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I bought 100g of the Spring 2015 harvest. This tea smells almost unrecognisable from its sample––such a strong fruity smell that I suspected they had mistakenly shipped me the Flavoured version of this tea.

I get strong notes of passionfruit, pineapple and milky peach from the dry leaf scent.

When brewed, I get the same buttery, floral sweet liquor that I got from the sample but with an intense fruity milk flavour, perhaps I just didn’t recognise it when I tried the sample. No metallic or bitter undertone like Tie Guan Yin. This is a great tea to pair with desserts.

Rinse to open up the rolled balls, then infuse for 10s, 20s, 30s, etc. I brewed at 196˚F but this tea can take up to boiling water iirc.

Flavors: Butter, Milk, Passion Fruit, Peach, Pineapple

Preparation
195 °F / 90 °C 0 min, 15 sec
TeaVivre

Can you tell me your order number? then I can help you to check it.

Sirentian

Thank you, the order # is 100028526. But the tin and the foil package are both labelled “Jin Xuan Milk Oolong”. Maybe if I try a sample of the Flavoured Milk Oolong then I can tell the difference.

TeaVivre

yeah, that would be more simple to tell the difference. We can add flavoured as a free sample to your next order

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TeaVivre

Can you tell me your order number? then I can help you to check it.

Sirentian

Thank you, the order # is 100028526. But the tin and the foil package are both labelled “Jin Xuan Milk Oolong”. Maybe if I try a sample of the Flavoured Milk Oolong then I can tell the difference.

TeaVivre

yeah, that would be more simple to tell the difference. We can add flavoured as a free sample to your next order

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Amateur tea enthusiast here. I told myself I would start with studying Chinese teas when I first encountered good tea at Song Tea in San Francisco in 2016, and it’s now 2023 and I feel like I’m still just beginning to scratch the surface of Chinese teas.

Maybe someday I will move on to Indian, Japanese, Korean, etc. teas…

For my day job I work in tech as well as write some fiction on the side.

The next step in my tea journey is to start training my nose with an aroma kit to get a more precise handle on floral notes.

My Tea Rating Scale: (adapted from @benmw)
100 : Unforgettable, life-changing tea experience.
95–99: Extraordinary – Beyond impressive.
90–94: Impressive – Deep complexity, extreme clarity, or unexpected discovery of wonderful flavor. Made me reconsider the category. Would always want to drink this if I had the chance.
80–89: Delicious – Nuanced, balanced, clear, and complex layering of flavors. Would probably buy this tea again.
70–79: Very Good – Nuanced flavors, perhaps not as balanced or complex as the next step up, but clear and very enjoyable. Would consider buying again if the price was right.
60–69: Good – Clear flavors, representative of the category, but doesn’t set a standard. Good as an everyday tea. Would not buy unless desperate (e.g. when travelling without access to better tea).
50–59: Average. Would not pay money for this, but would drink if it was provided FOC.
30–49: Below Average. Would not drink this again even if it were free.
0–29: Undrinkable. Could not even finish the cup.

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