Wayne

Christmas in April!

Actually, I can’t say for sure that this reminded me of any holiday, but I can see how it could be called festive – actually, I think I’m celebrating spring with this cup (though they’re calling for ice pellets tomorrow..).

Aroma: Immediately I thought “FLOWERS” – and of course, but it wasn’t jasmine to my nose.. more like carnations! In any case, not a bad start.

Flavour: A touch bitter (drinking it straight) but a very pleasing complex kind of bitterness that makes me want to go back for many many more sips. :)

Overall, a winner, and I believe it’s the first tea I bought based on YOUR reviews – thanks, Steepster!

Just a small spoonful is all it takes to be transported … come fly away with meeee hum hum hum hum hum hummmmm

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I steeped this first in some water that was sitting out for a while (this is my first pure white tea and I didn’t want to, er, I dunno, burn it?), so the first liquor was subtly sweet and reminded me of Black Needles from DAVIDsTEA.

The second steeping was close to boiling and a much deeper yellowy golden liquor that was very pleasing. I’m trying to savour this one as it’s a bit pricey, but still around $1 per bag is not that bad when you compare it with anything from a take-out joint.

Does tea keep you up or doesn’t it? My mom always drank tea in the evening. I hear a lot of my colleagues say they drink only herbal teas in the afternoon and onwards. Heck, my dad always drank his coffee at night.

So I brewed some of this my usual way, strong, with cream, and went about my usual business of sterilizing bottles, etc. Several hours later I was still watching old episodes of Conan with the wifey .. maybe the Ceylon Silver Tips that came afterwards had some effect ;)

Added a little of this to my Assam leaves after steeping them once – thought I might get a nice little English Breakfast type flavour but the Keemun actually shone through more. Not that it’s a bad thing, I just ended up having Keemun with cream, lol.

The main thing I have to say about this is it’s very LIGHT, maybe weak is the right word. I’ve tried it twice and now I need to try it again brewed at double strength.

That being said, the flavour that did come through was sweet and pleasant, but that’s about all I can detect for now. Also the leaves are in fact “big leaf” as advertised. Not only are they large “pieces” of leaf but the leaves are larger leaves – not sure if that means they are from the Assamese variety or something else.

I think I get this tea now (that I’m almost done the bag.. :( ), though I still think milk/cream brings out its best attributes – i.e. malty sweetness. There could still be a place for it in my collection.

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My daily cup of bliss once more :)

One quick with milk, second without.. not great this time think it was the water

Mmm crisp mountain air from this Nepalese (Nepali?) tea

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Straight up really felt the astringency and appreciated the maltiness without milk this time. Olivier said yesterday he let this one steep all afternoon and sipped on it.

Something about the aroma bothers me a little bit – reminds me of latex … I think the container is not the best.

Anyhow, the flavour is not too bad and this time added a splash of milk.

The ingredients list on this blend includes everything but the kitchen sink for waking up and revitalizing – and the flavour makes it a winner, too!

Includes ginger, green tea, rooibos, mate, ginseng, guarana seed extract and more..

Definitely developing an appreciation for this one, citrusy notes come out strong, a bright flavourful cup

Not bad, but still not get anything spectacular out of this one

First cuppa the marnin, wiff crm