The 7th Tea of Christmas
I was a little surprised when this Oolong won out over the other Oolong teas in this year’s poll (as well as the biggest vote getter among the banana blends) – I was surprised mostly because I only just crafted it last year for last year’s box & I didn’t expect it to be that popular this soon! So, I’m surprised, but it is a happy & proud surprise!
I love this Oolong. I know it’s no big secret about my love for Banana teas. In fact, my love for banana teas is so grand that I have to limit myself to allowing only one banana tea in the 12 Teas of Christmas box because one year, I believe I allowed at least 2 (maybe 3?) banana teas & I heard about it from one or two customers who wanted a bit more variety. Me, though, I love me some banana tea & I could possibly create an entire 12 BANANA teas of Christmas & not get bored with banana teas! LoL
This tea is lovely though. I’m getting a strong banana & nutmeg note, with a lovely creamy eggnog background. I suspect one of the reasons the eggnog is a bit in the background is because I started my day with a chai that was “latte-d” with an amazing eggnog. I don’t make homemade eggnog, however, I do search the store for the best eggnog possible without those weird ingredients that I would prefer not to figure out how to spell and/or pronounce. I don’t indulge in a lot of eggnog this time of year, usually only one bottle per year – that’s my own little special Christmas reward I grant myself this time of year.
But I digress . . .
The point I was trying to relay there is that I don’t drink a lot of eggnog, but today, I started my day with a luscious, creamy eggnog chai latte & so my tastebuds might be a little “indulged” with that eggnog so maybe I’m not picking up on as much of the eggnog notes here. But I do taste the eggnog a bit – as well as a hint of rum. Nice. But what’s especially nice is the lovely banana & nutmeg notes – as well as that smooth note of TieGuanYin. LOVE!
Edited to add: THANK YOU to everyone who voted for this one!
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I would totally buy 12 banana teas of Christmas! I love the banana flavor that you use.
@Kaylee – noted! Maybe one day, I might do something like that. Maybe not around Christmas time, just because other things are so busy, but maybe sometime in spring, I don’t know if I’ll be caught up enough to do it this spring, but maybe next spring? It would definitely be a fun creation!
I would totally buy 12 banana teas of Christmas! I love the banana flavor that you use.
@Kaylee – noted! Maybe one day, I might do something like that. Maybe not around Christmas time, just because other things are so busy, but maybe sometime in spring, I don’t know if I’ll be caught up enough to do it this spring, but maybe next spring? It would definitely be a fun creation!