Smith Teamaker

I haven’t visited Smith Teamaker in nearly a decade, and my memory of it was that it was overpriced for mediocre tea. Unfortunately that’s still my feeling. I drank this in shop and they majorly understeeped it. Watery with a hint of juniper.

This is a really lovely oolong blend from Smith tea. The jasmine and peach are the most noticeable flavors. Which is rounded out really nicely with the jin xuan milk oolong. Love these special edition teas that Smith Tea comes out with.

Fantastic tea! They use a jin xuan milk oolong, barrel aged in Uncle Nearest 1856 Premium Whiskey.

The flavor is so balance with the whiskey, without being overpowered. I got notes of butter, milk, woodsy, caramel, grass, floral, and fruit. No strange alcohol notes. This tea does well western and gongfu style, resteeps very well, though I think western does a better job.

Full review on Oolong Owl http://oolongowl.com/tennessee-oolong-steven-smith-teamaker/

Mum and I ended up at Smith HQ today, and – contrary to my usual sensibilities – I was craving Chinese tea. On a sunny day like this, I usually aim for Darjeeling…but for some reason I itchin’ for robust wood-sweetness. Who knew?

Anywho, I ended up with a wonderful two-person pot of the stuff, and sipped it rather deliberately. Not spoiling one cup of it. Meditative yet wakeful.