Better!!! than the last time I tried this…
I divied up the bag so that my friend could have her share, and I was right, all the flowers had shimmied to bottom :)
It tastes much better, and smoother for some reason, esp the second and third steep.
I tried some with milk, and some without, and my first cup with a stevia tab. All of them were pretty decent!! however the best was with just straight up sugar.
I had to add more sugar than I usually do to really taste the Osmanthus, or else it just sorta hides in the background and tastes more like a note of the oolong leaf rather than a separate add to the tea.
They still make it better in the shop of course, with all their fancy equipment and simple syrup. *sighs
I’m a little sad that I seem to have Osmanthus’d myself out for awhile. There was a point where this was all I could drink, and now, well I’m a little over it. That won’t last long though, I’ll be back at it again in a week or two! :P
One more thing: In my opinion, this tastes better iced!! and with sugar.
I received this tea as a gift not long ago and decided to give it a spin today. It’s good, but for some reason it seems to taste better in the store.
There weren’t many osmanthus petals at the top of the bag, so I suspect they may have migrated to the bottom. I’ll have to investigate this…
As of now, it’s pretty much a standard oolong, edging on green(booo!!), with a hint of flowers. Almost like jasmine, which I find scratchy (it’s never done that served cold with tapioca and loads of simple sugar. Ok now I wish I had some tap!)
After adding a spot of sugar, I could taste the flowers a tiny bit more, but certainly not enough for me to identify it as osmanthus. I’m using the tea master so am on the third steep now, with the second and third going to mum and dad on this beautiful, sunny, Mother’s Day :)
—who knows, maybe the fourth steep will reveal something special.
If not, my friend who gifted me this tea was hoping I would share the package with her, so when I divide it up hopefully I can see about a better distribution of contents (it’s ok, we’re like sisters and there is wayyyyy to much in the bag for me to consume over a reasonable time-frame)
As for the rating, I’m torn between how good I know it CAN be, and how it’s presenting itself at the moment.
Well, here’s to second chances. Drink up :)
