- Nice to see more opportunities for small producers to sell direct to customers. Mini indoor farmer's market... http://bit.ly/bZK8al
Tea Tasting Guide: Tea Profiles Inspired by Different Flavors
Teas can be all over the map when it comes to taste, so if you're interested in discovering new teas, sometimes it helps to start with flavors you know you already enjoy. Love bold flavors or maybe something more mellow, either way there's a tea for you. Check out this tea guide inspired by different foods.
| If You Like... | Try... |
| roasted or smoky flavors (like dark-roast coffee, cigar smoke and smoked deli meats) | Roasted or smoked teas (like Houjicha, Russian Caravan and Lapsang Souchong). |
| bold, assertive flavors | The powerhouse black teas of Sri Lanka (a.k.a. "Ceylon teas") and Assam. |
| mellow flavors | Darjeeling black tea, Dragonwell green tea, oolong teas with a greener color or any white tea. |
| delicate flavors | Unflavored white teas. |
| mineral flavors (like mineral water) | Wuyi oolong tea. |
| earthy flavors | Black teas and rooibos. |
| woodsy flavors | Houjicha green tea and rooibos/rooibos blends. Some oolong teas are also woodsy. |
| oceanic flavors | steamed Japanese green teas, like Gyokuro or Sencha. |
| herbaceous flavors | green teas, or try tisanes blended with mint, neem, tulsi and other herbs. |
| spiced flavors | masala chai tea or other blends with ginger, cardamom or cinnamon. |
| vanilla | vanilla teas or tisanes. |
Related Producers
Chad's Chai & Tea CompanyWinston Salem, North Carolina |
Tavalon TeaWood-Ridge, New Jersey |
Related Products
Lapsang SouchongTavalon Tea$10.00
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Pure Assam BlackPartners Tea Company$11.00
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Dragonwell TeaZhi Tea$12.50
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