In case anyone out there actually thinks I know what I’m doing, I accidentally steeped this poor tea at 160F for 2min before realizing the temperature setting. So much for a controlled steep and properly comparing it to Teavivre’s Flavored Milk Oolong.
It’s not a complete waste though. At first it tasted like annihilated spinach with sad, wilting flowers but the tea still retained some of it’s dignity. It’s sweet like corn with a light layer of butter that coats the tongue. Another fuller mouthful started out as sweet as honey and then tarted up for an overripe raspberry to finish. Even with the steeping setbacks, it’s definitely a more unpredictable cup compared to the flavoured Milk Oolong teas I was drinking all day!
If this is any indication I may forgo steeping up the rest western style and skip right to gongfu steeps. I’d love to linger on these gentler notes.
(2016 Harvest)
Flavors: Butter, Corn Husk, Floral, Raspberry, Spinach
