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).
Thoughts:
I do not make chai often. It seems [...]
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 tea neither sits in the background or [...]
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 a hint of fruit and flowers.
Taste includes [...]
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 undertones.
Taste was very astringent and bitter.
Thoughts:
Tea [...]
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 leaves is a very strong lemon fragrance.
Taste is [...]
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 time of 4 minutes.
The aroma of [...]
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 opening my package of [...]
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 of bergamont.
Color of steeped tea was a [...]
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 type snacks from the health food [...]
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 Orange Dulce flavored black [...]
