Zhi Tea

Made this as an iced tea and it was very refreshing, but it kinda had a cherry flavor that was a little too strong for me. It was a beautiful red color that made me feel like I was drinking juice, not just tea.

I got this as a sample, I don’t usually prefer blends, but the onsite reviews intrigued me. It doesn’t have any green tea, it is all black. I’m planning on buying it again, this is invigorating in a sparkly way, not lightning bolts. Still it worked for 5 a.m. I’ll have to describe it better when I make more. I would call it bright without being astringent and rather happy. I thought I’d like their Austin Breakfast best, but this is my preference for now.

This tea is perfect. I was looking for cocoa notes in reviews and managed to scrounge up a few reviews elsewhere that made me try this one. Oh, I am so happy. I kept envisioning a big ol’ Hershey’s bar on the first steep. Second steep, not so much. On the second steep it was beautifully tanned and smooth cowhide leather and tobacco leaves. I am super duper impressed with this tea shop. I love this so much that I want to buy a pound of it and then hoard it, measuring it out on as a reward to myself. I have to fight that hoard urge, probably not the best for tea.

It’s been a long week so forgive me for being a little confused by the pouch from Foodzie (generously passed on from my babysitting family) and thought jasmine green turkish spice mint was all one tea. But seriously Zhi, help a girl out by labeling the bags, eh?

Tried this on a whim based on the combo smell coming from the package. Color me sad to discover I picked the turkish mint and got no jasmine green mixed in (I was seriously intrigued by the mix). Aside from that, it’s pretty good. Added a little generic splenda while brewing as I was too lazy to go back to the kitchen after brewing.

The labeling on this tea bugged me. Maybe it’s just because it was enclosed in the Foodzie box but it bugged me that they kept saying loose leaf satchel…um, which is it? Can’t be loose if it’s in a bag…duh.

Good mint tea, my first actually, but I probably wouldn’t buy it.

Thank you to Ellen for sending me this. First trying this I must say that I didn’t care for it, and it tasted like clorinated water. However I’m trying it again at the office where we have a filtered hot water dispenser. The leaves themselves smell floral and sweet. This is my first formosa type oolong. First and second cup strong floral flavor like Ti Kuan Yins I have tried. Maybe a little perfumey. Overall not a bad Oolong, but looking at the price for it on the website. I don’t think I would order this one for regular drinking.

I am currently sipping on this, the second tea I received in my Foodzie Tasting Box. This is pretty good. The peppermint is not overwhelming, nor is the cinnamon, ginger or licorice… it all seems to be in pretty good balance. I would rather there be no stevia in this because I am getting that odd aftertaste from it, but, other than that, it’s not a bad tasting tisane.

Excellent flavor soothing, delicious a must own

Drinking this now. Lovely, lovely, lovely. It’s like someone took chai & melted a chunk of dark chocolate in it – the chocolate taste isn’t overpowering, but it’s certainly there. I steeped for 8 minutes in 3/4 c of boiling water, then added 1/4 cup almond milk & a bit of honey. Definitely recommended for chocolate & chai lovers.

Had a small sample of this in the Zhi Tea shop today. Very sweet – I love sweet teas & I think this is the first tea I’ve ever come across that I didn’t want to add sugar or honey to. Very, very good; a medley of sweet & spicy flavors. Recommended!

I’m a very big Silver Needles fan and I second Simple’s comment- I couldn’t of stated the description any better.

Six steeps from this last pot. Smoke carried through and stone fruit notes popped in for steeps 3-5. Even then the leaves reained some shape! Zhi doesn’t have this available, which is fine by me. This was much like a museum exhibit; a couple times is quietly astounding and enough.

Thanks to Ellen for the sample. This is a uniquely fun oolong. Between the description from Zhi and watching the leaves slowly unfurl in my glass teapot, this tea is as much an epic as a drink. The flavors are surprisingly happy and fruity, peach and white grape dominate the first two steeps, then it thins and lets a buttery, lemony caramel become the primary taste. I could feel myself perk up with the first sip and unwind with the leaves and smokey caramel. Exactly what I needed on a day of perpetual gloom.
The complex and distinct flavors and shape make this a real work of art. I have to look up what else it’s artist has crafted.

I will start off by saying what this is not: not vegetative, not floral, not milky, not roasted or not toasty. Call me strange- but this tastes like clover, yes a clover- the flower associated w/3-leaf clover. This is a nice relaxing oolong.

Oh wow! This is SO GOOD. This is honestly one of the very best Oolongs I’ve ever tasted. Better than Milk Oolong, maybe better than Ali Shan! And I LOVE Ali Shan!

I really love this one. The flavor is rich with buttery notes and honeysuckle! Honey tones! Beautiful!

LOVE it!

Enjoying a cup of Ambrosia this evening. Here is my full-length review of it: http://www.teareviewblog.com/?p=16054

Yum… this is good. So light and refreshing. The coconut and pineapple are nicely balanced and taste sweet and creamy and very YUM!

A very nice, relaxing cup!

I tried this last night, and let me start off by saying I am not an avid black tea/chai drink…er-um aka “maker”. See, I love chai but I always buy it already prepared at a tea bar or coffee shop. I do this, because I am lazy to brew it on the stove and then strain it. Alright, so with that being said I made this in my brand new Stump teapot that I got from Zhi tea (very cute btw). Now, I made this for one 6oz cup…well since I never used this teapot before I didn’t know 6oz doesn’t even come up to the filter :-( so I guessed on how much extra tea leaves to put in there to make up the difference for the water so that it would actually cover the bottom of the filter. That cup was weak as water, but smelled good! So I tried again with the same tea leaves and added another tsp. and that one was a bit stronger but still weak, so I tossed it as well and decided to start over another day.

SO from the look for the loose leaf and the smell and what little taste I got, this seems like a good chai, but just a bad user error this go around.

But on another note I ordered from them Monday and got my order Thursday!!! That is by far the fastest shipping I have had so far so I was pleased with that ;-)

so smooth, complex & not astrigent

Makes an absolutely refreshing ice tea

I just got this tea today and I really love it. It has a real roast-y kind of flavor to it and, like the description says, is spicy and fruity. It has a lot of tastes in it and I really enjoy it. Roast-y, spicy teas are my favorite kind so I’m really enjoying this and it will be especially good now that it is getting colder.