vdreilly select Send Message

So, my goal is to review more of the teas I have, starting with my newest obsession, Ambrosia. I really like this and have been pushing it onto everyone in the vicinity. This really swings towards a vanilla marshmallow for me. I have been playing around with it and find that I like to use quite a bit of tea for each serving. Less is not balanced enough between the syrupy vanilla and the tea. More than 3-4 steeps, depending on how much attention I am paying to it while brewing, and I find that it fades considerably. The taste goes away, some of the vanilla scent lingers though. I let the steep I am currently drinking sit for a bit too long, so it is very brisk but not unpleasant. I do find a bit of an almost woody taste behind the vanilla. This tea really lives in the vanilla though, by itself the black tea would be pleasant but not as well rounded.

In summary, sugar and vanilla on top of a nice round woody black tea.

This is a good yellow tea. It isn’t super astringent for me, however I find that it isn’t the most fragrant tea.

This was really great. A fun tea to try in my Steepster box.

For an herbal blend, I enjoyed this. Will consider repurchasing. It was very mild, so probably could be steeped for longer.

I really liked this. I wish it was available for purchase.

This was good for a Chinese black tea. Not too deep and dark.

I was surprised how much I liked this tea. It wasn’t super astringent for a Chinese green.

I am not a big fan of oolongs that are this lightly roasted, but this one was pretty good. Nice for a change.

For a Chinese green tea, I was surprised at how much I liked this one. It was pretty good.

This was pretty great, but I am not sure I would want to pay for it on a regular basis.