818 Tasting Notes
OMG, this is SO hitting the spot right now! I think this has to be my favorite tea iced. It’s so coconutty and creamy. Mmmm! Might have to pick up some more of this, even though it’s now formulated a bit different. I remember when I tried the new one, it wasn’t hugely different, so no worries!
This turned out particularly delicious this morning as an iced latte with almond milk. I sipped it slowly, so maybe letting it sit a bit is the key. The flavors need time to meld together? Anyway, it was yummy, and perfect for how hot it is today!
Courtney lets her cold lattes steep overnight. I tried it and it seems to help! I just need to get my act together and remember to make my matcha the night before I want to drink it…heh
I’ll have to try that! :)
I enjoy it much more when I let it sit, it’s true. Even a few hours is better than nothing. :)
I’ve enjoyed this tea twice now and it is really delicious! I thought it might taste like fresh banana in cereal, and it does! The banana pudding taste is awesome. I haven’t had the same tea with the black base, but I bet that’s awesome too! The banana is not like a banana runts flavor…it’s more natural…sweet though, like a ripe banana. I’m pretty happy I picked up this pouch! :)
Wow, what a difference time can make to one’s taste in teas. When I first had this, which was a really really long time ago (I feel so bad because I’ve recently found that drinking green teas is better to do in a shorter timeframe, as they tend to lose their freshness), I really wanted to like it, but just couldn’t get into it. The green base at that time was just too grassy, and my palate was not yet evolved.
Today, I decided to try it again and it’s quite lovely! Very smooth, a little nutty, and yes, grassy, but I can appreciate it so much better now! Yay! Glad I gave this one another shot, I will enjoy the rest of my bag! :)
I thought this tea might taste better iced. It didn’t. In fact, it was like drinking straight artificial sweetener. Ick! Oh well, I tried.
The thought occurred to me that maybe I don’t like super sweet things as much anymore, but that would be contrary to the fact that I drank a Starbucks caramel ribbon crunch frappuccino right before this tea and it was awesome!
I bought this yesterday after being swayed by a steepster review. I love oolong, and I know Lupicia is pretty good with flavoring, so I had to try it. This tea smells just like honeydew when it’s steeped up. Mmmmmmmm!!! The taste is somewhere between honeydew and cantaloupe. The oolong itself is like one of those really light, floral green oolongs, which to tell you the truth gets a little overpowered by the melon flavor. I think I would have preferred an oolong that had a bit of an earthier, more grounded note to even this tea out, but I still enjoyed it. I think this will be awesome iced. I’m definitely going to give that a shot! :)
Yum! The reviews are really swaying me too, but I was put off slightly by the fact it was an oolong. I enjoy oolongs, but not really enough to go out of my way to get them.
courtney….i like this one. a bunch. if that helps lol
It helps me, I was debating adding it to the Lupicia order that I’m going to make my American relatives smuggle across the border for me
(Not really smuggle, since it’s legal and all)
if you hate it..i will take it bwahahaha
Sil oolongs aren’t generally your thing, right? I’m even more intrigued.
Haha whatshesaid, smuggle. When are your relatives visiting?
In July :)
Not sure exactly when, but I’ve already put a Harney order in to get sent to them, trying to space it out a bit vs paying all at once. Next is American Tea Room, SteapShoppe and the big Lupicia order! Debating on Adagio for Tardis and a Sherlock tea, but not sure it’s worth such a large quantity in case I’m not a fan
Courtney- I think you’d like his one, since there is very little oolong flavor…it’s very much a straight up melon tea.
whatshesaid – that sounds like an awesome amount of tea to look forward to. Nice that your relatives don’t mind receiving and bringing it all to you, but I suppose that’s what family is for, right? Haha!
Courtney….I don’t really like green oolongs, roasty ones are better unless they have that one particular taste I don’t care for.
Man, I am really liking these Chinese black teas. I thought I was an assam person, but i stand corrected! I ordered this one as a sample and received 2 little packets…enough for multiple cups. After ordering, I saw “leather” as a flavor note on steepster and thought, “oh crap” because I’ve found I don’t like teas that are supposed to taste like leather, like puerh. I’m happy to report I did not get any leather taste in this tea. Yay!
This is a deliciously complex and well-rounded black tea. I got a little malt, a little smoke, a little chocolate, and a little potato all in one tea! Nice! It also resteeps well. I will definitely be considering this one in a future order. :)
