672 Tasting Notes
This is the last of this, and even though I only got a sample, I’m surprised at how fast I went through this one. It steadily grew on me. All that coconut and chocolate. Soooo good. Definitely will have to get a tin of this.
This will be my 200th note. Can’t believe how they add up.
Preparation
Sipdown of this too :( This is such a dark oolong that when I first had it I was convinced it was black tea and steeped it accordingly (in boiling water), and it tasted like black tea too. Then when I realized my error, I tried cooler water, but that actually was the REAL mistake. The tea turned out quite weak and meh. Of course I could have saved myself all this trouble by reading the directions, which clearly stated both that it was oolong and that it needed 205 F, but SOME of us only skim directions, and by skim I mean glance in the general direction to ascertain that directions are there without actually absorbing a word. Anyway, I finally figured it out (now that the tea is all gone). This tea is deliciously dark, rich, and raisiny when prepared properly, and utterly flat otherwise.
Sipdown of this too :( This is such a dark oolong that when I first had it I was convinced it was black tea and steeped it accordingly (in boiling water), and it tasted like black tea too. Then when I realized my error, I tried cooler water, but that actually was the REAL mistake. The tea turned out quite weak and meh. Of course I could have saved myself all this trouble by reading the directions, which clearly stated both that it was oolong and that it needed 205 F, but SOME of us only skim directions, and by skim I mean glance in the general direction to ascertain that directions are there without actually absorbing a word. Anyway, I finally figured it out (now that the tea is all gone). This tea is deliciously dark, rich, and raisiny when prepared properly, and utterly flat otherwise.
Woefully behind on my tea logging. Not at all behind on my tea drinking though, as evidenced by several empty tins. It’s easy to see now which ones are my favorites. I can’t believe I already polished this off (there were only 15 grams, but still). SIgh. Milk oolong is SO addictive.
I approached this sample warily because (as must be abundantly clear to anyone who’s seen my previous notes) I don’t like spice tea, and the last few spice tea samples have been particularly dreadful. This one smelled quite lovely though (the combination of ginger and anise, I think) and as it turns out, it was pretty well balanced too. Obviously it tasted like spices, but they weren’t overwhelming and the black tea came through. So though I wouldn’t buy it myself, I’d give it a thumbs up for those people who like spice tea.
Preparation
Sipdown :( This is a great tea, but the ratios in this particular bag seemed slightly different to the one I’d had before. I remembered it with an emphasis on the caramelized coconut, and this bag definitely leaned more towards rum (though you get all these notes in all the batches, I’m just talking about which note comes through strongest). Anyway, this was fine, but I could have done with a pinch more coconut.
