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Brewed same as 1st cup, but imbibed without milk. Its luscious fruit and flower notes made the perfect accompaniment to some dark chocolate :D

This Darjeeling has golden tips and a peachy (literally, to my nose) fragrance. Used a heaping tsp in 10 oz boiling water, covered infuser, 4 min. Light golden amber liquor is pungent with scant bitterness. Today this cup got milk and sweetner, yielding a rich breakfast beverage.

2nd experience with this tea, 180F steep 3 min, added a little light agave nectar. There’s just enough astringency for a pungent wake-up note, and the ginger soothed my case of “6am Monday tummy.” The matcha is likely what makes the liquor a bit hazy, and it settles out, so give the cup a swirl near the end.

One heaping tsp tea, 10 oz boiling water, 6 min, soy milk and agave nectar. Smooth with little astringency. Truly aromatic. Scents of ginger, peach and black tea waft from the dry stuff and all carry right on into both the smells and tastes of the light amber liquor. Well balanced flavors, plenty of ginger, too, which makes this a favorite.

Resteep for a scant 3.5 min, 180F. What a difference 30 sec makes. No bitterness, a pale liquor and fresh, mild taste. Resolution to get it right on first steep next time. Would like to get a bit more flavor.

South Texas Summer ~ craving all my cherished teas ~ turn the A/C up!

Resteep, 3 min 190F. Sweet rose or lilac fragrance. Flavor leaning more toward lavendar, smooth as silk on my taste buds. Such gorgeous things, often unexpected, a white tea can have in its bag of tricks!

Beautiful multicolored, clean, rather large dry leaf with a sweet, nutty scent. Used 2 tsp to 10 oz water at 190F, steeped 4 min. The liquor is thin, bright gold, with floral and caramel flavor notes, little to no astringency.

My first pi lo chun. The liquor was still very pale at 3 min, so I let it go 4 min, which yielded bitter tea — but not too bitter to drink. I’ll try 3.5 min next time. This tea looks and smells very promising, in spite of my mistake.

What I paid for this tea (in a handsome tin) was what one would pay for the tin alone. However, were it expensive, it would still rate a thumbs-up! Has a full-bodied maltiness which is enriched rather than diminished by milk and sugar.