We don't know when or if this item will be available.
“This is a chocolate croissant in a cup. Bready, buttery, yeasty, chocolate with a hint of vegetal finish. Easy to brew for multiple infusions. I hope there is always some in my cupboard.” Read full tasting note
“2025 Steepster Advent Swap: Day 5 Such pretty leaves! Dry, they remind me of calendula seeds — tightly curled and toasty-golden (though without the little nubs of calendula seeds). Steeped, I’m...” Read full tasting note
“April Sipdown Challenge Prompt – your tea with the longest name At present I don’t have much tea with long names as I am mostly out of Teavivre Tea which reliably had really long ones, and now I...” Read full tasting note
High Caffeine
Why is this called Scary Fragrance? Well, once upon a time there was a woman plucking tea, she filled all of her basket. She came upon a plant with lovely small leaves and had to pluck them too. Unsure of what to do with the leaves she decided to stuff them into her bosom. After a bit, she noticed a unique and amazing smell. Realizing it was the leaves she had stored upon her self, she brewed them up and found it made an uniquely delicious brew that tasted as great as it smelled. So don’t be scared. Drink up.
Company description not available.
2025 Steepster Advent Swap: Day 5
Such pretty leaves! Dry, they remind me of calendula seeds — tightly curled and toasty-golden (though without the little nubs of calendula seeds).
Steeped, I’m enjoying this one quite a lot. It’s terrifically smooth and honey-like, but with enough of a “bite” to keep things interesting. I’m getting a bit of woodiness and sweet potato, but just a little. Yum! Thanks for sharing, Michelle!
Flavors: Honey, Smooth, Sweet Potato, Woody
April Sipdown Challenge Prompt – your tea with the longest name
At present I don’t have much tea with long names as I am mostly out of Teavivre Tea which reliably had really long ones, and now I don’t want to order more for fear of somehow ending up paying tariffs and duties above the price. The teas I want are not in the US warehouse at present.
Back to this tea – in Chinese, “Scary Fragrance” is Xia Sha Ren Xiang, referring to Bi Luo Chun, so I assume one would add Hong to that to represent this tea. That’s my story and I am sticking to it.
Scary is not the word for this. This is a Golden Snail tea, so powerful aroma is more apt. My goodness, I swooned. First, this is a beautiful tea to look at in dry form. Little gold and brown snails, tightly curled. Slightly fuzzy. Already fragrant.
Steeped, it is a beautiful medium amber to orange that doesn’t reveal just how much flavor there is in the cup. The mouthfeel is thick and rich. I made two Western steeps yesterday and saved the leaves in the fridge for breakfast today.
The first two steeps had honey notes and were a little reminiscent of Golden Monkey. There was some chocolate in the aroma as well. They describe it as having squash notes, but as someone who grew up on yellow crookneck squash only and had other squash only after reaching adulthood, I would say it is more like zucchini that I note here.
Today’s steep was very good but much milder. One thing that really persisted was the creaminess of the mouthfeel.
A delightful tea experience.
This one is so chocolatey good, isn’t it? I think I have one last cup of this stashed for safekeeping and one day sad sipdown.
Regarding Teavivre, you are probably aware of this by now since the note here is four months old, but Teavivre says there will be no extra taxes or fees for U.S. orders. Their free shipping level went up to $49 though…
That’s a strange name for a tea. Is it supposed to be Halloween themed? Glad the fragrance isn’t too scary.
No Halloween themed, but there is a story about how the leaves were first picked. I’d call it a golden snail tea.