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2nd Review Indar by Heath & Heather and Indar
Today is my version of bubbles’ tea and I am trying this with this Indar tea. I took one of their tea pouches labeled Indar Boudoir (it is a lovely bag with golden border around the wordings and a ship in the middle of the bag).

I had some freshly boiling water on the stove and decided to add the tea bag and let it boil, when it started to boil/bubbling, I turned off the fire. I had rinsed out my cup with hot water and poured some evaporated milk and two teaspoons of raw sugar into the cup that I now poured the hot tea in and stirring it gently. I stirred it until all have mixed accordingly. I like the golden color that is in my cup and it is very hot. I can smell the milk, its creaminess warming my face as I try to take a sip of this tea.

It is so smooth and creamy and the liquor so inviting in that I had several sips, burning my throat as I do this. I insist on this tea being so very hot because of the milk I added to the tea. Since it is not something I normally have.

Overall, this tea is a lovely golden creamy latte and the aroma is very sweet and pleasing to the nose. It is liquid gold being that is being drunk by this reviewer. Having tea this way reminds one of when young and being fed warm milk in the bottle and that comfort that comes with it; knowing you are cherished and cared for.

This is lovely boudoir/parlor tea; I only wish that I had some crumpets to have it with. Truth is with the milk added in it is very full and filling and I don’t need anything else with it for now.

This tea was purchase through Mark T. Wendell Tea Company, I must thank them for carrying such fine teas. Those that I have tasted have all been exceptional teas. Thank you!

2nd Review Revolution Breakfast Tea (Boston Tea Party Blend) by Metropolitan Tea Company

When first trying this cup of tea I thought to try and have it like bubble tea; well to add milk to it. So, not giving up on this tea, I have decided to start again with a fresh cup of tea with milk and sugar added to it and cooked real hot (boiling).

I took one tea bag (has no strings on bag, instead they are grouped as two bags with tearing-folds); anyhow, having placed the tea bag in my cup I added one teaspoon of sugar and took a small thin of condensed milk and add some of the milk to my cup, I stirred this in while the wonder comes to a full boil. I then take some of the water in another cup and pour this into my cup (with the milk and sugar) and stir the mixture as I am pouring the water.

I like the color, which is a lovely golden color, and with the added milk it smells creamy and sweeter. So far so good I am thinking. I leave the tea alone with covering on for a bit longer.

When I finally decided to have this tea, I sipped it slowly at first to take in its strength (the mixture of sugar with the condensed milk) and how they pair together. Now this tea tastes just rightly so and very hot. With the adding of milk to the tea there is not that after taste feeling that I got from the earlier cup I had prepared. Tea is not too sweet either, it all seems just right.

I can see boiling this tea on the stove with condensed or evaporated milk, sugar and several tea bags and leaving them all to mingle and come to full boil…making for my version of bubble milk tea.

I realized with this Revolutionary Breakfast Tea it is best for this reviewer to have it with milk (condensed-evaporated milk) and raw sugar.

I like the malt that is to be found in this cup of tea, and that it is full bodied. What perhaps I did not like is the floral aspect combined with the malt, which to me gives it an off taste. And I am not sure what ‘oakiness’ is, so I cannot account for this description.

Overall, this tea does brew a bright golden cup and is best served with milk/cream/evaporated milk and raw sugar (pure cane sugar).

This tea was purchased while visiting Heath’s Tea Room in Rockport, MA and I am happy to have tried this tea. Thank you to Kimberlie and Michael.

A review Revolution Breakfast Tea (Boston Tea Party Blend) by Metropolitan Tea Company

I used one tea bag placed in my cup and then poured freshly boiling water into the teapot. I left to steep for 5 minutes.
Tea’s color is reddish amber, and tea’s liquor is that of malt with hints of floral notes. When I take a sip of this tea it is not pleasant at first. It is definitely raw and malty but there seems to be an off taste to it somehow.

This tea is certainly full for having a good color,and strength but there seem to be lack of substance. Nothing stands out with this tea, other than its color is lovely.

Right now this cup of tea is a plainly hot cup of tea.

A review Boston Harbour Tea by Davison Newman & COLTD of London

Using freshly boiled water and placing one tea bag in my cup, I poured the water into the cup allowing it to steep for five minutes. I remove the covering from my cup and I had to scoop out the tea bag with a spoon since it has no string.

Tea’s color is lovely dark amber. The tea’s aroma is that of raw and something about is roasted even. There is a layering of textures: Darjeeling tea which is smooth and creamy and the Indian tea which can be very robust and all of this is mixed with the Ceylon for smoothness in the cup. It is an exceptionally complex tea. It feels and taste likes the finest caramel with slight cocoa notes.

I have not added anything to this tea and first infusion tea is very rich as the textures intermingle in the cup. I continue to enjoy this (same tea bag) with several more infusion with steeping time being 2-3 minutes and water very hot.

Overall tasting note: tea is very complex, it is smooth and creamy and taste of roasted caramel. There is rawness to the cup and yet it is sweetened/silken even with the mixture of Ceylon tea with Indian tea. Not one flavor overrides the other…all is evenly distributed/attributed to making this Harbour tea a most enjoyable drink.

This is another exceptional tea that I purchased from Mark T. Wendell Tea Company. Thank you for making such fine teas.

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A review Indar by Heath & Heather and Indar

This tea is individually packed and one can still smell a hint of the citrus fruit of the Bergamot along with the concentration of the blended teas. It is a potent aroma; as yet to be immersed in water for infusion.

I take one teabag and remove the wrapping to find a string bag of this tea. I take my cup and put one teabag in the cup, I then take very hot (boiling) water and pour it into my cup placing the cover on the cup I leave it to steep for five minutes.

Once done I removed the cover from my cup and removed the teabag and take in the tea’s color which is dark amber, it is very dark tea but not red and the aroma is heady in that it is very robust in the scent. With tasting the liquor I am pleasantly met with the smoothness that this tea offers that of a fine drinking tea.

I would have to say this tea is evenly matched in distribution: Assam offers a sweet malt flavoring and matched with the creamy and rich texture of the Ceylon tea and finally that Muscat flavoring of the Darjeeling teas all infused with the Bergamot citrus presenting an overall well rounded tea with a full body and yet very smooth.

Overall, this tea is exceptional in how evenly distributed all the components that come into play within this cup of tea. Malt, a smoothness and robust character, rich and creaminess in texture mixed with the overall muscatel effect upon swallowing, presenting a dryness at the back of throat feeling. Lasting taste is that it is a very clean tea; from first sip to last sip it is the same through and through.

I am happy to have purchased this tea through the Mark T. Wendell Tea Company. I am finding their teas to be exceptionally made with lovely packaging.

A review of Turkish Style Blend (Ceylon Tea) by Upton Tea Imports

This is a proprietary blend of Ceylon tea created to mimic the style of tea produced in Turkey, which is rarely, if ever, exported.

I took one spoonful of the tea leaves, which are finely crunched/curled and place in my cup and poured hot boiling water into the cup and covered it for five minutes.

After the set time had elapsed I remove the cover from the cup and begin to take in the tea’s appearance. The leaves have unfolded and are dark in color, darken green. Tea’s color is dark as well. I remove the leaves and poured the tea into another cup to try and take in its color. It is darkish in color and smells faintly of caramel. Well, it is smooth in taste upon first sip of the tea. I am happy it is not bitter. Teas’ texture is creamy and a hint of vanilla is in the background. There is a smokiness to the tea and this makes the caramel more pronounced…I mean there is a bite to it when swallowing. It is a creamy liquor with lasting taste of caramel with hint of vanilla lingering in the background.

I am very surprised to find that I like another tea produced by Upton Tea Imports. This Ceylon tea is exceptionally made and I think adding a touch of milk to it would soften it even more. I, however, prefer it plain and very hot.

A review of Pure Spring Green Tea (Bilo Chun) by In Nature

I received this tea last month from In Nature Tea in the United Kingdom and enjoyed it and I’m happy that I have some of it left still to enjoy yet again.

I use freshly drawn cold water for all of my teas. While the water is heating, I take my cup and the box of tea and a spoon. Just as the water is coming to a boil I place two spoons full of the leaves into my cup and then I add the water, leaving it for only a few minutes.
I then pour the contents from one cup into another cup using a strainer so that I will only have tea in the other cup and not the leaves.

I like how the leaves have unfolded and are greenish in color. The tea itself is a very light color, could be green and it smells very faintly of grassy moistened dew. When I taste the tea I am met with a sweet mild palate. Overall this tea is very soothing and enjoyed by this reviewer.

I must say thank you once again to In Nature for sending this tea to me.

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Review: Flavoured Apple Tea by Princess Noori & Earl Grey Tea by Akbar

I have admitted to liking this Earl Grey by Akbar as well as the Flavoured Apple Tea. I had been enjoying my first cup of this Earl Grey earlier in the day. I took one tea bag and having let the water come to full boil I poured the water into my cup and let it simmer. I drank the first cup hotly and the tea’s aroma smells wonderfully raw and robust. For some reason I thought to add a bag of the Flavoured Apple to this tea just to find out if I would continue enjoying this tea. I added the boiling water to the tea and left it to steep for several minutes.

Now, I smell more of the apple scented tea and some of the bergamot citrus oil is coming through as well. Tea is darker in color; darken amber and is piping hot. I take a sip and let it roll around and swallowed abruptly since very hot.

I waited a few minutes before taking another sip and this time I am able to enjoy the flavors of apple and bergamot; this tea is smoother and smell wonderful. I would say I am enjoying what is in my cup more because the apple flavoured is so noticeable with this mixture in the tea’s layering.

These two tea bags are malty, creamy and smooth with good heft all around. And there is a muscatel effect to it with the adding of the apple-flavoured tea.
I like this combination as it works for my taste buds.

Review Earl Grey Tea by Akbar & Flavoured Apple Tea by Princess Noori

I have admitted to liking this Earl Grey by Akbar as well as the Flavoured Apple Tea. I had been enjoying my first cup of this Earl Grey earlier in the day. I took one tea bag and having let the water come to full boil I poured the water into my cup and let it simmer. I drank the first cup hotly and the tea’s aroma smells wonderfully raw and robust. For some reason I thought to add a bag of the Flavoured Apple to this tea just to find out if I would continue enjoying this tea. I added the boiling water to the tea and left it to steep for several minutes.

Now, I smell more of the apple scented tea and some of the bergamot citrus oil is coming through as well. Tea is darker in color; darken amber and is piping hot. I take a sip and let it roll around and swallowed abruptly since very hot.

I waited a few minutes before taking another sip and this time I am able to enjoy the flavors of apple and bergamot; this tea is smoother and smell wonderful. I would say I am enjoying what is in my cup more because the apple flavoured is so noticeable with this mixture in the tea’s layering.

These two tea bags are malty, creamy and smooth with good heft all around. And there is a muscatel effect to it with the adding of the apple-flavoured tea.
I like this combination as it works for my taste buds.

Another review: Green Tea & Blackcurrant by London Fruit & Herb Company
Purchased from Mark T. Wendell Tea Company.

At times when wanting to fix a cup of tea what it is called for, is simplicity with ease in the making. This tea certainly is easy to use.

Take freshly boiled water and one tea bag of this tea and put the teabag into your cup and pour in the freshly boiled water and leave to steep for several minutes depending on desired strength.
I find the longer I steep this tea the color is darker. Tea’s color is like those plump darken juicy grapes that one obtains in a very well stocked grocery store or at a farmers market. And the teas aroma, the nose of tea is certainly that of a bouquet; delightful fruity smell.

What is simple about this tea is that there is not a need to try to add anything else to it. You want a nice cup of hot tisane, finely blended fruit tea well this is it. Or if you prefer it cold simply make a bigger batch and leave it to cool and add ice in a tall glass and pour yourself a cup. This tea is naturally high in antioxidants and is good for you!

Another review Earl Grey Tea by Akbar

I am happy to say that I continue to enjoy this Sri Lankan tea and I can drink this for most of the day and not tire of it.
I use freshly boiled water and one tea bag. After the water has boiled, I pour some water into my cup with the tea bag and leave to stand for several minutes. I like to keep my tea covered until I am ready to drink it.

It is always a lovely surprise when removing the cover to view the tea’s color; in this instance it is that darken rosewood or mahogany that I continue to equate the color with. I stir into the tea a small teaspoon of raw sugar. I am looking to bring about more of the creaminess, if at all possible since this tea is already very smooth.
The added sugar does enhance the flavoring and to having the tea very hotly brewed. It is quite an effect.
It is truly a lovely tea, a very good Earl Grey tea. Excellent!

A review Charcoal-baked Dong Ding Tea by Fong Mong Tea

I am finally having a cup of this Dong Ding Tea. In opening this last sealed packet, I am noticing the charcoal scent that is coming from the small pouch. As I pour out the contents into the palm of my hands I smell the charcoal. It is very nice, it makes me think of folks who are able to barbecue on an open pit or a charcoal broiler. I do not own these things but I have been around them.

I had my small pan filled with pure freshly cold water and I left it to boil slightly for a few minutes. I take my trusty mug that was freshly washed and put some of the Dong Ding tea rolls in the cup and I pour some of the water into the cup and left to steep for a few minutes.

I continue to smell the charcoal scent from my fingers, which seems to be coated with it. After about two minutes I remove the cover from the tea and yes the leaves are fuller in size, but still curled not full leaves as the previous oolong sampled.

This tea has that lovely golden orb color; liken to an egg yolk or cantaloupe melon. And the smell is definitely of charcoal and in taste it is the same as well.

1st infusion tea smells and taste strongly of charcoal and it is smooth. It is a pleasant cup.
2nd and 3rd infusion brings about more of the mellow-honey in that it is softer with not the harshness of the charcoal roasted flavoring. So heartiness and robust is more so with first infusion and with later infusion what is left is a soft-yellow dew of an oolong tea; that being Dong Ding tea.

The color of this tea was by far the most exciting to see. Visualizing the yolk of an egg, freshly cut Cantaloupe melon or the golden glow of the sun is what is captured and projected into this cup, my cup of tea for the morning.

I must thank once again the folks at Fong Mong Tea for allowing me to experience their teas from these samples sent to me. These oolongs have all been memorable and enjoyed by this reviewer. They are good teas.

A review Earl Grey with Bergamot by AKBAR
I used freshly boiled water in a pan and left it to boil for a good five minutes. I placed one tea bag in my cup and pour the boiling water into the cup and left to steep with cover on for several minutes.

I like that this is tea bags and from a quick sniff it is lovely with slight smell of the orange peels that being the bergamot (citrus fruit).

Tea’s color after steeping time is over is a lovely dark red with a very good heft in that the nose of tea aroma is smooth and clean with first tasting of the tea. It is creamy and malt-like with a drying effect when swallowing to the back of throat.

This is a very clean tea with a very good finish, as it stands on its own from first taste to last. It is a fulfilling tea, with each taste it does quench hunger; during the meal or as an after meal drink.

Overall note for this cup of tea: Tea’s liquor is that of malt with a reddish color. Tea has no off taste, it is a clean style that refreshes the palate. This is fine Assam tea mixed with Earl Grey. Tea is both smooth and creamy with thick liquor; it has substance.

I had this tea plain and I enjoyed it immensely with several infusions from the one tea bag I started with. I went so far to add a second bag to my cup and the taste was still an enjoyably smooth and creamy malt cup of tea.

This is another great tea purchased from Bazaar International Gourmet of Brookline, MA. Thank you for caring such fine teas!

A review Senna with Green Tea by Lux
Senna with Green Tea is an Herbal Infusion
Ingredients: Senna leaves, green tea, orange peels, chicory, lemon grass, apple flavours.
Preparation:
place 1 tea bag in cup of boiling water at least 100 Celsius and leave to steep for about 8-10 minutes.

I am trying this Senna tea as part of my on going weight maintenance trials. The tea was steeped for a good five minutes and the color is dark amber. The aroma is that of lemon grass and I can smell a bit of the apples. On first taste is it is tart and smooth. Tea is not grassy in fact it taste more like a black tea since it has a drying effect when swallowed and almost malt like.

I made the mistake of letting this sit a bit too long; it is cool when I should be drinking it quite hot. There is quite a mixture of infused herbs in this cup of tea and it presents quite a challenge to other Senna teas that I have been enjoying, specifically the Hemani brand Senna tea.

I am liking the mixture of herbs as the notes play in the air and in the cup: the lemon grass with the apple flavours along with the orange peels are so lovely dancing together making for quite a melodious cup of herbs.

I purchased this tea during a visit to Bazaar International Grocers in Brookline, MA. Thank you for carrying such great teas.

A review of Monk’s Blend Tea (Scented Ceylon/China) by Upton Tea Imports

As this is green tea, I decide to brew the tea as instructed for 3 minutes at about 82 Celsius. So the water nearly comes to a boiling hot. Having steeped it for a few minutes, I remove the cover and remove the tealeaves from the cup.

Tea brews a darken color and smells of vanilla; it is very mild at first but when tasting it one can note the vanilla and the creamy ness that is blended with this green tea.

This is a lovely tea that can be enjoyed hot or cold. I prefer always for tea to be hot and at times sweetly if not a green tea.

I am happy to find this Scented Ceylon to be a pleasant brew. Since the last Upton Tea that I tried was a disaster. I am thinking they dislike me for this.

A review of Orange Pekoe and Pekoe Cut Black Tea by Family Pantry

Orange Pekoe blends tend to include Ceylon which are known for their “brightness,” “liveliness,” and blend ability.
One of two teas that I like to prepare as iced tea.

I took poured freshly cold water into a pan on the stove and wait for it to come to full boil, I place several tea bags into the pan and left to steep for a few minutes more.

This tea’s color is golden amber and scenting of citrus. I wanted to try the first cup with no sweetener or milk, to enjoy it plain. It has a very mildly malty taste to it. It is not heavy on the palette, and no after taste. It has a drying effect once swallowed.

Having purchased this tea at a Family dollar store for daily consumption, I think that it is well worth the cup. An exceptionally mildly-malty cup of tea that of Orange Pekoe.

I let tea cool for about an hour and then pour content from the pan into my tea jug for later consumption of iced tea. I like this tea for its simple use in making tea: tea bags, cold (freshly drawn water) and something to cook it in and yes a stove. I guess for me three things are needed for a good cup of tea: fire, water, teabags or leaves, but then one needs a cup; so it is four things and I am not good at mathematics. Sorry!

A review of 100% Natural Green Tea by Market Basket

I always run to this tea when needing to get away from having drunk so many fine teas in their original forms; loose-leaf teas or tea flavored with spices and herbs.

I am reminded in drinking this tea that it is an ancient beverage that is steeped in history and romance and many loves tea. Tea is the most commonly consumed beverage after water. Tea did have a modest beginning from its onset; being that it was discovered by accident, but teas popularity spread from its origins in China to Western Europe and the Americas. Throughout its history, tea has been believed to be a very healthy beverage. So drink on and drink deeply as often as is possible.

I always have my green tea steeped for two minutes with very hot water (boiling) and I take it plainly with nothing in it. This tea is very grassy in taste, it is liken to herb and has that medicinal quality to it that I so desire when wanting to escape those expensive teas.

Tea brews a light golden color and smells of grass just nipped or pinched. It is a nice cup of tea when looking for something to cure one ails. I firmly believe this was tea’s original purpose.

A review of Premium Blend of Orange Pekoe & Pekoe Cut Black Tea by Market Basket

This is a great tea for having as iced tea. I always use about four tea bags placed in a pan and I add water to it and bring this to boil for about 5-6 minutes. Tea brews a very rich dark reddish color and smells very strong and malty.

I leave it to cool for at least half-hour or longer then I pour the tea in a gallon for later usage. When there is need for iced tea, it is served in a tall glass with iced put in it first, then some sugar and than the tea is poured into the tall glass. A long spoon is used to stir the sugar until it vanishes. At times a small sliver of lime is added for an intensity of the flavors.

This is a very simple tea to make and price wise it is very inexpensive. In all, there are one hundred tea bags in a box costing less than $5.00.

The price becomes irrelevant if the tea is enjoyable. And it most certainly is.

A review of 100% Natural Green Tea by Market Basket

Using 1 teabag, I put it into my cup and pour boiling water into the cup and cover for two minutes. I remove the cover and take out the tea bag and add a squeeze of lime juice into the cup and drink it one gulp at a time until finished.

I wanted nothing fancy, I just needed a cup of hot tea to quench my stomach aches. At times seeming to stem from having had one fine cup of tea too many. I think those cloves from my last tea tasting did not agree with me.

I am happy to always have inexpensive green tea around since I can fix a quick cup, very hot and adding some lime to it helps to alleviate undesirables that I have encountered while tasting teas for reviews.

A review: Flavoured Apple Tea by Princess Noori purchased from Bazaar International Grocers of Brookline, MA.

This is an excellent Apple Flavoured Ceylon Tea with Apple Pieces.
Place 1 tea bag in a cup and filled with boiling water and let steep from 3-5 minutes.

Having placed one tea bag into my cup and pouring the boiling hot water into the cup I noticed how as the water is touching the bag the color of tea is dispersing at once; very dark amber or more specifically the color of wooded mahogany. And the fragrant aroma of the apple is dispensed at once as well.

It is difficult for me to cover the cup and leave it to steep as it is unfolding too fast. But I place the covering on the cup and leave it alone for five minutes or so.

This is Ceylon black tea and I am reminded that Ceylon teas are from Sri Lanka; the pearl of the Indian Ocean and known for its diverse cultures and scenery.

A bit of Sri Lankan history:
One of the many names by which Sri Lanka was known in the past is “Serendib” from the word “Serendipity” is derived and was to have been coined by Horace Walpole to mean “The faculty of making happy discoveries by accident”. One of the happy discoveries the pioneer planters in the latter part of the 19th Century discovered is the effect of the diverse climates on the production of tea. And it is this serendipitous discovery that has resulted in an array of fine teas which are unique to each agro climatic district and not to be found anywhere else in the world, but also not to found in the other agro climatic districts of Sri Lanka.

What all this means to a tea drinker and semi tea reviewer like myself is that I am drinking very good tea and the climate from which teas are derived are static in that what is found in one location produces a very different cup than what is found in the same district but perhaps miles away is of another climate.

I am not sure if New England weather would equate with our concepts and saying: if you don’t like this weather right now as it might be pouring rain one minute and driest the next…some would say just drive down to the next town and see if you like it better over there.

I must remember to note that the history that I have shared on Sri Lankan tea comes from my little treasured book on Ceylon Tea that I had purchased from Upton Tea Imports earlier this year. The Sri Lankan Tea Board put this book together. Website: www.lanka.net/teaboard

Anyhow; I must return to the business at hand, which is to review this Flavoured Apple Tea. Tea’s aroma is a lovely and smells of tart apple; that green and crunchy apple that one cannot wait to bite into. The tea’s coloring is like a dark-mahogany or rosewood.

In tasting the tea, I find it is a delight to have. One can tell right away from the nosing effect of the tea and its color if it will be liked or not. So when it comes time to taste it; the salivating effect is then quenched with the first sipping of the tea.

I am so happy to be having this tea since nothing more is needed. From viewing the tea bag one can discern the flavoring and scent of the tea. And when it is tasted there is no disappointment for this reviewer.

Tea has a good heft; it is a fully rounded-bodied tea, which is smooth and malty in taste. I have been able to enjoy several cups of this tea using same tea bag and it stands to be reckoned with each cup.

**A review Alishan Jin Xuan Oolong Tea by Fong Mong Tea

I am having another oolong tea from sampler received from over seas (Taipei, Taiwan). This tea came in a seal bag (gold in color) and I have to scissor of the top of the bag to get at the rolled up tea: I shook some out into my palm to see that they are indeed finely curled (rolled up) into tiny pellets.

I take half of the bag’s content and place in my cup and pour water that had been boiling on the stove into my cup and cover leaving the tea to steep for five minutes.

In remove the saucer from the cup I am pleasantly surprised to see how fully the leaves have unfold into my cup of tea. They are a luscious green and fuller than the previous oolongs I have tried from this vendor. They smell very steamed; a warming effect to the face. And something of the smell as I scoop out the leaves from the cup makes me think of my veggies; green broccoli or spinach more-so.

I have strained the tea-leaves from the tea cup and I am left with a tea that is light green in color; slight yellow undertone and still smelling of veggies. I take my first sip and it is a lovely in that it the fragrant of the tea is very light making the tea creamy and not astringent at all. And no, I must say this tea is not a broth either. I continue to sip this tea while quietly enjoying fragrant green to be found within the cup.

I am fortunate to try this tea with yet another steep and another; each time tea’s color is lighter more to yellow or lightish yellow. It is not brown. The leaves remain the same color throughout each steep.
There is less of the veggie taste in the cup with 2nd steep and with 3rd steep it is slightly astringent, but very mild and not at all bitter.

Overall, this tea has many folds…that veggie green intake of one’s broccoli or spinach flavoring is very pronounced with the first steep and one can indeed observe this upon examining and even to tasting the tea leaves which are creamy in texture and not at all bitter. No sprinkling of salt etc on leaves like when having some vegetables.

For tea itself; I enjoyed the first steep immensely as it is light and warm with a good heft to it and the aroma is a fragrant of green. Another reviewer had mentioned lilac scenting to this tea. So possible it is there and I cannot discern this.

This is very good tea. This Alishan Jin Xuan is best of the oolongs to date. Thank you to Fong Mong Tea Co. for sending me the samplers.

Yet another review: Golden Peach Tea (Organic) by St. Dalfour
Brewing instruction:
Pour boiling water (as pure as possible, preferably bottled water) over one tea bag in a cup.
Immerse tea bag for 1 minute (standard), 2 minutes (strong), 3 minutes (with milk). Remove tea bag after making tea.

I take one tea bag and put it in my cup and pour several dashes of milk into my cup and let this mingle with the tea bag in the cup while the water on the stove boil a bit longer. I take some of the water and pour this from another cup into my cup of tea with milk already in it. As the tea’s coloring was spurting forth from the tea bag and mincing with the milk it now mixes completely with the hot water and this makes for a lovely golden color; looking smooth even.

After stirring the tea for several minutes I remove the tea bag. The splash of milk does soften the tea’s aroma: it is creamy in texture, making for a more pleasant smell of the tea. When I take a sip of the tea I am met with the peach flavoring, its fruitiness that seems to take well with the splash of milk that I added.

This is tea from Ceylon and they do take well to milk and brewing the tea for several minutes brings about its strength and character. This peach tea is smooth with a floral nose and is best enjoyed with a splash of milk and served very hot.