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Another one from Valhallow, thanks again!
Prepared as an iced milk tea. This has a teeny tiny CTC base – it almost looks like fannings, but upon closer inspection there are little pellets. I assume this probably means it’s meant to be enjoyed with milk, so I figured this was a good way to send it off.
It’s a tasty enough tea, there’s definitely a caramel note to it as well as the cake. To be honest, I find castella cake kind of bland and uninteresting, though obviously I’ve only had the mass-produced type. I prefer the flavored ones, as just plain sponge cake isn’t very exciting to me. So I appreciate that this tea leans heavily into the caramelized notes as it adds interest. Not a tea I would personally order, but really enjoyed trying it and it does fare well as a milk tea!
Flavors: Brisk, Brown Sugar, Buttery, Cake, Caramel, Caramelized Sugar, Tannic
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Looks like Castella is out of stock or discontinued. :-(
She ordered from the Japanese website, I don’t think this one is available in the US.
I wondered about that! I did look at the Japanese site, but it was incomprehensible to my American eyes. The Aussie site did not mention it, nor did I find it on the French site. Oh well. My Lupicia order is already en-route to me, so at least I don’t need to feel I ordered hastily. :-)
It’s difficult to go wrong with Lupicia IMO, highly recommend their fruity oolongs specifically though!
Looks like Castella is out of stock or discontinued. :-(
She ordered from the Japanese website, I don’t think this one is available in the US.
I wondered about that! I did look at the Japanese site, but it was incomprehensible to my American eyes. The Aussie site did not mention it, nor did I find it on the French site. Oh well. My Lupicia order is already en-route to me, so at least I don’t need to feel I ordered hastily. :-)
It’s difficult to go wrong with Lupicia IMO, highly recommend their fruity oolongs specifically though!