drank Magnolia Oolong by Tea Ave
818 tasting notes

I bought an ounce of this tea because of the great reviews and my general love for the tea from Tea Ave. The first time I tried it, I wasn’t sure I liked it, but I had it again last night and changed my mind! It’s pretty good! I think maybe the first time I was expecting something different and the floral note wasn’t hitting me right. Last night, I decided that it tasted like floral custard. Sweet, buttery, floral, smooth and delicious! I’m glad I gave it another chance. I usually have to try something twice before deciding that I don’t like it. Fortunately, this one stepped up its game!

Veronica

I’m going to have to give this one a try. It sounds lovely.

Ubacat

I think that’s how I felt about the Osmanthus oolong. Maybe I had too high of expectations. It was good but I need to have it again to really get a feel for it. Haven’t tried this one yet but I ordered some with my last order.

Teaave

Ubacat Try with suggested temp. Perhaps you will be able to bring out the flavor more this way :)

Tealizzy

Ubacat – definitely try the osmanthus again. Sometimes all it takes is another try. I love the osmanthus one, but I use only about 3-4 grams in my gaiwan and steep it at the recommended temperature and steep times.

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Veronica

I’m going to have to give this one a try. It sounds lovely.

Ubacat

I think that’s how I felt about the Osmanthus oolong. Maybe I had too high of expectations. It was good but I need to have it again to really get a feel for it. Haven’t tried this one yet but I ordered some with my last order.

Teaave

Ubacat Try with suggested temp. Perhaps you will be able to bring out the flavor more this way :)

Tealizzy

Ubacat – definitely try the osmanthus again. Sometimes all it takes is another try. I love the osmanthus one, but I use only about 3-4 grams in my gaiwan and steep it at the recommended temperature and steep times.

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Another profile facelift! My tastes have changed a lot from when I first discovered loose leaf tea.

I can trace my tea journey back to October 2012, when I discovered DavidsTea. Before that, I had the occasional cup and enjoyed high tea at An Afternoon to Remember, which has since closed.

I went through a period of wanting to try all the teas, and was really into flavored teas, especially dessert blacks, but my tastes have substantially changed over time.

I still enjoy the occasional flavored black or rooibos, but I’m more into unflavored black teas right now and recently, puerh. Chinese black teas are amazing…with their notes of chocolate or sweet potato, who needs a flavored tea? I had a much steeper learning curve when it came to puerh. I used to dump out cups of puerh for tasting like leather. Now, I am really enjoying them. I think it took finding good quality puerh and steeping them gong fu style to really enjoy them.

I also, on occasion, enjoy a good oolong, white, or green tea.

Favorite tea companies right now include: Mandala, Teavivre, Butiki, Golden Moon, Lupicia, and DavidsTea (for teaware mostly).

Just a note: I don’t rate my teas numerically because my iPad doesn’t like the scroll bar. Maybe someday that will change…hint hint, steepster! ;)

P.S. My profile picture is of one of my 2 cats, Holly, who is a little princess but very photogenic, and she loves boxes, including those that bring me tea! :)

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