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 [...]
