I’m pretty sure this tea was one I got because something Angrboda said struck my happy button. I can’t remember exactly what it was, but I’m glad I gave this atypical-for-me tea a shot.
The dry leaf smells woodish and a bit of a mild/dark cinnamon. The tea, however, is mildly smoky, sweet, fruity and a bit floral. Lots of interesting stuff going on.
The taste is lovely. Sweet and smoky on the front end (in a cigar-ish way) and sweet and nectary on the back end (like honeysuckle). SO GOOD. There is still a bit of that wood note that is in darker oolongs that I just can’t love, but the other aspects are super tasty. Very deliciously drinkable and pretty, even.
I can’t say for sure if I will rebuy this just because I don’t normally find myself going for this type of tea, but this is a lovely example of type that I would be happy to drink again (and again).
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I was looking at my posts to see what it might have been, but all I seem to have got out of this one was cinnamon. And mulled black currant cordial, bizarrely enough…
Yeah, I’m thinking maybe it was a different one but honestly, it’s been so long since I added whatever tea it was to my wishlist that I can’t recall what it was. So basically, something in my TeaSpring order was your fault. :)
I would suggest Tan Yang, but that was pretty much a given. :p
Ha, well that was TOTALLY your fault! But no, it was something untried in that last order. I dunno. But it’s all good because I liked almost all of the teas I got (only one was just okay) so you get to take credit instead of blame. ;)
I was looking at my posts to see what it might have been, but all I seem to have got out of this one was cinnamon. And mulled black currant cordial, bizarrely enough…
Yeah, I’m thinking maybe it was a different one but honestly, it’s been so long since I added whatever tea it was to my wishlist that I can’t recall what it was. So basically, something in my TeaSpring order was your fault. :)
I would suggest Tan Yang, but that was pretty much a given. :p
Ha, well that was TOTALLY your fault! But no, it was something untried in that last order. I dunno. But it’s all good because I liked almost all of the teas I got (only one was just okay) so you get to take credit instead of blame. ;)