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Very hard to beat for the price. Steeps well in a tumbler without getting bitter. The texture is a little thin, but the flavor is nice and malty, strong but not overpowering.
Unfortunately my city’s air is full of smoke right now, but this warm tea helps to soothe my throat.

Part of a tongue-in-cheek series of tea blends named for atomic scientists. I’m not usually a huge Earl Grey fan but I really like the heavy amount of lavender added here. Also makes a good iced tea.

A hot cup of yancha is the perfect thing for an unusually cool June day. Pleasantly sticky, with a nice mineral sweetness that lingers on the tongue. More mild and nuanced in flavor than most roasted teas I’ve tried, I’m picking up a few floral notes too.

The most noticeable thing to me about the tea is that the taste and texture are creamy as hell, like “?? Did I put oat milk in this without realizing it?” The other notes are more subtle, like a sort of lemony aftertaste. Seems to steep out pretty quickly. A quiet but enjoyable experience.

I’ve tried several zhengshan xiaozhong from different places and I think this is my favorite. A good black tea for any occasion, a little more special than a daily drinker but not as pricey as some of white2tea’s other offerings. Complex sweet flavor with some savory undertones, I’m thinking of sweet potatoes and maple syrup but also red currant? Very strong but without overwhelming some of the subtler notes. The caffeine kick is noticeable and tough on an empty stomach.

Nice interesting oolong! Wet leaves smell strongly of woodsmoke but I’m not picking it up that much in the liquid. There’s an interesting almost spicy aftertaste, like the flavor of chili powder without the heat, if that makes sense. More on the savory side and less sweet than some yancha.

Thin, inky, flavorful liquid. The first few steeps are more earthy, with that sweet dirt shou flavor, later on the tangerine peel comes out more. Forgiving to steep, I think there’s lots of potential here to play around with different temperatures and ratios. Nice big pieces of tangerine peel too, which gives a more intense citrus flavor than some other cakes with chenpi.

A really mild but solid oolong, with creamy texture and nutty flavor. It doesn’t actually taste like osmanthus, which is a plus for me since I don’t like osmanthus anyway.

An odd tea. The wet leaves smelled so sour and chemical I worried something was wrong with it, but the brewed tea is perfectly nice. I leafed it pretty hard so maybe that’s exaggerating the strange aspects. The liquid is sticky and both very sweet and very sour, like cotton candy dipped in balsamic vinegar, with a refreshing floral aftertaste. I wouldn’t drink it every day but it’s a fun change of pace.

Light, sweet, and salty. Very easy to drink and comparatively forgiving to brew, but not as complex as some.