Bobby Glanville
Tea Reviewer
Member since Oct. 5th, 2015. Reviewed 4 teas.
Reviews of Teas & Herbal Teas
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Moroccan Mint Green Tea from Teavana
Style: Green Tea with Mint – Region: ?????77 / 100 Aroma: 8/10 Flavor: 5/5 Value: 3/5
Oct. 20th, 2015
Teavana's choice to use spearmint, rather than peppermint, is a key to making this team smell less medicinal than some Moroccan mint teas. The smokiness of the gunpowder tea complements the spearmint, which tastes milder taste than peppermint. The aftertaste is a bit astringent, which is solved by drinking more tea.
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Mtn High Chai from Two Leaves and a Bud
Style: Chai / Spiced Tea – Region: Assam, India37 / 100 Aroma: 4/10 Flavor: 2/5 Value: 2/5
Oct. 20th, 2015
My nose needs improvement, I realize, but I smelled cinnamon as the dominant spice. Can cloves, which my fellow reviewers have noticed playing such a dominant role in this tea, mimic cinnamon to such a great degree? I don't know. Whether cinnamon or clove, one note drowns out all others. We live in a world where good c...
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Organic Assam from Harney and Sons
Style: Assam – Region: Assam, India73 / 100 Aroma: 6/10 Flavor: 4/5 Value: 4/5
Oct. 8th, 2015
The aroma is mild: you've got to put your nose pretty close to smell anything, and you don't get a whole lot even when you do. But, fear not, it does have some aroma. And that is "mild black tea," right out of central casting.
Low tannins, low bitterness, low astringency, low anything else that makes black tea unpl...
Russian Country from Harney and Sons
Style: Russian Caravan – Region: Blend83 / 100 Aroma: 8/10 Flavor: 4/5 Value: 4/5
Oct. 5th, 2015
I like smoked paprika (keep the sweet kind away from me.) I like smoked brisket. I like campfires. I like tea.
I thought I'd like Lapsang. But it was just too smoky. A co-worker and tea genius made some for me and I tried it but then yelped, turned tail, and felt a deep shame.
So I had a lot on the line when I t...
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