Tea Type: Green Tea
Where To Buy: Tea Forte
Product Description:
Organic green tea paired with fragrantly fresh citrus and the sweetness of wildflower honey. A delicious taste of desert any time of the day.
Tasters Review:
Lemon Sorbetti just ‘sounded’ interesting! And it’s ORGANIC! YAY! AND…it’s part of a tea sampler from Tea Forte…double YAY!
The aroma was a smooth lemon…much like a lemon meringue pie from a distance. The flavor was lovely. The sencha is a bit on the mellow side but it’s very clean and the lemon is the headliner here, but, the lemon isn’t overly loud and it’s not puckery…it’s soothing! It has hint of honey and flowers underneath, too! Nice touch!
This is nice hot or cold!
I did a great 2nd steep on this one and could taste the sencha a bit more on the end of the sip on to the after taste more on the 2nd steep. This is very tasty!
PRODUCT REVIEW: Honey Vanilla Chai Concentrate from Third Street Chai
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Product Description:
- Black teas and spices combine for a rich, full taste
- Certified Organic
- Fair Trade Certified
This will be a somewhat bitter-sweet review, because even though I really love this product, I am a little sad that this is the last bottle that I have of it!
These Third Street Chai concentrates make for one unbelievably delicious chai latte. The flavor is smooth yet invigorating. It’s a rich, creamy treat!
This chai is similar in some respects to the other chai concentrates that I’ve tried from Third Street Chai, but it is also different. The honey tone here really stands out, giving this a deliciously sweet taste. Sweet, but not cloying.
The vanilla is not as strong as I would have expected, although I am finding that the vanilla notes develop as I continue to sip on my latte. I suspect that the milk that I used here may have interfered a bit with the vanilla as I used whole milk. Perhaps with this particular variety, one might want to use a 2% milk.
The black tea base is a good, solid tasting black tea. Not necessarily remarkable in its own right, it seems content to allow the other flavors to shine through to create a very well-rounded flavor. The spices here are very even, they don’t taste overly “ginger-y” or “cinnamon-y” – rather, they taste warm and mellow. Not too spicy or hot. Just amazingly comforting, with no one note trying to overpower the others.
For a tastier-than-coffee-shop chai latte at a better-than-coffee-shop price, you really can’t go wrong with these concentrates from Third Street Chai! They’re excellent! And for those of you who think it’s a little too hot for a hot chai latte, try using a combination of milk and ice cubes for the milk ratio and blend it until the ice cubes are pulverized. A delicious iced chai latte! YUM!
2009 First Grade Honey Orchid Phoenix Dancong Oolong from JK Tea Shop
Tea Information:
Leaf Type: Oolong
Where to Buy: JK Tea Shop
About JK Tea Shop:
JK tea shop is established by a group of tea lovers and experts in Guangzhou, China, who are out of love for Chinese fine loose leaves tea, wish to promote Chinese fine tea and tea wares, and share the fun of drinking tea and healthy life styles with all the tea lovers in the world.
JK tea members have been travelling all over tea-producing areas in China for many years, and have become good friends with the tea farmers or tea factories. We guarantee almost our teas are directly from the tea farmers, family workshops or factories, that is why our price is so competitive. Our tea knowledge and expertise grant us the privilege to guarantee the quality before handing the teas to the clients. Besides, located in Guangzhou, where there is the world’s biggest tea & tea wares market-Fangcun tea market, we are able to get into touch with the latest tea information and events at the first line, and share all those events and information with all tea lovers.
Taster’s Review:
I bought this tea some time ago, and it had been inadvertently stashed away with some other teas before I had a chance to try it. I guess I can look at this as a shame that in my carelessness I’ve not tried this earlier, but, I prefer to look at it as I found a hidden treasure!
And what a treasure it is! The thick texture of this tea reminds me of a delicious Chinese Hot and Sour soup. And while this tea does not possess “hot-spicy” notes like that soup would, it does have a savory sour note that arrives at mid-sip. Delicious!
The aroma is mesmerizing! It smells deeply floral with beautiful sweet and savory tones to it. So amazing.
This tea is aptly named. It is sweet like honey, with a beautiful orchid-like overtone. It has a lovely complexity to it. A fruit-like flavor that is both sweet and sour. This is a delight to sip, and the leaves render many delicious infusions.
This is a fantastic Oolong tea. While this tea is no longer available on JK Tea Shop’s website, I urge you to visit the website for 2010’s Honey Orchid Oolong, and be sure to visit often to watch for this year’s Honey Orchid Oolong offerings. You’ll be glad you did!
Honey Gold from East Pacific Tea Co.
Tea Information:
Leaf Type: Oolong
Where to Buy: East Pacific Tea Co.
Product Description:
Travel far away to the Fujian Province of China. Our Honey Gold Tea steeps a nice amber color and releases a captivating orchid scent. Serves great chilled, and will impress any connoisseur.
Taster’s Review:
A lovely Oolong.
Just as the description above suggests, the aroma is indeed captivating with its flowery notes. I can also detect a somewhat woody fragrance to it, with notes of earth lingering in the background.
The sip begins with a woody flavor – oak, perhaps? – and finishes with a sweet, honey-esque smoothness. There are faint hints of smoke that weave in and out throughout the sip, and a stronger fruit note that is somewhat peach-like. There is also the slightest whisper of flower in the sip that reminds me of the air in my gramma’s backyard when the honeysuckles were in bloom.
I have come to expect exceptional quality when it comes to East Pacific Tea Company and this Oolong is certainly exceptional. The flavor is deliciously complex and contemplative, with an aroma that enchants the spirit. And the best part when it comes to East Pacific Tea’s high-quality Oolong teas? They product multiple infusions – stretching the value of this fine tea. What a delight!
Honey Orchid Black Tea from Golden Moon Tea
Tea Type: Black Tea
Where To Buy: Golden Moon Tea
Product Description:
One of the best teas we have tasted. It is so rare that it is actually its own varietal without any flavorings or scenting. The honey flavor literally explodes on your front palate with a subtle finish of fresh orchids.
Tasters Review:
Marcus over at Golden Moon Tea contacted us recently to try their new and improved Honey Orchid and I will say they NAILED IT! LiberTEAs previously reviewed this and it’s one of the very few 100’s I’ve seen her rate on her steepster log! I agree with her saying this is pretty awesome – that’s for sure!
The aroma of the dry leaves smell like a honey-buttered whole wheat bagel I often have from my local coffee shop here.
The color of the liquor after infusing is quite light for a black! It’s surprising! BUT…it’s NOT light on flavor!
I guess the honey comparison comes into play because it IS smooth like honey and it has that natural sweetness of REAL honey…not that fake stuff! I really like the smoothness of this.
There is a chewiness to this tea as well…I REALLY like that little characteristic!
I would say the Orchid/floral connection would be just as you move the sip from the front of your mouth to the back of your mouth right before it ‘goes down the trap’…so to speak! The floral notes are subtle and refreshing in a way I have never tasted before!
As this cools it seems to become juicer – I think this is an interesting touch – as well!
This tea is more complex than I was expecting and I LOVE that!
Another thing I noticed with this tea is that the leaves are screaming for a 2nd infusion…here is what I found with the 2nd infusion…
This time around it’s still sweet and silky-smooth but more woodsy but in a good way. It’s smells chewier but tastes a little less chewier.
YUMMO!
My favorite Golden Moon Tea thus far! WOW!