Organic Blink Bonnie

This tea looks really cool. Looong slender twists. Mint greens, reddish tans, and green blacks. The smell is sharp and musty, reminding me of polish, perhaps shoe, and mahogany. Wet, the leaves are muddied browns and olive greens. No smell. Then after a few steeps, burnt honey. They slowly uncurl.

1st steep: 3 min.
Leaves still mostly coiled. Taste is very light. Reminds me of young sweet peas.

2nd steep: 3 min 15 sec.
Leaves starting to uncoil. Stronger taste. Like fresh peas and pea tendrils and boston bibb lettuce. Buttery. Starchy pea-like mouthfeel.

3rd steep: 3 min 30 sec.
Leaves look like spiral curls. This steep is grainy, slightly roasted, reminds me of cereals. Like an oolong-lite.

4th steep: 3 min 45 sec.
Leaves only loosely curled. Buttery. Chestnut taste and mouthfeel. Dry at the end of the sip.

I could have steeped this tea more. I had a zucchini, onion, and feta cheese omelet for dinner and didn’t feel like green tea afterward. I was surprised by the difference in tastes among the steeps, and that I could close my eyes and sip and realize what the taste was like. I’m rating this tea a 78 initially, high on my good range (60-80). I’m pretty sure the rating will be moved into the really good/great range. One reason is that I’ve been thinking about drinking it again since I tried it. It’s just been hot and I haven’t been drinking afternoon teas.

I have been eye-balling this one for a while now and obtained a bit of it from a non-steepster friend.

The first word that came to mind while trying to think of a word to describe the color was HONEY. Yes…the color is very honey-like. The aroma is that of a gentle green tea and a mead-type aroma – or honey – but not a sweet honey.

The taste is a bit dry with a slightly sweet end sip. It’s fairly earthy but not grassy per say. The best part of this tea is the hand twisted leaves…they are screaming multiple infusions so I am going to do at least one more after this :)

A nice green artisan tea, right here!

Fridays, I love and hate them at the same time, so I usually treat myself to starting my day with a new tea, so I can review it and lighten the day up a bit.

The raw tea is unlike any green tea i’ve ever seen. It’s visually pleasing to look at, and I brewed it in a class teapot to get the full effect. Not only is this tea visually cool, but when I sip it, my mouth waters a little after I swallow, making me want more. When I breathe in after i’ve sipped, there is a refreshing/cooling, almost menthol-like feel in my mouth, which is great. I feel like this was a stronger tasting green tea, and not light, but I enjoy that about it. I’m going to steep this again right now!

Wow What a fun tea this is! I had never heard of Blink Bonnie prior to discover LeafSpa Organic teas. For every tea lover, you must try this visually-stunning hand-crafted designer tea. This green tea consists of green, white and cinnamon colored leaves hand-twisted into 2-inch spears. Definitely a tea to be steeped in a glass container to watch it unfurl. Presents with an earthy tone. A most exquisite and elegant tea. Great job LeafSpa!