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“Another blend where I love the concept but the execution is sort of just so-so. The oolong base is, I believe, the same as what was used in Amaretto Sweet. It’s actually a very nice base for a...” Read full tasting note
“Sipdown! (16 | 16) And we’re back to the Almost subscription teas, hoping to finish them off today. So this one is an oolong base, and I was pleasantly surprised to see it’s a rolled green oolong,...” Read full tasting note
This is like drinking a sunny afternoon! A gorgeous, bright, sunny afternoon! With an oolong tea base and real lemon peel, it could turn any dreary Monday into a sun-soaked Saturday in the summer.
Ingredients: Oolong tea, lemon peel, natural flavors.
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Another blend where I love the concept but the execution is sort of just so-so. The oolong base is, I believe, the same as what was used in Amaretto Sweet. It’s actually a very nice base for a sachet, but IMO I think that Almost is using too much of it per sachet. The leaves were practically exploding out of the sachet after steeping and didn’t really look like they’d properly unfurled. Plus, the taste was very overwhelming. Very, very floral and green…
Floral and green isn’t bad, but I did feel like it was a bit intrusive. It was mostly the “green” element; with the type of lemon flavouring that was used I thought it made this read a bit like an under ripe lemon instead of a thick lemon curd. Something that could, I think to some, trigger associations with cleaning products were it more intense. I did really like the creamy finish and it was the element that I thought was most like the namesake – I just wish it were a little stronger.
Still a pretty good blend overall and it’s amazing how much complexity was able to be conveyed through such a simple ingredient list – but there were some small tweaks that could be made to (IMO) make this closer to what I imagine their desired result was.
Sipdown! (16 | 16)
And we’re back to the Almost subscription teas, hoping to finish them off today.
So this one is an oolong base, and I was pleasantly surprised to see it’s a rolled green oolong, as opposed to the generic oxidized strip type I often see in blends (looking at you, Adagio). I used both sachets for a 16-ounce pot, and I probably should have used a bit more water, because my gravity steeper was half full of leaves once they unfurled. So maybe these sachets should be used in 10-12 ounces of water.
Anyway, so the flavor is quite strong because of that, but still pleasant. The oolong itself actually seems like nice quality, it has some floral notes and a silky texture. Not my favorite type of oolong, but still seems nice. The lemon is somewhere between lemon drops and Pledge, although it may just be the floral from the oolong that’s combining with it to give me those cleaner-y notes.
It’s tasty enough. Does it taste like pie? No, it just tastes like a sweet lemon oolong. There’s nothing that reminds me of meringue or crust, just sweet and candy-ish lemon.
Flavors: Artificial, Candy, Chemical, Floral, Green, Lemon, Lemon Zest, Perfume, Silky, Sweet, Thick
I just got home from a trip and need to drop by my friend’s house who picked up my mail and see if my subscription arrived too!
Yay, can’t wait to read your thoughts! You’re the only other person I know who’s trying this. :3
Gah! It’s not at my friend’s house! I don’t know if it hasn’t been sent or if it was stolen out of my mail while I was gone. Not sure if the company sends them all out at once or in waves.
They did send me an email when they sent it out, with the subject “Your Almost Tea renewal order from December is complete”. But the tracking number in it doesn’t work lol… >>
I don’t have that email yet, just a “What’s inside next month’s Almost box” email. Crossing fingers it’s on it’s way soon!
