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Tea bag in the mug, easy and dependable. This tea is similar to Moroccan Mint. Delicious!

2nd steep on these leaves, 10 min this time — probably too long. Still good flavor, although less aroma and a bit of astringency.

Glass infuser in mug, boiling water, 6 min. More bitter and astringent than I like, but this could be due to too long a steep or too much tea, so will try again. I drink earl greys more for the scent, anyway, but it needs to make a good drink, as well.

Love opening the package — makes me hungry for barbecue, or to once again be on a camping trip with my son. But back to the tea ….. a lovely golden liquor. This is only the 2nd tea of this type which I’ve tasted, but I can say it’s smoother than the first (or am I just developing the taste buds a bit?) Some folks report drinking this with milk and sweetener, but i’ll wait ’til next time to try that. This is going down good just as it is.

This was the 3rd steeping on these leaves. I let it brew 10 minutes (compared to 3 min for the first pass) so I’ll be discarding the leaves after this. This is a full-leaf tea, like most of the better oolongs, in my experience. The tea is pale greenish gold in my glass mug, neither too grassy-tasting nor astringent. Not as flowery as some oolongs, but mellow vegetal aroma is quite enjoyable.