Black Tea
Tea Forté Friday – Bombay Chai
Name: Bombay Chai Company: Tea Forté Type: Black, Chai Cost: $24 for 20 pyramid infusers, $15 for 35 serving canister Tea Notes: Steeped in boiling water for 4 minutes. Aroma is a typical chai but not overly strong. Taste was incredibly strong by itself but mellowed out with soy milk and agave added (see below). [...]
Harney and Sons – Hot Cinnamon Spice
Name: Hot Cinnamon Spice Company: Harney and Sons Type: Flavored Black, loose Cost: $6.50 for 4oz tin Tea Notes: Dry leaves are covered with cinnamon powder and omit a strong but heavenly aroma of sweet cinnamon. This was steeped in boiling water for 3 minutes. Taste is sweet and the cinnamon is obvious. The black [...]
New Mexico Tea Company – Sandia Spice
Name: Sandia Spice Company: New Mexico Tea Company Type: Flavored Black, loose Cost: $9.60 for 4oz Tea Notes: Dry tea is a beautiful mix of tea, orange peels, cinnamon and rose petals with a subtle spicy aroma. Steeped in boiling water for 4 minutes. Aroma of steeped tea is similar to dry aroma but with [...]
Tea Forté Friday – English Breakfast
Name: English Breakfast Company: Tea Forté Type: Black Cost: $24 for 20 infusers or $15 for canister (35 servings) Tea Notes: Tried twice using boiling water with steep times of 3 minutes and then 1 minute. Aroma of liquor is typical English Breakfast with a hint of green bean. Color was dark brown with red [...]
Golden Moon – Tippy Earl Grey
Name of Tea: Tippy Earl Grey Company: Golden Moon Type: Black, loose Cost: $12.99 for a 4oz tin Tea Notes: Water used was boiling. Steep time of 3 minutes. Any longer and I found it too strong for my tastes. Dry leaves are a mix of golden tips and dark brown leaves. Aroma of dry [...]
DAVIDsTEA – Apple Cinnamon
Name of Tea: Apple Cinnamon Company: DAVIDsTEA Type: Black, Green, loose Cost: $6.50 for 50g Tea Notes: Dry leaves are a brownish black along with green leaves mixed in. There are also apple and almond bits throughout. I prepared this using boiling water, 1 tsp of leaves for every cup of water, and a steep [...]
California Tea House – Lapsang Souchong
Name of Tea: Lapsang Souchong Company: California Tea House Type: Black, loose Cost: $9.00 for 4oz Whoa. I knew before I got this tea that it is extremely unique, but I still wasn’t quite prepared for what I experienced. Lapsang Souchong has the nickname ‘Campfire Tea’ and trust me, that name is well earned. Upon [...]
Golden Moon Tea – Nepalese Afternoon Tea
Name of Tea: Nepalese Afternoon Tea Company: Golden Moon Tea Type: Black, loose Cost: $17.99 for 3oz tin Tea Notes: Dry leaves are small, thin, dark brown with some golden colors. This was prepared using boiling water and a 4 minute steep time. Aroma was floral with a hint of a note that reminded me [...]
Tavalon – Ceylon King
Name of Tea: Ceylon King Company: Tavalon Type: Black, loose Cost: $10 for 5.2oz Tea Notes: Dry leaves are small, short, and thin. I prepared this tea by using boiling water, 1 teaspoon of leaves and a steep time of 4 minutes. The aroma is fruity and sweet. Smells a little like the fruit roll-up [...]
Mighty Leaf – Orange Dulce
Name: Orange Dulce Company: Mighty Leaf Type: Black Cost: $9.95 for 15 tea pouches I continue to be impressed with Mighty Leaf’s products. Their silken tea pouches are really wonderful. They provide enough room for the tea to expand and you can plainly see that the tea is not dust. I decided to try their [...]
