1113 Tasting Notes
Ahhhh, now this makes up for the terrible tea I had this morning! I can’t wait to try the Summer harvest :)
I forgot to pack tea to drink at work this morning! Luckily I have a few bagged teas in my desk for emergencies, so it is time to try this one.
WOW, this will teach me to forget to bring tasty tea! Bleh! Super bitter, vague fakey citrus taste…count me out! The only thing pleasurable about it is the scent. Also HURRAY I can smell things again! Glad I only had the one bag of this though.
Yum! I think I really like this, but I’m not going to rate it till I’m 100% over my cold. I am feeling 50% better today though, yay!! Anyway, I love pineapple, and jasmine, and green and white tea :) I don’t really get why the corn is in there it whatever, doesn’t bother me.
Thanks again for the swap brewTEAlly Sweet!
I’m so glad BrewTEAlly Sweet sent me more of this. It is perfect to soothe my cold! :)
I’m also sorta wishing I’d added more of it to my Verdant order yesterday…crap! I didn’t realize its only $5 an oz! Probably one of my favorite herbal blends of all time…
lol. I pretty much ALWAYS end up wishing I’d ended up with more tea from Verdant.
I sent them an email…maybe my order hasn’t shipped yet :)
One can hope! :-)
Maybe it will cure you:)
Just wrote to you, Stephanie! Hope you feel better soon.
This is definitely the WRONG time for me to be tasting such a delicate tea for the first time-I’ve got a cold and my sense of taste and smell have definitely been deadened a bit. I was determined to taste a cup today anyway, because I’m placing a Verdant order today. (Last day of Laoshan teas 25% off!) Thanks so much for including this in our swap BrewTEAlly Sweet!
My first steep has a pine/spicy note. Completely unlike anything I’ve ever tasted! I would call this steep savory and not sweet.
2nd steep and the spicy pine note has blossomed a bit more. The liquor feels thick but tastes so light!
I’m definitely going to need to at least get another sample of this when I order today, so I can try it again when my palette is clear.
I feel like I’m tasting the secret heart of the tree. Something pure and wild and normally meant only for itself. This may not end up being something I want to drink every day, but it is definitely something I’d like to explore in more detail! Thanks again BrewTEAlly Sweet!!!
I’m glad you liked it:) I tired looking in your teas to see what you liked:)
Even with your nose all stuffed up, your note has one of my favorite descriptions of this tea! “I feel like I’m tasting the secret heart of the tree” beautifully said- glad you’re getting another sample of this one
Thanks, Lily! I’m never sure how it is going to come across when I get abstract or poetic in my tasting notes, but this is how the tea made me feel :)
I woke up with a cold this morning! I want to try new teas but decided to stick with ones I’ve already tried since I can’t taste everything properly. Meh. Anyway, this is perking me up nicely. Tastes good too though I can’t taste much.
Sample sip down! This is my Monday all day at work tea selection. I really enjoy everything out of Laoshan. I do prefer the green oolong to this one though. I am REALLY tempted to order some stuff from Verdant before the Laoshan sale ends…I already have SO MUCH tea though, ugh.
I just pre-ordered 4oz of Laoshan black… I couldn’t resist.
YUM! I love Laoshan black too. I really want to try the bilochan green while they still have some too… I’ve never tried it OR the Laoshan white. They’re high on my “must try” list!!!
I got 4oz of LB right before they announced this sale, but I still want to pre-order 4oz…
I don’t think I even knew there was a Laoshan white. Now I want to try that too!!
I’ve only seen it here http://steepster.com/teas/verdant-tea/27833-laoshan-white never for sale on the site or anything. waits
Hi Stephanie! The He Family experimented with a white tea last year, which is why you’ll see it on Steepster. This year, they decided to try out other new teas (like this Laoshan Roasted Oolong and the Laoshan Green Oolong!)- since the He Family didn’t make any white tea this season, we don’t have any to sell through the website! If Mr. He decides to make white tea again, we’ll definitely let everyone here know.
Cool, thanks Lily! I’m ALWAYS happy to try something new from the He Family. The oolongs were really fun. Can’t wait to see future offerings from them! Right now the Autumn Harvest Green is my favorite Laoshan tea so far.
