drank Milk Oolong by Mandala Tea
513 tasting notes

Thanks to sami kelsh’s urging, as well as Garret’s encouragement, I tried this tea a different way this morning. The keychange way! that’s right—that means there was milk and sugar. And I found that to make a pretty big difference for me. It tasted sweeter and creamier, and I could pick up on distant floral notes that without additions seemed to be missing. And I love floral notes, so this made me very happy indeed.

Sipdown! thanks, Stephanie, for giving some of this to me to try. I may eventually be persuaded to visit this tea again.

And thanks, Garret, for such a thoughtful response to my original tasting note.

Sami Kelsh

Yay! I’m glad the milk and sugar improved this one for you. It really does make a difference!

keychange

Oh yeah, it can really revolutionize a tea for me.

Garret

Smiling right now!

Cheri

Yay! I’m glad you found a way to make it a good tea for you. There are reasons we add things like salt to food: it’s brings out flavors. The same with adding milk and sweetener to your tea. It’s all good as long as it tastes good to you.

keychange

That’s exactly it. You don’t hear people saying that they want their burger without any toppings because that would spoil the point of the burger.

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Sami Kelsh

Yay! I’m glad the milk and sugar improved this one for you. It really does make a difference!

keychange

Oh yeah, it can really revolutionize a tea for me.

Garret

Smiling right now!

Cheri

Yay! I’m glad you found a way to make it a good tea for you. There are reasons we add things like salt to food: it’s brings out flavors. The same with adding milk and sweetener to your tea. It’s all good as long as it tastes good to you.

keychange

That’s exactly it. You don’t hear people saying that they want their burger without any toppings because that would spoil the point of the burger.

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Well, it’s been slightly over six months since I’ve joined steepster, and I can’t say enough wonderful things about this community. Like many of you, I began my foray into the world of loose-leaf tea by discovering David’s Tea, and although I’ve ventured out and have discovered many other companies that I’m extremely fond of, there are still many of David’s teas that I hold close to my heart and I will always appreciate it as a starting point for my journey.

As for my preferences, I tend to prefer bold black tea, flavoured and unflavoured alike, and I almost always take my blacks with cream and sugar. This isn’t to say that I don’t enjoy a good, flavoured white though, and I’m slowly making my way through the incredibly confusing world of oolongs and greens. I am also not a fan of rooibos, although I am starting to suspect green rooibos may be ok, but you know how it is: when you’ve decided you detest a certain ingredient, you’ll notice it everywhere—perhaps even where it doesn’t exist!

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