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I only have a few teas left in my cupboard that I haven’t written about! I should really count them, so I can start doing a countdown and further encourage myself to finish. Full disclosure: there are some teas I’m not considering to be part of my cupboard for this purpose. I have a pile of unopened straight tea samples from Teavivre, Yunomi, Taiwan Tea Crafts… And then there are swap samples as well.
But to explain why I’m not counting those – I’m really trying to taste all of the teas in my cupboard because I want to determine which ones to keep and which to rehome to my fellow Steepsters. So samples don’t really come into the picture there since they’re generally only a cup or two anyway, and I’m not likely to feel the need to get rid of a straight tea from any of the quality suppliers mentioned above.
So once I’m done tasting all of these full-size teas, I’ll likely dive into a pile of swap and purchased samples. ❤
Anyway, on to the tea! This is another fruit-flavored oolong from Lupicia, which happens to be the type of tea that they do the very best (in my opinion). This tea isn’t one of their year-round collection, I believe I purchased it during their “iced teas of the world” or some such event this past summer. It looks quite similar to their Melon Oolong, even including the little candy drops mixed in with the rolled oolong.
Yummy, of course I like this one, too. It’s perhaps a bit more subtle than their other fruity oolongs, which isn’t a bad thing. The oolong base is smooth and mild, with a silken texture and a little floral hit at the end. The tangerine is light and quite acidic, almost making me think of pineapple or perhaps blood orange.
It’s quite good. It reminds me more of one of their pouchong-style fruit oolongs because of the somewhat strong floral notes.
P.S. – Lupicia has just released their holiday teas for the season!
Flavors: Blood Orange, Floral, Orange, Orange Blossom, Pineapple, Smooth, Sweet, Thick
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I can never get my stash down :D There’s always a new tea around the corner that I just have to try :D
But of course! It’s always a perpetual “stashdown”… ;)
This sounds good! I hope they offer it again! As to the “try them all and figure out what to pass on to others” thing, yeah, I can relate. And yes, there’s always a new one to try, lol!
I can never get my stash down :D There’s always a new tea around the corner that I just have to try :D
But of course! It’s always a perpetual “stashdown”… ;)
This sounds good! I hope they offer it again! As to the “try them all and figure out what to pass on to others” thing, yeah, I can relate. And yes, there’s always a new one to try, lol!