Tea tastings have been taking place here in my kitchen.
Teavivre recently contacted me and asked if I would like to sample their tea.
After looking at their website, www.teavivre.com, I said I very much
would love to taste some samples.
They generously sent samples of the following:
Ali Shan Oolong - this tea had a lovely, soft floral mouth feel
and brought back memories of my visit to Ali Shan. I steeped
it my typical 4 minutes, which was way too long. A shorter
steep made for a delightful cup of tea.
Dong Ding Oolong - The fragrance divine, the flavor a bit on the green
side of oolongs, I would recommend a short steep time for best results.
Long Jing Green - This organic green tea was my biggest surprise.
Since I don't often sip green teas I wasn't expecting it to delight.
The flavor had a sweetness very much unexpected and not at all grassy.
A very good green and organic tea.
Golden Monkey - Teavivre recommended steeping this tea at 194, which
in my taste is abit cool for a black tea. However, with this temperature
I found a winey first fragrance and spice notes in the after taste. With
a new pot of tea at boiling the flavors were not as pronounced. Fascinating!
Yun Nan Dian Hong, black full leaf - smelled wonderful, nice long needles.
Steeping at 200 for 4 minutes I found it to be smooth and fresh mouth feel.
A second teapot at boiling temperature was still good, but the slightly
cooler temperature definitely brought out more flavor and delight.
Wow! I am learning black teas maybe don't need to be steeped in
a full boiling pot of water.
This tea just was mentioned by Fox News as one of the top 10 teas to drink.
Yun Nan Dian Hong, golden tip - A lighter Dian Hong with a nice smooth flavor.
I did find, though I usually like golden tip more, that I really enjoyed the full
flavor of the black full leaf Dian Hong more than the golden tip.
It just had a more complex flavor on the black full leaf.
I really learned from these tastings that temperature of the water can make a huge difference.
Thanks Teavivre, it was fun and I would definitely recommend your tea company to my readers.
Teapot in photo is sitting in a museum near the Fisherman's Wharf in San Francisco.
Teavivre recently contacted me and asked if I would like to sample their tea.
After looking at their website, www.teavivre.com, I said I very much
would love to taste some samples.
They generously sent samples of the following:
Ali Shan Oolong - this tea had a lovely, soft floral mouth feel
and brought back memories of my visit to Ali Shan. I steeped
it my typical 4 minutes, which was way too long. A shorter
steep made for a delightful cup of tea.
Dong Ding Oolong - The fragrance divine, the flavor a bit on the green
side of oolongs, I would recommend a short steep time for best results.
Long Jing Green - This organic green tea was my biggest surprise.
Since I don't often sip green teas I wasn't expecting it to delight.
The flavor had a sweetness very much unexpected and not at all grassy.
A very good green and organic tea.
Golden Monkey - Teavivre recommended steeping this tea at 194, which
in my taste is abit cool for a black tea. However, with this temperature
I found a winey first fragrance and spice notes in the after taste. With
a new pot of tea at boiling the flavors were not as pronounced. Fascinating!
Yun Nan Dian Hong, black full leaf - smelled wonderful, nice long needles.
Steeping at 200 for 4 minutes I found it to be smooth and fresh mouth feel.
A second teapot at boiling temperature was still good, but the slightly
cooler temperature definitely brought out more flavor and delight.
Wow! I am learning black teas maybe don't need to be steeped in
a full boiling pot of water.
This tea just was mentioned by Fox News as one of the top 10 teas to drink.
Yun Nan Dian Hong, golden tip - A lighter Dian Hong with a nice smooth flavor.
I did find, though I usually like golden tip more, that I really enjoyed the full
flavor of the black full leaf Dian Hong more than the golden tip.
It just had a more complex flavor on the black full leaf.
I really learned from these tastings that temperature of the water can make a huge difference.
Thanks Teavivre, it was fun and I would definitely recommend your tea company to my readers.
Teapot in photo is sitting in a museum near the Fisherman's Wharf in San Francisco.
