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Shan Lin Xi Winter Harvest from Camellia Sinensis

LiberTEAS drank Shan Lin Xi Winter Harvest by Camellia Sinensis

This is a wonderful Oolong. I’m on my fifth and sixth infusions now. It started out quite creamy, almost like coconut, with some vanilla in there too. Hints of orchid in the beginning, but now with these final infusions, I notice the orchid much more and the fruit and creamy tones a little less.

Really nice, quite unexpected, I don’t think I’ve come across an Oolong that tasted naturally of coconut before. I’ve had coconut flavored Oolongs, but nothing quite like this!

2012-04-28 00:22:25 -0400

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Azzrian 2012-04-28 01:13:36 -0400

Sounds very nice!

smartkitty 2012-04-28 01:39:46 -0400

I got this one as a sample with my last order from CS. Sooooo good! Did you get the cherry notes, too?

LiberTEAS 2012-04-28 02:20:41 -0400

I got some fruity notes, but, they didn’t come across as cherry, specifically, to me. More of like a mild fruit tone.

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I am obsessed with tea!

I am a co-founder of the SororiTEA Sisters:
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I also review teas for the Tea Review Blog:
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My favorite teas are Yellow Teas with most Oolong teas at a close second. As far as “flavored” teas go, I love Earl Grey, Chocolate and Jasmine teas.

I also am intrigued by flavored teas with an unusual or unique flavor combination.

I don’t do a whole lot of swaps anymore, however, I do occasionally sell sampler boxes here: http://liberteas.teatra.de/ I don’t always have sampler boxes available as it depends upon how much time I have as well as packaging supplies. I usually post at least one or two sampler boxes per month, though, so if you’re interested, keep an eye out or PM me and I’ll let you know when I have some posted.

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