Sipdown!
I really really love this tea – the coconut flavour is so true-to-life without being thick or cloying. I was very happy to have an ounce of this in my cupboard.
However, Golden Moon tea’s shipping options to Canada aren’t the greatest, so I’m going to have to bid this tea farewell. I’m hoping that Zen Tea’s Coconut oolong turns out to be just as good, so I can have a domestic option for such tea deliciousness.
Updated March 2016:
I’m a writer and editor who’s fallen in love with loose-leaf tea. I’ve also set up a site for tea reviews at http://www.booksandtea.ca – an excellent excuse to keep on buying and trying new blends. There will always be more to discover!
In the meantime, since joining Steepster in January 2014, I’ve gotten a pretty good handle on my likes and dislikes
Likes: Raw/Sheng pu’erh, sobacha, fruit flavours, masala chais, jasmine, mint, citrus, ginger, Ceylons, Chinese blacks, rooibos.
Dislikes (or at least generally disinclined towards): Hibiscus, rosehip, chamomile, licorice, lavender, really vegetal green teas, shu/ripe pu’erh.
Things I generally decide on a case-by-case basis: Oolong, white teas.
Still need to do my research on: matcha
I rarely score teas anymore, but if I do, here’s the system I follow:
100-85: A winner!
84-70: Pretty good. This is a nice, everyday kind of tea.
69-60: Decent, but not up to snuff.
59-50: Not great. Better treated as an experiment.
49-0: I didn’t like this, and I’m going to avoid it in the future. Blech.
Toronto, ON, Canada
I really wonder what you would think of Zen’s since I’ve only tried it, really liked it, but still wonder how Golden Moon’s would compare since it gets so many raves!