Another from my trade with Cameron B
This smells SO AMAZING OMG OMG OMG. Everything in the package smelled like Jasmine. It was like I opened a perfume bottle instead of a tea pouch.
I couldn’t get over how amazing it smelled. This was my first time with pearls and they were so CUTE. I am a geek I know, but I just freaked out over how cute they were.
I brewed this up at 175 degrees and 2 minutes and it smelled amazing the whole time. I poured a softly greenish tea in my cup (had to use one of the glass mugs for this one so I could see its color) and sweetened it a little after a testing sip. The sip was tasty but I like my tea sweet.. so sugar went in, but just a teaspoon. I sipped again and my mouth was happy. Green tea, tasty and delicious… No astringency or bitters. WOW! First time I’ve ever had a green tea I didn’t at least hate in some direction.
Well the flavor was nice and I sipped it warm for a while. The only issue I had was when it cooled all the way, I couldn’t finish it. Why? Because my brain was saying “This is perfume. Why are you drinking perfume? Stop drinking perfume, you’re going to be ill. This is PERFUME DAMNIT NOT TEA!” and I couldn’t win the argument. Only a few tablespoons made it to that stage tho. When it cools it really does smell just like Jasmine perfume and to make this worse, I actually wear a Jasmine Perfume most days >_< So I’m quite familiar with that scent and my brain was really sure I was drinking perfume haha. :)
I kept expecting a bad taste to appear because I kept thinking of drinking perfume.
It was not tho. It was always sweet and delicious and the Jasmine flavor was so floral and so VIVID. I couldn’t believe how bright the flavor was.
I like this. I may well need to seek some of this out. Thank you so much for sending this Cameron! I really enjoyed it ^^
Flavors: Floral, Flowers, Jasmine, Perfume, Sweet
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I’m glad you like it! The green tea is definitely very mild in that one (not sure what kind of tea it is…). But yes, it is quite smelly. :P I have quite a bit more of it if you need a refill soon. ;)
I just tried my first jasmine tea today, and look, a flavor we agree on! Who woulda thunk?
Thanks Cameron! I will taste it a few more ways and let ya know. I need to know where to get it again if I decide I could drink it more regularly :)
Mandy: Wooo! Well even opposites tend to share something in common. ;)
They have a website (www.rishi-tea.com) but I actually got mine at my local The Fresh Market store and it was quite a bit cheaper that way.
I’m glad you like it! The green tea is definitely very mild in that one (not sure what kind of tea it is…). But yes, it is quite smelly. :P I have quite a bit more of it if you need a refill soon. ;)
I just tried my first jasmine tea today, and look, a flavor we agree on! Who woulda thunk?
Thanks Cameron! I will taste it a few more ways and let ya know. I need to know where to get it again if I decide I could drink it more regularly :)
Mandy: Wooo! Well even opposites tend to share something in common. ;)
They have a website (www.rishi-tea.com) but I actually got mine at my local The Fresh Market store and it was quite a bit cheaper that way.