So. I really never thought I’d be saying this to be honest. Well, at least not this soon in my tea journey. But…guess my journey is full of surprising discoveries!
I really like this white tea. I totally would buy this white tea.
I really don’t get why some people love white teas. Like they aren’t amazing. To me, most of them taste like hay. It sure beats how most green teas taste like grass, but still, hay??? I never really got the appeal of hay flavored teas.
I was kinda just expecting this to taste like hay like the other white teas did.
While this one did have hay notes, there also was a lot of malt in it, which doesn’t seem like a white tea at all! It kinda felt like a black/white tea combo. And to make it even more weird, there were sweet melon notes in the background of every sip!
Seriously such a weird tea-I don’t even understand! XD
But it was good. I tried this yesterday and I’m STILL surprised by how much I enjoyed it! :D I think I might have to buy this one :O
Shocking, right!?
So so weird. My likes/dislikes are just so out there sometimes haha!
Anyway, many many thanks to the lovely Cookies for sending me a sample of this! :D
Flavors: Hay, Malt, Melon, Smooth, Sweet
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there are a few whites out there that are beyond amazing…. and then there are 90% for me that taste like hay..or water. or nothing :)
I was going to mention last night… maybe try steeping the “hay” ones a bit different to see if you can pull other flavours? I’ve started doing 15 minutes at 160F for my silver needle teas, and I really like that better.
Oh, good to know, OMGsrsly! I will try that, too!
Apparently it’s a Mariage Freres thing! I tried it as a lark, but it actually tastes pretty good.
Really? But does it make the flavor bitter if you steep it that long, OMGsrsly?
It hasn’t for me! 160F is pretty cool for a tea. If you’re worried, maybe taste it at 5 and 10?
I’ve grandpa steeped whites and they’ve never gotten bitter on me before. I use really hot water as well.
I can back this up too – grandpa steeping whites never leads to bitterness, just really intense flavours. If you cool the water a little, it’ll deffo be fine to steep for ages!
Interesting! Good to know! I’ll have to try it!
there are a few whites out there that are beyond amazing…. and then there are 90% for me that taste like hay..or water. or nothing :)
I was going to mention last night… maybe try steeping the “hay” ones a bit different to see if you can pull other flavours? I’ve started doing 15 minutes at 160F for my silver needle teas, and I really like that better.
Oh, good to know, OMGsrsly! I will try that, too!
Apparently it’s a Mariage Freres thing! I tried it as a lark, but it actually tastes pretty good.
Really? But does it make the flavor bitter if you steep it that long, OMGsrsly?
It hasn’t for me! 160F is pretty cool for a tea. If you’re worried, maybe taste it at 5 and 10?
I’ve grandpa steeped whites and they’ve never gotten bitter on me before. I use really hot water as well.
I can back this up too – grandpa steeping whites never leads to bitterness, just really intense flavours. If you cool the water a little, it’ll deffo be fine to steep for ages!
Interesting! Good to know! I’ll have to try it!