My first sipdown since starting Steepster! :D
For this cup I basically just upended the remnants out of my jar, so I don’t think there was much oolong in it at all…it still smelled lovely and looked delightful (full of little spice bits and fruit nubs), but I’m curious to see how this will change the taste.
Since there was almost no tea in the strainer I went ahead and pushed the steep time up to 4 minutes. Added a little sugar and honey since it’s been that kind of morning and waited for the first sip to be ready.
Again it brewed up to a rich reddish hue. I’ve always noticed a bit of particulate matter floating at the top, but this cup is particularly bad…probably because it’s bottom of the barrel. No matter. :)
Still smells sweet, but the taste fell a little flat for me this time. I love the scent – the almost-sickly strawberry and crisp champagne – but there just isn’t the oomph there to really back it up.
Sadly I don’t think I’ll be re-stocking this one. Not a bad tea, but perhaps not the right tea for me.
