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This is a great morning. This is my tea. The leaves on this one were very big. It kind of looked like a long leaf Formosa oolong (usually I have the cheaper stuff that is in smaller leaf form). It does brew up with a complex mix of flavors even though the color is surprisingly light. This time, I kind of get chocolate with a slight hint of cinnamon. I will definitely rebrew. This tea was not even on my order at Angelina’s. I purchased something quite a bit less expensive that was out of stock, and the owner subbed this one for me. This guy knows how to handle this type of thing, so I know I will purchase there again at some point, and it will probably include more of this particular tea! He drew me in!
For breakfast, I made the famous cheese toast with mustard. What can I say, it was absolutely delish. I had Italian bread, a garlic flavored mustard from Trader Joe’s (my favorite mustard), and finely shredded sharp cheddar. Yum!
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All hail cheese toast and mustard! My fave mustard is from Trader Joe’s too!
You’re making my breakfast sound so boring!
Fixing mine now! Eating late this morning…
I’m so peckish, even Velveeta on white bread is sounding good!
I think I know what my afternoon snack will be….
mmmmmm. I dislike(d) mustard but I tried this and well, I think I like it now!
(err, the cheese mustard bread)
Tea of the morning.
Wow. This is a good one. I do think it is pretty much the same as Emperor’s Red that JacquelineM so graciously sent me to sample. The leaves look identical, and the deep, roasty, cocoa flavor is all there. If I do order again from this merchant, I am certain to add in an ounce or two of this. One ounce is $5.
Very nice light flavored green tea with the slightly spicy overlay of dried lavender. Without sweetener, lavender is more savory (a bit like rosemary) than sweet or floral. Brews up a lovely bright yellow. A delicate, cheerful morning cup. Would go nicely with a pastry.
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I LOVE the way this tea looks, rolled into tight corkscrews. I expected it to unfurl dramatically like dragon pearl, but instead it was very subtle.
Slight grassiness in aroma and flavor, but overall it is a very “clean” taste. There is some substance to it – mouthfeel is not as thin and watery as I feared from a white tea. I’m not getting any of the “jaminess” promised in the description though…
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it’s a bit sweet as it cools, and not the least bit astringent. I guess the sweetness + thicker than average mouthfeel = jammy (for a white tea)
It does look cool! Haha
Love the look of this one. How did you find it?
It was a sample I got from a tasting/seminar on Chinese teas at a local tea shop. I suspect this blend actually came from Metropolitan teas, but I don’t know for sure (Angelina’s is just a seller, not a blender).
I have talked several times with the owner of Angelina’s (occasionally see his adorable daughter there), and I at least can tell you this isn’t a Metropolitan tea—theirs is straight, not corkscrew, just needles like most.
Before having children, he spent his years as one of the judges/tasters for the top prizes; that’s why he has so many teas found ONLY in his shop—you’ll typically only find three pu’ehr sources at other shops; he brings in upwards of fifteen and has everything from the “hearts” that are mediocre but serve their purpose to some of the most luxurious cakes (it’s smart to get them after their first year of aging instead of waiting for them to be the 3+ that are ideal for drinking; they increase in price by 150-500% per year! Just have to keep them stored properly with just enough air exposure to allow the continued aging that makes it so lovely after a half decade or so)… anyway, I saw this and thought I’d chip in since I’m from that area (on the west coast now, so I have to get my teas sent by family).
(*15 sources/purveyors for pu’ehr is what I meant; he sells well over 75 kinds of it—need to stop need to listening to BBC while I type; I never tried this particular one but have had Metropolitan’s, which didn’t impress me in particular)
Adding a half tsp turbinado sugar really brings out the sweetness, and 1 tsp milk rounds everything out. Malty with honey notes. Complex. I am starting to appreciate this better. I didn’t think I was in love with the sample, yet I kept thinking about and craving this tea months later, so I finally ordered some. Bumping up my rating to reflect this.
