33 Tasting Notes
Leaves have a pleasant herbal smell. There’s a fruity, berry quality to the aroma.
Steeping reveals a roasty, almost nutty taste, although ginseng adds its own flavor and slight bitterness. Not a bad tea but more of a “functional” tea for energy and health benefits.
Not bad. I’m not sure how I feel about their “just a tad sweet” philosophy. I like plain tea, and I like sweet tea, but this kind of tastes like watered-down sweet tea. I didn’t even get much tea flavor until I got to the bottom of the bottle. On the other hand, I appreciate that they’re giving us a low-sugar option.
I received this as part of a Verdant sampler pack.
Really yummy oolong. This is a light oolong, almost like a green tea.
It has a wonderful complex flavor. Some vegetal, green-tea like notes, definite floral notes (jasmine?), and ending with something a bit stronger, somewhat piney.
Verdant says it has strong citrus notes, which I didn’t get (unless I was interpreting them as floral?)
Delightfully silky, brothy mouthfeel.
I didn’t have much success with re-steepings, but maybe I was doing something wrong. Verdant recommends many re-steepings. But the first steep was good enough.
Youtube has a Verdant Tea channel which is helpful for technique if you have trouble with resteeping. I refer to video’s myself, and learn from them. (I’m clumsy and needed much practice with even simple things.) Also, I don’t know how long you have been drinking tea but there is a thread for new people to steepster that lists a suggestion for free tea samples from Teavivre that I posted. (My favorite is from Verdant, Teavivre, Butiki, my local shop Happy Lucky’s and a few others).
The citrus notes are their. It is more of a sharp tang then a discernible flavor. From my experianse with this one. Make sure to do a rise; opens the leaves. A lit bit more leaf is better then less, and if you want the flavor more potent steep it in 6oz of water.
I agree with bonnie. Their channel is great for looking up tea info. Also check out the “how to taste tea” entries on their website. It really teaches you how to taste tea.
Ze- I agree with you. I read notes and listen to podcasts on the website. Having a tea shop where I’ve made friends with the tea slingers has helped my tea education. We share tea and discuss what we taste. I think everyone should try to find a place like this. Tea is community.
Ze and Bonnie, thanks for the comments. I have watched a few of the videos on Verdant’s channel, and I agree they’re really good!
This tea smells absolutely heavenly. A wonderful aroma of light fruit and delicate flowers with a touch of sweet vanilla. Unfortunately, no matter what I do, I’ve been unable to brew a cup with any real flavor. The best I can say about it is that it’s smooth and easy drinking, but I’m basically just saying it’s flavorless. I’ve enjoyed Kusmi teas in the past, but this is definitely a disappointment, especially for the price.
This is a wonderful, delicate pu-erh suitable for the pu-erh novice. It has a lovely, lightly earthy aroma, with hints of the forest and the sea, that I’ve found to be quite intoxicating. The flavor is smooth and light. There’s a touch of sweetness as well. I’m definitely interested in trying some stronger pu-erhs someday, but this is a nice one suitable for drinking any time.
First milk oolong I’ve tried, so I don’t have much to compare it to, but I really enjoyed this.
It really does smell like cream. A slight fruit/floral note as well. Leaves are small “clusters.” A fun tea, and you could say it’s quite a novel-tea :-P (sorry). Quite a delicious taste, naturally sweet and milky. Hard to believe it’s not flavored (as some of the cheaper milk oolongs apparently are) but they say it’s not.
