Maple Cheesecake Ti Kwan Yin

Yay! I am finally getting around to trying this one.

And it is so good. The Ti Kwan Yin is toasty and creamy and compliments the flavors of Maple and Cheesecake very well. The Oolong is the strongest flavor of this cup, but I can taste the Maple and Cheesecake also. The cheesecake is the softest flavor of the bunch, but, there is this tangy cream cheese kind of flavor … and I just picked up a pastry kind of taste too. The flavors develop as I sip. I can’t wait for my second infusion to see what it brings.

YUM! Seriously YUM! I am so glad that I got a pouch of this while it was available.

This is my first 52teas experience!!! I’m so excited!

I ripped open the bag and was assailed by a strong maple scent. The tea leaves are interspersed with generous portions of thin, curly, yellow marigold petals. I wanted to measure the tea with my small scale to ensure a perfect cup.

But as I was measuring out the leaves, something weird started happening. One little marigold petal was standing straight up! I looked at it and thought, hmmmm. Maybe a piece of my hair is caught in the leaves or something? I tried to pick it up, but it jumped away from my hand and landed on the countertop. Strange.

I kept measuring out more leaves, and that’s when I realized what was going on. As petals bounced away from the scale, I figured out they were full of static electricity! It was so funny, and such a weird way to start out my 52teas experience. It is kind of cold today (high 40s/low 50s), and I did open the package as soon as I brought it in the house. That’s the only explanation I can think of.

But anyway, on to the tea itself! It brewed up to a nice clear, slightly golden color. It still smells heavily of maple, but now there’s the added oolong vegetal quality to the aroma. And the taste? Hmmm, not what I expected. There’s definitely a slight maple taste and some lovely floral notes, but I’m not getting much cheesecake flavor. It’s definitely not creamy or milky or cheesy.

However, it’s still quite good! The first infusion actually is probably my least favorite. The oolong really develops in later infusions. I’m loving this second cup! This is a great tea, and although I’ll be sad when my limited bag is empty, I am happy that I got to experience it. That there’s not much of it makes it that much more special. :)

I am a big maple freak and I love this tea. When I opened the bag it smelled like those maple leaf shaped cookies. I was worried it was going to be too much. But, it’s awesome. Once brewed the maple is just a nice compliment to the oolong. The ooling tea is still fully present in the cup and the two flavors go together very nicely.

I also would like to see this one in the permanent collection because when I run out of this one I might cry.

I am on a big oolong kick and this tea is lovely, it did not disappoint me at all. This is a highly fragrant tea – my nose went into the bag and I was all smiles. Picked up lots of maple and a bit of creaminess as well. Definitely a great dessert tea, after one infusion the leaves unroll and open up, here it is at the height of its’ flavor. After multiple infusions, the maple/cream flavoring does get milder but you’re still left with an exceptionally smooth and mild oolong which is good for several infusions more. I should mention I drank my tea with vanilla soymilk which might have helped with the creaminess factor.

This smells amazing wow oh wow yummy maple! I could just sniff this all day! Does that make me weird? Anyways, the tea is a very pretty tea with the little yellow petals in it. I brewed this up and was surprised when I smelled the tea again. It was very mild maple with more of a vegetable smell.

The color of the tea is a pale golden color and at first I wasn’t sure if I steeped it long enough because the color was pretty pale. The first tastes of a nice oolong tea with just a hint of maple… hmmm I like my tea to have a bit more flavor but as I have learned with the cheesecake teas from Franks the cheesecake flavoring usually develops when the tea has cooled a bit. I let it cool and the tea is getting more maple flavored. Not to bad, well the last bit of my tea cooled completely and there is the cheesecake flavoring, still not as strong as other blends of franks but it is there! I am really glad I was able to purchase this one, now I may resteep and see what if anything changes in the tea!

I got a sample of this compliments of ChAroma. The dry mix smells delicious, as all 52teas blend do. I think I used too much water in my brew—I wasn’t paying attention when I put water into the Breville. So it probably is needlessly weak. Another of the perils of a ridiculously early morning, botched tea. I can taste the oolong in this, and little hints of maple. No cheesecakey notes, but I’m rather not surprised. No rating, since I appear to have botched the preparation.

Very nice oolong! Flavors very complimentary. Smooth and mild, slightly sweet but no single component is overwhelming. Smells absolutely brilliant. Another limited tea I wish weren’t limited. Truly becomes exponentially more enjoyable after the first steeping.