 3/5 Value: 4/5
May. 3rd, 2014
The scent of this tea is lovely, full of citrus, floral and vanilla notes; however, the flavor is mostly floral and there is an unpleasant aftertaste.
This was steeped using boiling water for about 3 minutes. The flavor was barely there, so I left it for another minute at at 4 minutes, it seemed better.
The tea...
Jasmine Pearls from The Tao of Tea
Style: Jasmine Pearls – Region: Hunan, China73 / 100 Aroma: 7/10 Flavor: 4/5 Value: 4/5
May. 3rd, 2014
This is a lovely jasmine tea. I just brewed this side by side with jasmine pearls from another company, and these definitely win.
The aroma is strong and lovely. The tea was steeped for 3 minutes and the flavor is strong, without being overpowering. This would be a great choice for anyone who loves jasmine green ...
Silver Yin Zhen Pearls from Teavana
Style: Silver Needle – Region: ?????53 / 100 Aroma: 6/10 Flavor: 3/5 Value: 2/5
May. 3rd, 2014
I think white teas may be too subtle for me. I brewed this according to the instructions, and I tried it more than once, but I just can't get excited about it. It's not a bad tea, but it's not great.
I just don't think it's worth $23 for 2 ounces, sadly. Since 2 ounce is the minimum, that is what I paid. I'm hop...
Da Yu Ling Oolong Tea from Yezi Tea
Style: High Mountain Oolong – Region: Taichung, Taiwan97 / 100 Aroma: 10/10 Flavor: 5/5 Value: 4/5
May. 3rd, 2014
This tea is gorgeous. I'm a little bit in love, with a tea. I'm resisting the urge to write: "on nom nom" as the entire review, because that's probably not very helpful.
The dry tea smells like green tea, but after steeping, it smells like sweet flowers, with a little bit of berry. It smells like summer!
This ...
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