When dry and in the bag this tea smells like the preserved mandarin peel candy you can find in some Asian grocery stores. I think it’s a Chinese thing, but I don’t know for certain. I really like that candy. Once steeped, that scent is more faint and only comes through lightly in the tea. I really wish B&B had steeping suggestions for their teas. I’m ending up taking my best guess with a lot of them. I can taste the ginger in this, overall it does taste a bit medicinal, but not in a bad way. The oolong (of which I’m not usually a big fan of) is not bad either. I don’t hate this tea, but I don’t love it either. I feel like I’m circling around it, eyeing it suspiciously. It’s going to take multiple cups to sort out my feelings on it.
Preparation
190 °F / 87 °C
3 min, 0 sec
