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Oolong Owl drank Vanilla Orchid by DAVIDsTEA

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I forgot I owned this tea! I remembered it as I was working on a review for another oolong (that I haven’t posted yet, Upton’s Magnolia Oolong, as I need to try the cold steep – wish I could get instant cold steeps) and was reminded on VO’s candy like vanilla flavor.

My cup came out really sweet, strong floral with a strong grassy background, a huge change from just drinking a light refreshing buttery floral oolong! Actually, the change is drastic and made this tea taste not as good because of added vanilla flavoring. Very weird! Still good tea, just not for today.

Back to blog work. And knitting a shawl on yarn so tiny I think i’m gonna go blind.

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200 °F / 93 °C 4 min, 0 sec

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I’m a tea blogger – The Oolong Owl
www.OolongOwl.com – I do tea reviews, obsessively photograph teas with mischievous crocheted Owls and get tea drunk. I am also a crochet and knitting designer at Awkward Soul Designs.

To contact me for reviews, check out details at OolongOwl.com/about or email me at [email protected]

I was raised on floral oolongs and green teas, mostly “beauty” teas. Early on as a kid, I can guzzle an entire pot of tea (or two) at a Chinese or Japanese restaurant.
These days I like adventurous and interesting tea blends. I’m fearless in trying new teas! I’m into oolong, pu’erh, white, green, black, guayusa, mate and herbals. I’m not into red rooibos but I keep buying it anyway.

The tea brand that got me started into loose leaf teas was DAVIDsTea. I used to live in Vancouver Canada and had access to their shop, however that is now limited since I moved to southern California.

However, the perks of living in the US is ultra cheap, fast shipping! Since then, my tea stash insanely expanded.

Other stuff I’m into that sneaks into my tea notes: Brazilian jiu-jitsu, metal music, drawing, painting, cooking, photography and nail polish.

BTW, my Steepster cupboard is not even close to accurate and I track my teas on a spreadsheet. Last update 573 Teas – August 2015.