Tea spring 2019
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serendipity17Harney Teabags
Paris caramel blackcurrant earl grey.
Mint Verbena lemony mint. quite nice, but not worth stocking
Raspberry Herbal rehomed. orange peel.
Japanese Sencha I liked this a lot! Savory-vegetal, not too bitter. Green-tea-ice-cream flavor.
Chamomile
Harney Samples (2019)
Apricot tasty, but how will the flavor shift with time?
Livingstonia GFOP from Tanzania. Pleasant. Like a green tea in terms of weight, but without the savory-bitter that would be in a green.
Big Red Robe
Harney Small tin (2018)
Khongea "A bold, brisk Assam. Great for starting your mornings off right! This tea is produced by the Prakash family of Glenburn Teas. It is made on the south side of the Brahmaputra River in India."
Lunar New Year Huge leaf expansion. supposed to be oolong + lychee & lemon but I mostly get ginger
Chamraj Nilgiri FOP "an enjoyably mellow black tea with light citrus notes. It grows in the hills of southern India, on a sister estate to Korakundah."
Amba Ceylon Very big leaves. Brew twice and try a third brewing.
Kim Tuyen Black " Vietnamese tea combines the best of both worlds for an unforgettable infusion. Visually, the brew resembles a black tea; steep the leaves, however, and you'll find a beautifully tropical aroma full of character with the subtle and silky body and fruity qualities of an exquisite oolong
Kaimosi CTC Kenyan. such small pellets! good flavor tho
Big Red Sun Kenyan Milima/ Kenilworth Ceylon, so it should be like an English Breakfast. Spouse likes it! (can rebuy)
Harney Large tin (mostly 2018)
Ceylon & India orange pekoe really nice. pleasantly zippy without heavy astringency. likely to rebuy
Peach Iced Tea nice peach flavor and pleasant tea base. Fifteen Minute Brew Time! I don't need to rebuy, but do not regret this purchase.
Malachi McCormick's Decent Tea yeah, it's fine. Assam/Keemun. I got it for the box art.
Brigitte's Blend a honey-backed Ceylon? It keeps being fine-but-meh.
East Frisian my favorite of the last Harney order; softer than Irish Breakfast. I like this specifically better than Malachi McCormick and Brigitte's.
Ambessa Lingonberry Green
Murder on the Orient Express smoked jasmine earl grey teabag. needs food.
Decaf Vanilla Comoro purchased b/c decaf. vanilla flavor doesn't make it a winner.
Mighty Leaf (asst years)
Ti Kuan Yin brew three times. Second infusion is best.
Assam Golden Leaf aggressive. probably better with milk. Benefit: locally available, purchase gets me a free Peet's simple beverage. Might rebuy for benefit of free beverage.
Tao of Tea (unknown)
Rose Petal Black bought b/c container. I keep trying to love it and I don't.
Holy Mountain Trading Company (2018)
New Vithanakanda SFTGFOP (large)
Nepal Organic Kangchenjunga Black
Darjeeling TGFOP
Black [Amaranth] Globe Qian Ri Hong
Irish Breakfast this is mellow and fine, but not as assertive as I'd have thought the "Irish" label would have indicated.
Assam TGFOP this is very nice. I like it better than the Irish Breakfast, and it is genuinely nice with milk.
Kenilworth OP
Purple Leaf Tea
Organic Golden Monkey "From China's Fujian province, Organic Golden Monkey is a very playful tea with lots of character and a wonderful aroma. It's not easy to find a high quality black tea (called red tea in China). Most are mass produced commercially on large farms. This is a good example of one picked and made with great care. It's a first flush early-picked spring tea and production is limited. Use 1 generous tsp. dried leaf (3-4g) per 6-ounce cup of spring water heated to just below boiling (212°). Pour hot water over leaves and steep 4 minutes."
Bamboo Tea House (2017)
Blackberry Black
Blackcurrant Black
Minto Island (2016)
Pan-Fired Green
Oolong
Steven Smith Teamaker
18: Brahmin individual bags. heavy honey flavor.
55: Lord Bergamot individual bags. Brahmin + Bergamot.
Others
Mishka's gunpowder-and-mint. This might be bulk Kusmi. (2018)
Spice Traders cinnamon/apricot (2017)
Blue Lotus Chai
Lupicia Elderflower Chamomile
TJ's Peppermint
Choice Organic: Organic English Breakfast
Teekanne Ostfriesian honey flavor
Townshends 6: Lapu Mountain Souchong
Trader Joe's Irish: everyday spouse-tea
PG Tips: weekend spouse-tea
Penzey's broken-leaf Spearmint: it's nice after-dinner.
Point Loma Tea: Butterbeer Rooibos
Cosa Tea: instant powder packets none of these were worthwhile. Mango green good, plain green bitter, oolong (dark roasty), lemon black (screaming lemon), english breakfast (good without sugar, terrible with sugar) Stash green tea-powder packets were better but still not impressive.
Typhoo Extra Strong plain but nice
What else is there? There's the handful of single packets that are leftover from things or samples from places.
Ahmad Blackcurrant was nice, more blackcurrant than tea. Worth rebuying.
Bigelow Lemon Lift is a heavy lemon spice. I liked it, but not enough to stock or rebuy.
The Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf Chamomile is a hotel sample.
My oil-change place has a coffee amusement machine and a basket of Bigelow samples. I Love Lemon and Orange Spice.
Souvenirs: Maple Ice Wine,Russisch, Corn Silk.
Southern Boy Blackcurrant White Ice Tea Quart-size.
Republic of Tea Pumpkin Spice from a catalog
Culinary lavender buds from a defunct tea company whose samples are in another container and NOT blogged here. Arg.
Five Mountains Organic Genmaicha: Steamed Pan-Fired Ryokucha Green Tea & Toasted Brown Rice
Origin: Kawane Mountains, Shizuoka, Japan
Paris caramel blackcurrant earl grey.
Chamomile
Harney Samples (2019)
Apricot tasty, but how will the flavor shift with time?
Big Red Robe
Harney Small tin (2018)
Khongea "A bold, brisk Assam. Great for starting your mornings off right! This tea is produced by the Prakash family of Glenburn Teas. It is made on the south side of the Brahmaputra River in India."
Lunar New Year Huge leaf expansion. supposed to be oolong + lychee & lemon but I mostly get ginger
Chamraj Nilgiri FOP "an enjoyably mellow black tea with light citrus notes. It grows in the hills of southern India, on a sister estate to Korakundah."
Amba Ceylon Very big leaves. Brew twice and try a third brewing.
Kim Tuyen Black " Vietnamese tea combines the best of both worlds for an unforgettable infusion. Visually, the brew resembles a black tea; steep the leaves, however, and you'll find a beautifully tropical aroma full of character with the subtle and silky body and fruity qualities of an exquisite oolong
Kaimosi CTC Kenyan. such small pellets! good flavor tho
Big Red Sun Kenyan Milima/ Kenilworth Ceylon, so it should be like an English Breakfast. Spouse likes it! (can rebuy)
Harney Large tin (mostly 2018)
Ceylon & India orange pekoe really nice. pleasantly zippy without heavy astringency. likely to rebuy
Peach Iced Tea nice peach flavor and pleasant tea base. Fifteen Minute Brew Time! I don't need to rebuy, but do not regret this purchase.
Brigitte's Blend a honey-backed Ceylon? It keeps being fine-but-meh.
East Frisian my favorite of the last Harney order; softer than Irish Breakfast. I like this specifically better than Malachi McCormick and Brigitte's.
Ambessa Lingonberry Green
Murder on the Orient Express smoked jasmine earl grey teabag. needs food.
Decaf Vanilla Comoro purchased b/c decaf. vanilla flavor doesn't make it a winner.
Mighty Leaf (asst years)
Ti Kuan Yin brew three times. Second infusion is best.
Tao of Tea (unknown)
Rose Petal Black bought b/c container. I keep trying to love it and I don't.
Holy Mountain Trading Company (2018)
New Vithanakanda SFTGFOP (large)
Nepal Organic Kangchenjunga Black
Darjeeling TGFOP
Black [Amaranth] Globe Qian Ri Hong
Purple Leaf Tea
Organic Golden Monkey "From China's Fujian province, Organic Golden Monkey is a very playful tea with lots of character and a wonderful aroma. It's not easy to find a high quality black tea (called red tea in China). Most are mass produced commercially on large farms. This is a good example of one picked and made with great care. It's a first flush early-picked spring tea and production is limited. Use 1 generous tsp. dried leaf (3-4g) per 6-ounce cup of spring water heated to just below boiling (212°). Pour hot water over leaves and steep 4 minutes."
Bamboo Tea House (2017)
Blackberry Black
Blackcurrant Black
Minto Island (2016)
Pan-Fired Green
Oolong
Steven Smith Teamaker
18: Brahmin individual bags. heavy honey flavor.
55: Lord Bergamot individual bags. Brahmin + Bergamot.
Others
Mishka's gunpowder-and-mint. This might be bulk Kusmi. (2018)
Spice Traders cinnamon/apricot (2017)
Blue Lotus Chai
Lupicia Elderflower Chamomile
TJ's Peppermint
Choice Organic: Organic English Breakfast
Teekanne Ostfriesian honey flavor
Townshends 6: Lapu Mountain Souchong
Trader Joe's Irish: everyday spouse-tea
PG Tips: weekend spouse-tea
Penzey's broken-leaf Spearmint: it's nice after-dinner.
Point Loma Tea: Butterbeer Rooibos
Typhoo Extra Strong plain but nice
What else is there? There's the handful of single packets that are leftover from things or samples from places.
Bigelow Lemon Lift is a heavy lemon spice. I liked it, but not enough to stock or rebuy.
The Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf Chamomile is a hotel sample.
My oil-change place has a coffee amusement machine and a basket of Bigelow samples. I Love Lemon and Orange Spice.
Souvenirs: Maple Ice Wine,
Southern Boy Blackcurrant White Ice Tea Quart-size.
Republic of Tea Pumpkin Spice from a catalog
Culinary lavender buds from a defunct tea company whose samples are in another container and NOT blogged here. Arg.
Five Mountains Organic Genmaicha: Steamed Pan-Fired Ryokucha Green Tea & Toasted Brown Rice
Origin: Kawane Mountains, Shizuoka, Japan