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Daniel Scott drank Spiced Mandarin Oolong Tea by Teavana

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Fifth “top six” tea, an oolong, y’all. Steeped at 195*F…

I have to say, I actually really like this one. I didn’t think too much about it before trying it, but chai-like spices and citrus actually work quite well together. I definitely get more blood orange and tangerine out of this than lemon, which can only be a good thing paired with cinnamon and clove. It’s another one that’s both tart and sweet, but this is actually pretty well balanced…especially with the spice coming out more towards the back. I feel like there’s just a wee bit too much citrus at the front, so I’m knocking it down a few points for that. But that’s not a fatal flaw.

It’s got kind of a holiday feel going on for sure; makes me think of stuff like fruit cake and turkey gravy.

I don’t know if it’s going to please all the Teaopia fans who are crushed at Market Spice not making the cut, but…maybe some of them will go for this. I never had Market Spice myself, and I understand it was fairly subtle, so this might be a stronger flavour than some would prefer. Still, I think it’s quite nice.

Preparation

195 °F / 90 °C 3 min, 0 sec

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momo
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I see what you did there hahaha

Daniel Scott
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;)

ashmanra
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I feel stupid, coz I don’t see! LOL!

Daniel Scott
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Don’t worry, you’d only have seen it if you caught this discussion:

http://steepster.com/discuss/3521-oh-teavana

Basically: Customer makes a mistake. Store is at fault, naturally.

(In The Tea Merchant’s defense, it sounds as though they didn’t know that Teavana prints steeping instructions on their bags. Teavana does enough dumb things that no one gives them the benefit of the doubt anymore, even on little things, it seems…)