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“sipdown!(211) Sort of the official last one of the day that counts since i’m about to add all the teas that came in the mail today into my cupboard. At least i ALMOST made it to 200 before the...” Read full tasting note
“I’m going through some of these LPDT samples that I’ve had for a while but never tried so I can decide which ones I will drink the rest of and which ones I will swap and/or put in the TTB (if it...” Read full tasting note
“aka “tea of dreams” i guess i didn’t know this was lower in caffiene, and now i’m super glad to hear it. cuz i had 4 cups of tea today already and i’m about to have 2 more. i made this in my...” Read full tasting note
“Backlog: A very fruity Oolong. I tasted more fruit than flower … and more fruit than Oolong tea with this cuppa. I was a little disappointed by that, because generally speaking I prefer more tea...” Read full tasting note
A delicious Wu Long (Oolong) that is scented with flowers and exotic fruits. Low in caffeine.
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Another inoffensive offering here. It’s nondescriptly lightly fruity, a tiny bit floral but not offputting (I generally dislike floral). The weird thing is it leaves an oddly metallic feeling across the middle part of my tongue. I’ve never experienced anything like this, and it really is almost more of a feeling than a flavor. Based on that combined with the fact that there’s really nothing to hugely recommend this tea, I actually don’t recommend it.
Flavors: Floral, Fruity, Metallic
Another old one from Shmiracles!
I’m having a hard time with this, I drank it twice before writing anything, because it’s not easy for me to describe.
I guess if I had to use one word, I’d call it “nondescript”.
I was a bit surprised to see it’s an oolong. My sample was probably a bit crunched up. It would explain some of that roasty/floral aspect.
So, it was smooth and pleasant and subtly fruity, but nothing that really stood out to me.
Another fancy French tea to cross off my list! :)
The second last of my samples from Shmiracles. I’m glad I saved the majority of these, because I know I’m better at brewing teas — especially oolongs and greens — now than I was last year. I’ve learnt from my mistakes! I was surprised how strong the tropical fruit scent was upon opening this pouch. I’ve come to expect quite subtle flavours from European teas in general.
To taste, this is reassuringly subtle. I was hoping the tropical fruit flavouring wouldn’t become too artificial tasting, and it hasn’t. It’s a little generic , but not terrible. It tastes to me mostly of sweeter tropical fruits — pineapple, maybe lychee, kiwi? A bit of peppery mango would have been nice to offset some of that, but it’s pleasant either way. The description mentions that this is floral — I got a little of that in the aftertaste, but it’s not overwhelming. The fruitiness is definitely front and centre.
As for the base, if I hadn’t known it was an oolong, I probably wouldn’t have been able to tell. It’s unobtrusive, making itself known only in the aftertaste. It’s delicate, sweet, slightly floral. It complements the fruit flavouring perfectly, and is light and palatable like a green.
A very pleasant tea to have tried, and perfect for a warm spring Saturday. Thanks to Shmiracles for giving me the chance to try this one!
