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Oh Cha! drank Ancient Yellow Buds by Rishi Tea

OhmygoodnessGuessWhatIFound?!!?!!?!!

This… is the… BEST… unflavoured… unsweetened… tea I have ever experienced.
That’s right… I did not just taste it… I EXPERIENCED it.

Have you ever spread fresh honey from the farmer’s market onto freshly baked, still warm, French bread?
You’re salivating right? Good. That is the aroma of this tea. The aroma matches the taste. It’s glorious.

This is the very first yellow tea I have ever had… and I do believe it may become my new obsession, if any others even slightly compare to this.

I saw that Rishi has one other yellow tea right now, called Yellow Sprout. It’s next up on my “to-do” list. As for the Yellow Buds… I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THEM.

2009-10-27 18:32:15 -0400

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takgoti 2009-10-27 19:36:23 -0400

Well. If the prospect of trying this tea won’t give me motivation to get rid of this cold, I don’t know what else will.

LENA 2009-10-28 08:58:10 -0400

I am now adding this to my “to buy” list. I want an experience tooooo! :) Sounds delish!

chrine 2009-10-29 01:18:58 -0400

I’ve never had a yellow tea either. But I’d like to try one now.

Cofftea 2009-11-28 14:47:37 -0500

Yellow tea is pretty much amazing.:)

Cofftea 2009-11-28 14:48:37 -0500

Fava Tea Co. has 2 yellows. I wonder if they’re Rishi.

KELVANE 2010-01-11 14:39:05 -0500

wow

Samantha 2010-02-01 13:47:03 -0500

I need to try this! I’m usually a black/flavored black drinker and I’m trying to find some lighter teas for the evening (and to educate myself). This sounds perfect.

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I’m a foodie. I’ve worked in tea professionally, and the obsession never left. I’ve also worked at a wine bar (with cheese, truffles & charcuterie) and a teahouse/restaurant (with excellent artisan pairing dishes) on the side.
So I’ve done a lot of tasting… and you’ll notice I bring up food pairing a lot!

I’m all about sharing recipes and recommendations, so please feel free to throw any of yours my way, and should you ask I’ll be happy to do the same. I’m also old school with my brewing methods – so if you have any questions of brewing or artisan teaware, feel free to ask.

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Drinking artisan tea, indulging in an entire bottle of wine, savouring microbrewed beer, making everything from scratch, putting cheese on/with everything like a true Wisconsinite, spending months’ worth of paychecks on Amazon, and flipping through and smelling the pages of books I surely won’t get to for another 8-10 years.