Stephanie

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Stephanie drank Peach Flavored Oolong by SpecialTeas

I’m trying to use up my sample of this…it’s amazing how bottomless a sample can be when you don’t like the tea much!

All I can say is, the flavor improves a little, on the second steeping. The peach mellows out and becomes less fake candy-ness and more like peach pie filling. The toastiness of the oolong becomes more pronounced. But something is still “off” about this.

_{lowering the score by 10 points!}

I think is one of those teas that tries to enhance a natural oolong characteristic (like peachiness) with an artificial flavoring. Kind of like milky oolongs with milk flavoring. While I don’t mind flavored teas at all (in fact I love them!), this one just isn’t done right. So sad.

I may have to toss you, poor tea sample! I just can’t endure another cup!

_{(Nor can I impose your inferiority on others!)}

2010-05-23 00:07:59 -0400

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__Morgana__ 2010-05-23 00:26:28 -0400

I hear you on the bottomless sample!

LiberTEAS 2010-05-23 00:41:07 -0400

It is sad that this isn’t very good. Usually peach flavors are a perfect pairing for an Oolong, because the Oolong already has a natural peachy-ish flavor to it. Sorry it didn’t fair well for you. :(

Rabs 2010-05-23 02:17:45 -0400

::Hugs:: Sample condolences!

Ewa 2010-05-23 03:23:45 -0400

Oh man, ditto on the samples here. There’s a couple of samples that I’ve just given up on. I’ll probably end up having to post them in the Take it away thread.

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My ratings are purely subjective and each note varies according to my perception and mood at the moment. So, with that said, my rating scale can be deciphered as follows:
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69-60: Meh. I’m indifferent. Neither here nor there, this is Tea Purgatory. :/
59-under: Mediocre and Sad. Really not good enough to try again. A disappointment. :(

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