Fraser Tea

Love this tea! So refreshing and fruity, it is perfect for a spring or summer day and just makes me feel so happy every time I drink it. I can taste a lot of the flavors – mango, coconut, pineapple – though, interestingly, no watermelon. I’ve only had this hot so far, but I can absolutely see this working really well as an iced tea. I plan to make this one a staple in my pantry, though preferably in loose-leaf if I can find it.

Sipdown. I didn’t get many flavors coming through on this one, which was rather disappointing because on paper it seems lovely. I struggled to taste any chocolate or cinnamon, but I will say the peppercorns and chili peppers were evident. Definitely not my favorite flavor by Fraser.

Free sample!

Interesting one I did not expect. Michigan has been hot lately, so it was nice to have something different for the humid weather.

I was kinda surprised that I liked this one. I am usually not into extremely fake flavors, but this was able to pull off tooty fruity gum really well. The rose was actually nice, and the blend of the green and white tea smoothened out the body. You couldn’t taste the teas too much since the flavor with the cherry, blueberry, and mint were the strongest flavors. It was also very refreshing, and it soaked up in cold water pretty quickly. The mint rose fruit combo impressed me the most about this one.

I personally wouldn’t buy my own in the future due to flavor preference, but it is notable and very successful in nailing a bubble gum flavor that is refreshing and very drinkable.

Overpriced sachet splurge, but on a local American company from Michigan. For an easy working oolong, it’s been working, and I was pleasantly surprised.

The description is pretty spot on, but I’m actually curious about what the real oxidation. The leaf quality is pretty good and almost on point to some Lupicia for how intact the leaf is, but the thing that was interesting to me that this was more on the fruity side of Baozhongs. It’s not real heavy, but it’s more stone fruit or even red fruit. It struck me as vaguely canteloup like, but there’s some subtlety that makes it hard for me to narrow down.

The tea is definitely green, floral, and dominated by orchid like most Baozhongs are, but the fruit and creamy elements makes this have some resemblance to an Alishan Jin Xuan. I’m still guessing it’s a qing xin because it’s fruity enough to be one, but there’s enough fruity ness to make me think this has something else going on with it.

I’ve only done it western and in giant 16 oz mugs. It takes decently to longer steeping times in the mug, but it’s not quite as strong as it could be. It does well in a teapot or in a smaller serving. I have had to back off on the temperature a little bit-the heat can drown out the more subtle notes I love about this kind of tea.

Overall, I’m really excited to have some on hand from a company nearby my hometown. They’ve expanded their catalogue with some GABA and Jin Xuan, which you don’t see super often in sachet form, but it’s good. I will also say their watermelon oolongs are worth checking out too, especially for some excellent cold brews. As for this one, it’s my go to easy work oolong for now. Even one of my students really liked it-granted, she is nerdy enough to have her own tea pet.