TGFOP Tea Reviews (c) Silverneedles est.2005

found at Ito En’s Flagship Store.

Aroma: mild smell, maybe DJ

Taste: wow, this is very very nice. I’m not your usual fan of DJ so this is kind of surprising to me(i liked it!)
A good, well defined flavor. The taste has a couple components, so its not monotonous. It reminds me of the darjeeling base from my favorite earl grey.

This is not overly infused as most bottled teas thus you get almost NO astringency/briskness !! just a clean tea flavor.

Ofcourse this doesn’t taste as strong as a fresh infused loose leaf tea, but they managed to create something very good.
i wouldn’t have guessed this is a bottled/rtd tea!

Overall: Wonderful ! pricing aside ($1.9/can (245ml)…!!), i would definitely get this. I hope they can package this in larger sizes, and make it cheaper. anywho, it goes on the list.
Too bad they had to put Weil’s name on it. This would have sold without it. ok, maybe not as much. maybe it will help to getting it in more supermarkets? i hope so.

why no tea delivery why? see what you maked me do?

today we’ll implement our Tgrade rating system. just for fun.

metal box with freshness preserving seal.

Tgrade start: 7

(-1) diced up 1mm leaf bits and pieces. ok with strainer.

smell: (-1)
1/3 tobacco
1/3 hot meat
2/3 hot vapors of green bellpepper

taste:
BITTER ASTRINGENCY FROM HELL !!! i think its a new record ! yay ! MOTHER OF VIRGIN JESUS SLAP ME WITH A DEAD PORCUPINE (-1)
1/3 tobacco
2/3 green bellpepper skins
ok lets just stop right there.

lets see, i’d categorize this as… “taste of ass” (Tgrade paragraph 7 line 12), which conforming to the Tgrade rules earns you an extra + (-10).

Tgrade = (-6) (7 -1 -1 -1 -10)
not bad…. not bad at all if used for compost or having a dumpster space filler.

Found at the Glen Cove Mansion in Long Island. (really nice place).

Seen these Harney and Sons <more reviews here> teabags in numerous places in Long Island…

Well for a teabag its not bad. Flavor: some kinda black? maybe ceylon… low astringency (but it was in considerable amount of water, at least 8oz, maybe 10oz).

loose leaf

Chado afternoon tea (a Darjeeling) steeped too long/or water was too hot, came out a little bitter but will redo.
Update: Redone, even added sugar. no-go.Update: Well the word is BLAND … bah… tried it 3-4x …me no likey, threw it away.
oh yes and the Pu-Erh took together for a walk down to the dumpster.= no.

50bags
~$6+tax

bland. oops i forgot had something similar in looseleaf. but the box was nice,,,got carried away i guess.

more diluted than ASSAM about half the strength. taste was similar to the assam, with same ‘muscat’ reminiscence.

bland.bah. = NO.