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drank Magnolia Oolong by Tea Ave
2816 tasting notes

This is quite a lovely and interesting oolong from Tea Ave. I got this a few weeks ago and am just getting around to trying it now. Due to being at work, I had to steep it Western style but hope to try the gong fu method soon.

The tea has an Alishan Jin Xuan (milk) oolong base. I definitely get the strong milk oolong element. It reminds me of fresh butter and has a creamy taste; almost decadent. The magnolia flower is light and fresh here and compliments the base tea well. Overall the bouquet of this tea is sweet but I am picking up on a very slight bitterness in the finish. I like this one a lot. It seems like the perfect thing to serve at an afternoon tea party.

Preparation
185 °F / 85 °C 2 min, 45 sec
ashmanra

This is my favorite Tea Ave offering so far.

Equusfell

I snapped some up in the free shipping sale last month… love it!

TeaBrat

It’s really good :)

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ashmanra

This is my favorite Tea Ave offering so far.

Equusfell

I snapped some up in the free shipping sale last month… love it!

TeaBrat

It’s really good :)

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I am a fan of many different teas but my favorites are blacks and oolongs, chai, also like darjeeling and pu-erh. I’n always learning and expanding my horizons!

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I tend to not drink things I know I will hate so a lot of my tea ratings are on the higher side. Here’s my rating system, sorta

95-100 I love this tea and would like to keep it around

94-90 An excellent tea which I may or may not repurchase

89-80 Pretty good, above average

79-70 Acceptable

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