Fave flavor profiles

[cha cha cha]

What are some of the adjectives you would use to describe your favorite tea?

Mine are: smoky, thick, and honey-ish

hmm.. not sure what the proper term for that last word is.

[Vulture]

sweet?

I personally like teas that are a little sweet, earthy, with a full mouth feel and a bit of randomeness? Basicly each time you brew, the tea will change flavors even slightly to make every cup different.

I usually like to use the word Earthy a lot. I use and hear other people use the following for a nice list of word choices!

Earthy
Sweet
Vegital
Buttery
Bitter (some people like a little bitterness in their tea)
Flowery
Fruity
Warming
Refreshing
Smokey
Dark (as in brewing it for longer)
Light (as in the reverse of the last one)
Full Mouth Feel

[Chip]

What are some of the adjectives you would use to describe your favorite tea?

Mine are: smoky, thick, and honey-ish
hmm.. not sure what the proper term for that last word is.

Honeyish...I like this in some oolongs a lot.

Grassy, veggy, nutty, sweet, fruity, astringent, floral, thick/full mouth feel, brothy ...

[TeaCompulsion]

Sweet and grassy.

I hate any honeyish flavor. Bleah.

[Chip]

We are talking about natural "TEA" flavor, right?

[TeaCompulsion]

I assumed so.

If we're talking about non-tea stuff to blend in, I like lemongrass but not lemon, spearmint, some peppermint, and I would like to stick a knife in anyone who poisons a good tea with any kind of honey.

[auggy]

Mmm. Sweet, vegetal, green, floral... Sometimes muscatel and honey depending on other flavors and how strong.

I dislike smoky the most.

[cha cha cha]

I dislike smoky the most.

My least favorite would definitely be buttery. Vegetal is second. Eurrrgh! It's like drinking spinach with popcorn butter drizzled on top.

[Trioxin]

I personally like teas that are a little sweet, earthy, with a full mouth feel and a bit of randomeness? Basicly each time you brew, the tea will change flavors even slightly to make every cup different.

You're gonna love pu-erh.

[zacstill]

I personally like teas that are a little sweet, earthy, with a full mouth feel and a bit of randomeness? Basicly each time you brew, the tea will change flavors even slightly to make every cup different.

You're gonna love pu-erh.

Yeah, that pretty much describes pu exactly

[Chip]

...and UMAMI!!!

[auggy]

I dislike smoky the most.

My least favorite would definitely be buttery. Vegetal is second. Eurrrgh! It's like drinking spinach with popcorn butter drizzled on top.

I don't think either of us has to worry about the other raiding our tea pantry! Though maybe when I run across the too smoky teas, I can find a good home for them with you!