I went into David’s Tea today just to pick up a cup of tea. I promised my boyfriend I wouldn’t buy anymore tea or teaware, and I don’t need anymore. I was about to ask for my cup of tea when I saw that they had the Latte mug I wanted that had sold out before I bought it. I bought it, because I probably won’t have another chance. It was in a Latte tea set with Santa’s Secret, so the mug itself was the same price as usual. It just came with 100 g of free tea. Unfortunately I DEFINITELY don’t need more peppermint tea, as I have 6 oz of Adagio’s Candy Cane tea, which I actually prefer. Oh well. I really wanted the mug, and I’ll just be serving a whole ton of peppermint tea to guests as well as drinking it myself. a lot. For the rest of the year.
So what does that have to do with the Milk Oolong? Why did I just spill my heart out about my new latte mug? Well I did buy a cup of tea, and I bought a cup of the milk oolong. Then I stole an umbrella bag from the front door and carried the used teabag home for a second infusion. I have NO shame. the first infusion I think was brewed too hot, but it was still lovely. It is a buttery tea, and I also get a strong taste of milk from the tea. The second infusion I brewed at a lower temperature (180 degrees, which I the temp I tend to prefer to brew my oolongs). The second infusion is good. It’s smoother than the first infusion, but it is also very sweet. The sweetness I find a bit strange, as if something has been added to the oolong. The tea is very good, though. I probably won’t buy it for myself from David’s, but I’m glad I bought a cup of it. I’m hoping to get a third infusion from this teabag.
I’ve been drinking a lot of Tie Guan Yin recently, and I think I prefer that as a kind of oolong. I’m going to keep investigating milk oolongs, though, because I find the idea of them intriguing.
