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Makes a lemon yellow brew, which is a good indication of how it tastes. The lemon myrtle gives it a pleasant lemon flavour without overwhelming. A good tea if you’re after a smooth lemon-flavoured green tea.

Really disappointing. The first steeping was really lacking in flavour and I was hoping for better with the second, but it also failed to deliver on the promised aroma and sweet taste. I liked the Ti Kuan Yin from The Tea Centre much, much better than this.

When I’m as unwell as I have been for the past couple of weeks, I retreat to my comfort teas. This is the one I’ve been retreating to most often.

Currently up to the third steeping of one of my favourite comfort teas as I attempt to get all my financial stuff together for my date with the accountant tomorrow. The tea is about the only good feature of the whole process.

Ahhhh. I don’t know another tea that’s so beautifully floral in both the aroma and flavour as this one, and all while never straying in the direction of being sickeningly overly floral.

I remember distinctly the first time I tried this tea. It was a revelation. I’d never drunk a tea like it before. Now, of course, I’m a lot more familiar with Taiwan oolongs, and I’ve tried some really good ones which are as wonderfully smooth and silky as this tea, but none of them quite matches this one for the floral notes. This tea is up there with the best Taiwan oolongs I’ve tried, and yet it costs a fraction of the price. I’m not complaining. If I had to choose a single favourite tea, this one would be a strong contender.

I’ve been awake for something like 35 hours at this point, and now I’m finally home – and reunited with my tea cupboard! So many teas to choose from, but it was actually very easy to pick this one, which is one of the silkiest, milkiest Formosa oolongs you could ever hope to meet. On top of the fabulous taste, it always makes me feel that bit better as soon as it hits my system – probably the antioxidants – and right now it’s even managing to make me feel sort of vaguely awake.

Still drinking this, because it really is just that good.

Meanwhile, I’m still drinking this just about every day. Unlike some other teas – narrow-eyed look at previous entry – it never lets me down.

I’ve been drinking this just about every day, lately. Still not remotely tired of it.

Still my favourite tea. Mmm.

Gah. Long weekend full of two things: far too much neck pain and copious amounts of this tea. I have no idea why the tea should help with neck pain, or whether it’s a whole of system/body thing to do with the effect of anti-oxidants or what. Something to remember for the next time my neck goes out, anyway!

Having some more of this as a reward at the end of a difficult day. I accidentally left it steeping for ten minutes this time. It turns out to be a very forgiving tea. I’ve just ordered some more, since I’m going through it like nothing else.

Definitely this week’s favourite new tea. I can see I’m going to just keep coming back to this one.

I’ve just been drinking this the past couple of days. I’m really loving this tea. The second and third steepings are always the best. Sometimes the first steeping has a slight edge of bitterness and sometimes not. I’m still trying to work out what’s causing that. I might keep a really close eye on the temperature next time.

Wow. This one really blew me away, and is immediately in my top two favourite oolongs. Wonderful fragrance that translates into a complex floral/slightly vanilla-like/vaguely milky flavour. The first steeping is great, but the second is even better. Brewed in a zisha pot for approx. four minutes.

I didn’t much care for the occasional pu-erhs I’ve tried in the past so the fact that I didn’t mind this one was a pleasant surprise. The colour is very dark and rich-looking but the taste is less full-on than others I’ve had, and woody more than earthy. It’s working well as an after dinner drink tonight and settling my stomach.

Trying this for the second time. The weird sort-of licorice aftertaste isn’t as pronounced this time, which is good, though I still don’t enjoy the way it lingers so long and makes my lips tingle. It almost feels like a mild allergic reaction, except that I’m not allergic to any of the ingredients. This really isn’t a tea I’d want to steep for long. The stronger it is, the less I like it. This tea and I are not a good fit.

This oolong has a really distinctive aftertaste not unlike licorice. It’s really… interesting and complex, but I’m still not entirely sure how much I like it. It’s worth continuing with to explore further, anyway.

Works really well without milk. I like it best with a little honey. Really nice on a cold late autumn afternoon. Brrr.

One of the more full-bodied white teas, and one that I haven’t had for a while, so when I was sent a free sample pack it seemed like a good time to revisit it. As with many white teas, I always find the second steeping better than the first. This time I steeped it for five minutes in water at 75C. If you like pai mu tan/white peony you’ll probably like this one, too.

This tea produces the typical oolong golden yellow type brew, and cools to become very smooth and gently sweet. A very easy-drinking tea.

This one’s always significantly better once it’s cooled down a bit.

I loved this the first time I tried it and it’s now one of my staples. Very smooth and with a delicate sweetness courtesy of the osmanthus flowers. First steeping is very good, second steeping’s the best, but by the third steeping the flavour’s really starting to drop off so I mostly don’t do more than two.

Had more of this yesterday. Still good!