The Tea Spot

For a coconut oolong this tea really fits its description. It tastes filling and creamy and the tea looks ‘milky’ almost murky. The way this tea store recommends this tea , I just couldn’t resist trying some, but I would definitely not say its “extraordinary” but I’ll drink it cuz I dont want to waste it but I wouldn’t buy this again- just not my favorite coconut tea.

Felt like a bold chocolate blend today and this is a great one. The fragrance is of chocolate. The taste combines chocolate, a distinct flowery tea taste, and a strong firm taste of something else (almost a coffee note), probably the pu-erh. It doesn’t taste much like the classic pu-erhs I’ve had, which works well in this tea. The tea itself has that wicked black color that I usually see in pu-erhs.

This was better today than it was the last time I had it, but still not a favourite. Brewed for 4 minutes and it was just starting to get bitter. The caramel note was very faint, but I didn’t have a cube of caramel in the spoonful of tea I brewed. I still have a 3/4-full tin of this so I’d better gift some or it’ll never get used up!

I hadn’t had this for a while and I remember liking it much more than I did today. The first cup I brewed steeped way too long (8 minutes or so) and was so bitter I had to throw it out and start all over. The second time I only brewed for 4-5 minutes and it was much better, but not as good as I’d remembered.

Very nice second brew today.

Nice and mellow. A lighter hint of melon than previous times I’ve tried this blend.

Going through my tea stash today, and discovering tins with just one more serving left in it. This is one of them, very nice white tea. I did once make a Snowflake tea latte out of it, as suggested on their tin/website, which was surprisingly tasty.

When I made a face and said that I didn’t like the tea I was drinking (Wild Monkey Masala) my beloved didn’t say, “Well let’s go for our run then.” (Though he’d have been within his rights to say so since we are late getting out today.) Instead he said, “Pour it out and have something better. I’ll wait.” I saw Cecilia’s review of mango tea and immediately thought that the Mango Tango would be a good way to drive out bad tea feelings.

Mango Tango is such a happy tea! Even the leaves are beautiful since they’ve been brightened with little yellow flower petals. The tea itself brews up into a sweet, fragrant liquor with a smooth ceylon black flavor peeking through the mango and passionfruit curtains. Now I’ll be able to run happily.

I felt like a tea that smiles back this morning and Mango Tango is it. It has a fresh fruity smell and taste (but it is not excessively flavored or excessively sweet). The black tea is mellow in the right way and blends very well with the mango and passionfruit. It’s all smooth, rounded edges. Nothing sharp. Just a happy tea for a happy morning.

A nice sweet flavored black tea with the strong scent of passion fruit. It is nice to sip in the afternoon with a bit of cream.

I just made this iced with lemon – great taste of strawberry with sweet honey notes.

Second time around on this tea. Decision: I’m not a huge fan. Too much lemon flavor and not enough of that distinctive sencha-ness.

Had this one yesterday. The jury’s still out…

Great iced and hot, usually in the middle of the day.

A delicate oolong that still produces a good amount of flavor. I experienced nutty, sweet, and floral flavors over 3 infusions.

The label says “gourmet green tea” but it has many non-tea ingredients. Should state on the front that it is a very floral infusion.

Also, I’ve found it impossible to brew without a bitter, almost acrid, aftertaste. The aroma is fruity and wonderful, but the aftertaste is unpleasant.

I received this as a gift – my first oolong and it’s a wonderful, full-flavored tea.

Light, green oolong. Floral, but delicately so. Enjoyable brew.

Nice light oolong. On the green end of the oolong spectrum. Floral and nice drinking.

Austere, floral, quite tasty.

My sense of smell must be stronger than my palate because it smells like a delicious chocolate berry smoothie I used to make but it just tastes like standard green tea. I agree that it would be lovely with a side of chocolate.

Update: Some turbinado sugar helps bring out the flavor and there is definitely a lingering flavorful aftertaste.

Double update: After the 4th cup of pondering where I’d smelled this before it finally hit me. Chocolate strawberry bubble tea! I was madly obsessed with that stuff in college.