JacquelineM

331 Followers / 367 Following

Dragon Balls (Long Qui) from Silk Road Teas

100

JacquelineM drank Dragon Balls (Long Qui) by Silk Road Teas

I decided that today would be a wonderful day to drink tea allllllllllll day long. I have a ton of work, rain is threatening, and I’m exhausted (drawing class last night! So satisfying, but drawing for nearly 3 hours in an unairconditioned studio after a full day in the office will drain you!).

I decided to treat myself to my last, precious Dragon Ball (courtesy of SoccerMom!! THANK YOU SoccerMom).

Oh, it’s so good. It just has EVERYTHING as you cycle through the infusions. That good tea flavor. A bit of roasty. A bit of floral. A bit of milky. A bit of buttery bakey french pastry (yes, that specific. I think it tastes like a croissant!). Cinnamon and nutmeg. This is absolutely one of my favorite teas. I am trying to enjoy it to its fullest, and not dwell on the fact that this is my last one for awhile, until I’m “allowed” to order again!

EDIT: It’s 4:32 and I’ve just done my last steep for the workday. I think this is number 8 or 9. It’s still completely delicious and amazing. Love, love, love this tea.

2010-07-29 10:05:47 -0400

195 °F / 90 °C

2 min 0 sec

I Like This

11 likes

2 comments

People who liked this

Comments

Kryptryx 2010-07-29 11:11:59 -0400

My next order will be from Silk Road. I’ll include some this also.

JacquelineM 2010-07-29 11:22:10 -0400

Too funny – I was just on their site plotting :) The thing that is saving me from breaking my vow is that they are out of Golden Monkey!!

Profile

Bio

I love to cook, bake, read, paint, knit, do needlework, and garden. I need my coffee, but I LOVE my tea. I work at an Art School, and I am currently taking classes in order to become certified to teach.

I enjoy writing tasting notes, but have decided not to numerically rate teas as of 9/14/10. For an explanation, see my looooong tasting note about Mountain Malt from the Simple Leaf.

My favorites:
Chinese black teas
A good “milk and sugar” English style black
Earl Grey (classic, and in all variations!)
Vanilla teas (classic, and in all variations!)
Jasmine, Rose, Violet and other froofy, flowery teas!
An Occasional Oolong
Flavored Rooibos
Herbal Tisanes