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drank Osmanthus Green by Mandala Tea
379 tasting notes

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Light and mild tasting tea. Sweet, lots of stonefruit notes (apricot, peach). It’s very delicate, smooth, almost creamy mouth feeling. I didn’t know the health benefits of osmanthus until I just looked it up. I would say health benefits or not, this is a delightful, smooth, floral apricot tea. Lung health, sedative effects, detoxifies, appetite suppression and more. The green tea base carries the osmanthus perfectly. I “think” I’ve only had osmanthus oolong and this is my first green tea base. Not sure though. I have only tried a few osmanthus teas but they tend to be a little too sweet for me and this one is not. It’s a naturally sweet taste and the green tea base is very smooth. As I progressed, it became more and more floral (not perfumey) but the apricots and peaches remained through the rest of the infusions.

Porcelain gaiwan, 6g, 175F, 5 sec rinse, 8 steeps: 20s, 25s, 30s, 35s, 40s, 50s, 60s. 2m.

Flavors: Apricot, Floral, Flowers, Osmanthus, Peach, Stonefruit, Sweet

Preparation
175 °F / 79 °C 0 min, 15 sec 6 g 4 OZ / 110 ML
derk

Oh, osmanthus green. I have an osmanthus oolong on the way. I may also have to try this!

Kawaii433

derk, it’s brand new. It’s in their March 2019 new arrivals. I ordered their new Roasted Colored Species but didn’t know about this till the sample. I wish I got the Dark Star, limited edition but didn’t see that either when I made my order, doh. lol

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derk

Oh, osmanthus green. I have an osmanthus oolong on the way. I may also have to try this!

Kawaii433

derk, it’s brand new. It’s in their March 2019 new arrivals. I ordered their new Roasted Colored Species but didn’t know about this till the sample. I wish I got the Dark Star, limited edition but didn’t see that either when I made my order, doh. lol

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Longtime casual tea drinker. In the past, mainly Matcha, Gyokuro, Sencha, Genmaicha… Etc. I like all teas: Green, oolong, black & pu’erh (prefer ripe over raw).

Chanoyu (for matcha prep) and Gongfu cha (for other types of tea) are the main ways I prepare my tea (Gaiwan, Yixing teapot, Kyusu). I drink all tea… Usually unflavored. This past year, I’ve tried many flavored now because of all of you lol. As long as there aren’t artificial sweeteners, it’s all good.

Favorite stores: TeaVivre, What-Cha, Mandala Tea, 52Teas, Whispering Pines, Bird & Blend, Yunnan sourcing, White2Tea, Lupicia.

The flavors I dislike: Artificial sweetener, lavender, violet, any strong floral-perfumey tea; cantaloupe, papaya, honeydew, rose, licorice, anise, jasmine, any mints, leather.

Favorite flavors: Citrus fruits (especially grapefruit & tangerines), granny smith apple, bananas, guava, mango, tamarind, watermelon, stonefruits, chocolate, caramel, vanilla, milk, cinnamon, creme, bread/pastry, nuts, toasted, roasted.

I generally don’t add anything to my teas unless they are flavored, then I may add a splash of milk.

As I explore, my ratings may shift. 90+ generally means I’ll keep it on my shelf.

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