Reviews of Teas & Herbal Teas
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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...
Read Full ReviewAssam 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...
Read Full ReviewRhubarb & 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...
Read Full ReviewPebermynte 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...
Read Full ReviewSorte Påskete (Nr. 2002) from Carstensens Tehandel
Style: Flavored Black Tea – Region: Blend78 / 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, cornflower blossom, sunflower petals and safflower, all sprinkled with egg liqueur flavouring. Pours clear copper brown (against white china) with no sediment. Clear aroma of black tea and egg liqueur, with notes of sunflower. Bitter, but not aggressive fl...
Read Full ReviewNight Time from Pukka
Style: Herbal Tea – Region: Blend69 / 100 Aroma: 7/10 Flavor: 4/5 Value: 3/5
Aug. 31st, 2021
Cup at home, made from a teabag containing a mixture of oat flowering tops, liquorice root, chamomile flower, lavender flower, and lime flower, as well as valerian root and tulsi leaf - all organic. Pours clear straw with no sediment. Clear aroma of valerian and liquorice, with touches of chamomile. Distinct sweetish f...
Read Full ReviewRooibos Earl Grey (Nr. 814) from Carstensens Tehandel
Style: Rooibos Earl Grey – Region: Blend77 / 100 Aroma: 8/10 Flavor: 4/5 Value: 4/5
Mar. 28th, 2021
One-litre pot at home, made from leaves of rooibos sprinkled with bergamot oil and flavouring. Pours clear darkish copper brown (against white china) with no sediment. Clear aroma of rooibos leaves and bergamot oil. Bitterish and herbal flavour of rooibos leaves, with clear notes of bergamot oil. Smooth palate with an ...
Read Full ReviewDagens Lyspunkt (Nr. 84) from Carstensens Tehandel
Style: Miscellaneous Blend – Region: Blend70 / 100 Aroma: 7/10 Flavor: 4/5 Value: 4/5
Mar. 28th, 2021
One-litre pot at home, made from a mixture of brown oolong and green tea leaves, with flowers of Roman chamomile and rosebuds, all sprinkled with an aroma. Pours nearly clear dark amber (against white china) with negligible sediment. Clear aroma of oxidated tea leaves, with pronounced fruity notes and mild rosy hints. ...
Read Full ReviewHusets Oolong (Nr. 82) from Carstensens Tehandel
Style: Flavored Oolong – Region: Blend68 / 100 Aroma: 7/10 Flavor: 4/5 Value: 4/5
Mar. 28th, 2021
One-litre pot at home, made from a mixture of dark green, curly dried oolong leaves and what looks (and smells) like pieces of apple and lemon peel, and rose petals, sprinkled with elderberry aroma. Pours clear lightish straw (against white china) with negligible sediment. Clear aroma of oolong leaves, with notes of le...
Read Full ReviewLime & Lemon (Nr. 162) from Carstensens Tehandel
Style: Lemon Black Tea – Region: Blend72 / 100 Aroma: 7/10 Flavor: 4/5 Value: 4/5
Mar. 28th, 2021
One-litre pot at home, made from a mixture of Assam leaves and pieces of dried lemon peel, all sprinkled with lime flavouring. Pours clear darkish copper brown (against white china) with no sediment. Intense aroma of lime and lemon, with mild malty and leafy touches and fruity hints. Bitter flavour of black tea leaves,...
Read Full ReviewGrønne Påskete (Nr. 2005) from Carstensens Tehandel
Style: Flavored Green Tea – Region: Blend75 / 100 Aroma: 8/10 Flavor: 4/5 Value: 4/5
Mar. 28th, 2021
One-litre pot at home, made from a mixture of green tea leaves and blossom of safflower, cornflower, and sunflower, all sprinkled with flavouring. Pours clear peach yellow (against white china) with no sediment. Clear aroma of green tea leaves, with notes of vanilla and sunflower. Bitterish flavour of green tea, with n...
Read Full ReviewSuper Ceylon Cardamom Gold from Alghazaleen Tea (Do Ghazal)
Style: Flavored Black Tea – Region: Sri Lanka / Ceylon70 / 100 Aroma: 7/10 Flavor: 4/5 Value: 5/5
Mar. 28th, 2021
Cup at home, made from fine dark brown and black leaves of Ceylon. Pours slightly hazy dark copper brown. Clear aroma of black tea leaves, malty with notes and touches of cardamom. Ditto flavour, although the malty notes are less pronounced than in the aroma. Bitter, astringent but not aggressive, palate, with a leafy ...
Read Full ReviewTyrkisk Æblete med Lemon og Yoghurt (Nr. 935) from Carstensens Tehandel
Style: Fruit (Herbal) Tea – Region: Blend67 / 100 Aroma: 7/10 Flavor: 3/5 Value: 3/5
Mar. 28th, 2021
One-litre pot at home, made from a mixture of dried apples and pieces of lemon and yoghurt and some few fine leaves of lemongrass - not a single leaf of tea. Pours clear pale peach yellow (against white china) with negligible sediment. Clear aroma of apples and cinnamon, with mild touches of lemon. Mild sweetish flavou...
Read Full ReviewEnglish Breakfast Tea (Nr. 62) from Carstensens Tehandel
Style: English Breakfast – Region: Blend69 / 100 Aroma: 7/10 Flavor: 3/5 Value: 4/5
Mar. 28th, 2021
One-litre pot at home, made from a mixture of fine, curly dark brown leaves of Assam and Ceylon. Pours clear lightish copper brown (against white china) with no sediment. Clear, malty aroma of Assam, with milder, leafy notes of Ceylon. Bitter, leafy flavour with some malty notes. Astringent palate with a malty aftertas...
Read Full ReviewJava Superior Malabar (Nr. 77) from Carstensens Tehandel
Style: Black Tea – Region: West Java, Indonesia78 / 100 Aroma: 8/10 Flavor: 4/5 Value: 4/5
Mar. 28th, 2021
One-litre pot at home, made from fine very dark and black curved leaves, resembling Assam. Pours clear dark copper brown (against white china) with no sediment. Clear aroma of black tea, combining good features of both Assam and Yunnan scents. Bitter, leafy flavour with mild malty notes and mild spicy hints. Medium ast...
Read Full ReviewKenya FBOP Marinym (Nr. 76) from Carstensens Tehandel
Style: Black Tea – Region: Kenya69 / 100 Aroma: 7/10 Flavor: 4/5 Value: 4/5
Mar. 28th, 2021
One litre pot at home, made of tiny leaves in a variety of colours, from dark yellow, through greens and browns, to black. Pours clear lightish copper brown (against white china) with no sediment. Clear aroma of black tea - not malty but rather more like a mixture of a Darjeeling and an Oolong. Bitter, leafy flavour, w...
Read Full ReviewTanzania BOP CTC (Nr. 69) from Carstensens Tehandel
Style: Black Tea – Region: Tanzania80 / 100 Aroma: 8/10 Flavor: 4/5 Value: 4/5
Mar. 28th, 2021
Half-litre pot at home, made from very fine dark brown and black leaves of black tea. According to the salesman that sold the tea to me, this sort, which looks like granulate and smells like Assam, is native to Tanzania and I would like to discover more about it. Pours nearly clear copper brown (against white china) wi...
Read Full ReviewPiña Colada (Nr. 177) from Carstensens Tehandel
Style: Fruit Black Tea – Region: Blend67 / 100 Aroma: 7/10 Flavor: 3/5 Value: 4/5
Mar. 28th, 2021
Half-litre pot at home, made from a mixture of black tea (Ceylon?) leaves and pieces of caramelised pineapple and coconut, as well as sunflower blossom, all sprinkled with flavour. Pours clear copper brown (against white china) with no sediment. Clear aroma of coconut and pineapple, with mild touches of black tea. Ditt...
Read Full ReviewIrish Coffee Te (Nr. 172) from Carstensens Tehandel
Style: Flavored Black Tea – Region: Blend82 / 100 Aroma: 8/10 Flavor: 4/5 Value: 4/5
Mar. 28th, 2021
Half-litre pot at home, made from black tea (Ceylon?) leaves generously sprinkled with Irish coffee flavour. Pours nearly clear copper brown (against white china) with no sediment. Clear aroma of caramel and black tea, with touches of whiskey and vanilla. Bitterish, leafy onset of black tea, giving way to sweet and smo...
Read Full ReviewEarl Grey Royal (Nr. 128) from Carstensens Tehandel
Style: Earl Grey Tea – Region: Blend70 / 100 Aroma: 7/10 Flavor: 4/5 Value: 4/5
Mar. 28th, 2021
One-litre pot at home, made from fine green and brown leaves of Darjeeling sprinkled with bergamot oil and flavour. Pours clear copper brown (against white china) with no sediment. Clear aroma of Darjeeling tea, with touches of bergamot oil and mild basement hints. Bitter, leafy flavour of Darjeeling, with touches of b...
Read Full ReviewGlory Day from English Tea Shop
Style: Chamomile Blend – Region: Blend65 / 100 Aroma: 7/10 Flavor: 3/5 Value: 3/5
Dec. 25th, 2020
Cup at home, made from a sachet included in the tea company's Advent Tea Calendar (2020) and containing a mixture of chamomile flowers, pieces of cinnamon, apple, and rose hip, as well as cocoa and orange peel - all organic and sprinkled with natural flavourings. Pours clear amber (against white china) with negligible ...
Read Full ReviewGreen Tea Pomegranate from English Tea Shop
Style: Flavored Green Tea – Region: Blend70 / 100 Aroma: 7/10 Flavor: 4/5 Value: 3/5
Dec. 25th, 2020
Cup at home, made from a sachet included in the tea company's Advent Tea Calendar (2020) and containing a mixture of green tea, pomegranate pieces and rose petals - all organic and sprinkled with flavour. Pours hazy olive green (against white china) with no sediment. Clear aroma of pomegranate with notes of green tea a...
Read Full ReviewChocolate Rooibos & Vanilla from English Tea Shop
Style: Flavored Rooibos – Region: Blend65 / 100 Aroma: 7/10 Flavor: 3/5 Value: 3/5
Dec. 25th, 2020
Cup at home, made from a sachet included in the tea company's Advent Tea Calendar (2020) and containing a mixture of Rooibos leaves and vanilla pods and cocoa nibs - all organic and sprinkled with natural flavour. Pours clear dark copper brown (against white china) with no sediment. Clear aroma of chocolate and rooibos...
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