This is one of 3 free smapels I received from greem terrace. I was waiting until I had quiet time and no allergies to start sampling. This one surprised me with how delicious and logn lasting it is. I brewed it gonfu style (in a tiny western style pot). I was surprised by how vegetal and floral the dry leaves smelled. They traveled so far and tightly wrapped I thought they would have little aroma but they smelled like kale, Meyers lemon and something floral. The first brews 30 and 45 sec were a very light liquid with a fair amount of that kale scent. The taste also kale and kelp with some lemon. The leaves didn’t’ fully unfurl until brews 3-4 and then the milky flavor also started to develop with the lemon dropping out. Surprise is brews 5-6 were sweeter and a bit vanilla with cream then more of the florals which continued to develop. Brews 5-6 floral almost jasmine like with a hint of kale scent and still creamy and sweet. 7! and *! less creamy still sweet and floral. I had to do 9 to see and still an oolong scent and sweet flavor. I brewed a 10th and it still had some sweetness and overall green tea flavor but I had drunk so much tea by then I set it aside and I’ll do a second sampling soon to be sure. This is one very pleasant and long lasting milk oolong. Not as much milk/cream as some but I am loving the green floavor and scent!

Flavors: Creamy, Kale, Lemon, Milk, Seaweed, Sugar, Vanilla

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170 °F / 76 °C
Hillel

This is why tea is so endlessly fascinating. I just posted my review of this tea, then read yours and discovered that we had almost completely opposite reactions to it. I’m not sure if that says more about my taste buds or more about the tea. I know you tried it a few weeks ago, but do you recall how much tea you used? I might have shortchanged it by not using enough.

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Hillel

This is why tea is so endlessly fascinating. I just posted my review of this tea, then read yours and discovered that we had almost completely opposite reactions to it. I’m not sure if that says more about my taste buds or more about the tea. I know you tried it a few weeks ago, but do you recall how much tea you used? I might have shortchanged it by not using enough.

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