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This was almost a rating for a perfect white tea. So close. The flavor possessed notes of honey, chrysanthemum, lotus, pale grapes and wilderness. It was wonderful. But the presence of an unwanted “ingredient” in the sample knocked it down a notch…and made it not-so-virginal, per the tea’s description. That said, I can see why it is a rare treasure. It tops most of the Silver Needles I’ve tried.
Full Review: http://www.teaviews.com/2011/03/07/review-de-vos-tea-virgin-white-tea/
What was the unwanted “ingredient”??
Human hair. And definitely not mine. I’m sure it was a fluke…but still…had to demerit the tea regardless.
Oh god. D:
That was my thought, too. But like a foul bachelor, I took it out and brewed the leaves anyway. Glad I did.
Maybe it lost 10 points for not having the hair?
A notch is about 10% by my – albeit unscientific – grading curve.
I still haven’t really assigned any meaning to the numbers, myself. And hey, the boiling water should have killed the germs?
I LIKE that excuse! I think I’ll stick to it.
Maybe it was a strand of a virgin’s hair?
HA! In Sri Lanka? Doubtful.
I moonlight as a procrastinating writer and daylight as a trader of jack. I appreciate good tea, good beer, and food that is bad for me. Someday I’ll write the great American novel. And it’ll probably have something to do with tea or beer…or both. In the meantime, I subsist.
Tea Blog: http://www.steepstories.com
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