I’ve had this tea for about a month and keep waiting for a slow day where I’m not busy to really sit and do a proper tea tasting gong fu style. Unfortunately I don’t really have too many of those days lately.
I decided to just try the whole thing Western style so I brewed it up for 2 minutes and it is definitely an intriguing tea this way. I’m getting the mineral notes of a wuyi oolong with cocoa flavors. Also there’s a slight smokiness with the woody/leathery sort of flavors that some other tasters noted. I imagine the latter might be a lot less pronounced if you had shorter steeps. This definitely reminds me of raw chocolate but I’m getting the raisin notes too, especially as the cup cools off. Overall a very intriguing tea with lots of interesting flavor, I would probably order more of this in the future. It’s pretty yummy.
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I usually brew the whole little packet in 8 oz cup for 3 min, 4 min, then 5 min. Love it!
i so want this to come back. nao!
Terri – good to know!
Sil – I didn’t know it was gone!
Sil, I’ll send you one… :)
I actually really just need to drop verdant a line and ask about this tea AND the rewards program. only the gift certificates are up now…and i’m hoping this is a sign of new things to come!
Yeah, I saw that too! I’m hoping it’s a sign, too…
+1 on the hopes that verdant updates its reward catalog
I usually brew the whole little packet in 8 oz cup for 3 min, 4 min, then 5 min. Love it!
i so want this to come back. nao!
Terri – good to know!
Sil – I didn’t know it was gone!
Sil, I’ll send you one… :)
I actually really just need to drop verdant a line and ask about this tea AND the rewards program. only the gift certificates are up now…and i’m hoping this is a sign of new things to come!
Yeah, I saw that too! I’m hoping it’s a sign, too…
+1 on the hopes that verdant updates its reward catalog