Yet another advent calendar sip down! Such progress today!
I honestly don’t recall what my roommate and I initially thought of this tea, but if I recall correctly, we didn’t like it. We did write notes on the back of the advent calendar box (which I ran across tonight, as it happens), so I should definitely check to see what we noted down!
With both the dry and steeped tea, the aroma is coming off as vaguely citrusy, but that’s about all I can pick out.
Flavourwise, now that I know there’s pu’erh in this blend, I suspect we a) didn’t like it and b) the pu’erh was the reason! Now I know what pu’erh is, and what to expect, so I can definitely pick it out here. Luckily it’s not particularly fishy, just has a sort of earthy/mustiness that I associate with pu’erh. I can’t really pick out the oolong at all here, not even in the aftertaste; perhaps it will emerge in later infusions. As for flavouring, a creamy sort of ginger flavour comes out in the aftertaste, which is actually quite pleasant, although it’s rather mild.
I know pu’erh has a multitude of purported health benefits, but I wouldn’t be too likely to pick this tea up again, as there are many other vendors with better pu’erhs that I’d rather drink for the benefits! This one’s pretty so-so; not terrible, but nothing special.
ETA: Bleh, the second infusion (~90C, 5 min) is not to my liking. I think I’m really picky on citrusy-flavoured things, and citrus + pu’erh is not to my liking (nor citrus + green tea, for the most part). No real loss though!
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What is this tea advent calendar about? Where did you get it? Thanks :)
Last year DavidsTea put out an advent calendar with little tins of different teas in it. It was what got me into loose leaf tea! :P I’m trying to finish it off before the upcoming holiday season.
I had forgot about the calendar. I hope it’s back this year!
I see that the calendar will be back this year, and coming out in early November. I won’t be getting it this year, but I think it’s a fabulous idea, especially for people who don’t live near a DT, to try out a whole bunch of teas (and get a bunch of awesome little tins!)
Is the calendar something you can buy online? I scoped out the DAVIDsTEA website, but I couldn’t find any reference to it.
Yup, pretty sure it’s available online. Check out the DavidsTea facebook page, I think people have been talking about it a fair amount on there. They said an early November release, and it sold out quite quickly last year.
What is this tea advent calendar about? Where did you get it? Thanks :)
Last year DavidsTea put out an advent calendar with little tins of different teas in it. It was what got me into loose leaf tea! :P I’m trying to finish it off before the upcoming holiday season.
I had forgot about the calendar. I hope it’s back this year!
I see that the calendar will be back this year, and coming out in early November. I won’t be getting it this year, but I think it’s a fabulous idea, especially for people who don’t live near a DT, to try out a whole bunch of teas (and get a bunch of awesome little tins!)
Is the calendar something you can buy online? I scoped out the DAVIDsTEA website, but I couldn’t find any reference to it.
Yup, pretty sure it’s available online. Check out the DavidsTea facebook page, I think people have been talking about it a fair amount on there. They said an early November release, and it sold out quite quickly last year.