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There were a few teas I had to buy at Dammann when I was there, and they were all three of the “Jardin” teas: des Tuileries, du Trocadero, and du Luxembourg. They are all green oolong blends, which I haven’t had from Dammann before but I trust them to make awesome. They are also pretty pricey, relative to their teas.

This afternoon I sniffed all of them and they all smelled delicious, but this one called to me. It has a lot going on, but one of the main scents I got is somewhat cookie-like, which must be the combination of chocolate and cereals, and perhaps the coconut milk. Then of course some fruitiness (pineapple) and a large amount of florals (tiare, tomato and cherry flower). I had to look up tiare, but its a type of gardenia.

The flavor was complex and quite tasty. All of those notes, plus, amazingly a bit of floral, buttery green oolong peeking through. It is, as I like to say, very French, which means all the flavors blend so well together they are hard to pick apart, and I often don’t really want to. They all work so well together. I can’t wait to try the others!

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I am tea obsessed, with the stash to match. I tend to really enjoy green oolongs, Chinese blacks, and flavored teas with high quality bases, especially florals, bergamot-based teas, and chocolate teas.

In my free time I am a birder, baker, and music/movie/tv addict.

Here are my rating categories, FYI:
100-90: Mind-blowingly good, just right for my palate, and teas that just take me to a happy place.
89-86: I really really like these teas and will keep most of them in the permanent collection, but they’re not quite as spectacular as the top category
85-80: Pretty tasty teas that I enjoy well enough, but definitely won’t rebuy when I run out.
79-70: Teas that I would probably drink again, but only if there were no preferrable options.
69-50: Teas that I don’t really enjoy all that much and wouldn’t drink another cup of.
49 and below: Mega yuck. This tea is just disgusting to me.
Unrated: Usually I feel unqualified to rate these teas because they are types of teas that I tend to not like in general. Sometimes user error or tea brewed under poor conditions.

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