I chose Blueberry White as my August sample. Recommended temperature is 200F but I lowered it a bit. I was baffled to see it was so high. For a white tea?? o_O Though based on the cup I’m currently having, it seems that brewing this at that temperature might not be as bad as I thought. I don’t understand white tea.
A deliciously flavored tea! The blueberry is light in both aroma and taste, and it blends well with the Shou Mei, which, as far I can discern, tastes like white tea. I rarely drink white teas – they’re too delicate and subtle and have an odd grassy flavor. With this one, the grass isn’t so bad since it has blueberry flavoring for a companion. A good balance. Good ol’ blueberry.
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This sounded really good. I figured it would be one of my selections next month.
I’ve made up my mind to get an ounce of this. I was originally going for the unflavored honeybush, but BLUEBERRY!! Hope you like it as much as I do.
I feel like they shouldn’t have one of the slots be only white teas… They’re all shou mei so far, so how much variation can you get… I think they should have one slot be oolongs only and one be white OR puerh teas.
What will you get as your other tea then?
Cameron B It could be that it’s just for two months in a row because they have left over Shou Mei (assuming they blend the teas themselves). I don’t specifically know what they included in past boxes because it’s my first. Maybe they’ve already done that.
Cheri Lady Earl Grey, Milk Oolong, and Four Seasons (sample)
I dunno, I checked the past menus on their website and every single one is a flavored shou mei… Harumph.
Oh I didn’t do that durrrrrrr. “Harumph” indeed! You should send them your feedback.
Yeah, I wrote them a note when I submitted my choices for next month! I chose Blueberry White, Lady Earl Grey, and a sample of Four Seasons. I’m glad I chose the Milk Oolong sample this time, I didn’t like it as much as I thought I would…
Sweet! I wanted to try different milk oolongs for comparison. Which is your third tea?
I think it’s either get all five teas or pick two teas, isn’t it? Plus the sample from the next month.
ACK. I made it a mistake D: I’m just getting samples everything then…
Honestly, I wish it were pick three. That way if there’s a tea I know I’ll hate, I don’t have to sacrifice two others in order to not get it. :P
This sounded really good. I figured it would be one of my selections next month.
I’ve made up my mind to get an ounce of this. I was originally going for the unflavored honeybush, but BLUEBERRY!! Hope you like it as much as I do.
I feel like they shouldn’t have one of the slots be only white teas… They’re all shou mei so far, so how much variation can you get… I think they should have one slot be oolongs only and one be white OR puerh teas.
What will you get as your other tea then?
Cameron B It could be that it’s just for two months in a row because they have left over Shou Mei (assuming they blend the teas themselves). I don’t specifically know what they included in past boxes because it’s my first. Maybe they’ve already done that.
Cheri Lady Earl Grey, Milk Oolong, and Four Seasons (sample)
I dunno, I checked the past menus on their website and every single one is a flavored shou mei… Harumph.
Oh I didn’t do that durrrrrrr. “Harumph” indeed! You should send them your feedback.
Yeah, I wrote them a note when I submitted my choices for next month! I chose Blueberry White, Lady Earl Grey, and a sample of Four Seasons. I’m glad I chose the Milk Oolong sample this time, I didn’t like it as much as I thought I would…
Sweet! I wanted to try different milk oolongs for comparison. Which is your third tea?
I think it’s either get all five teas or pick two teas, isn’t it? Plus the sample from the next month.
ACK. I made it a mistake D: I’m just getting samples everything then…
Honestly, I wish it were pick three. That way if there’s a tea I know I’ll hate, I don’t have to sacrifice two others in order to not get it. :P