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My reorder came in and I went to put into a tin, but didn’t quite have room for it all. Enough for a pot and a couple more pearls, so I just tossed it all in.

I am detecting a slight roasted flavor in this. Unsure if its what I wasn’t able to name before and more leaf has made it stand out a little more, or if the connection just finally clicked in my brain.

Roasted isn’t a flavor I’m typically drawn to, but this is very mild and enhances the flavor of the tea instead of dominating it. I’m going to redact my previous comment about possibly malty. I believe I was mistaking this roasted for that in my stumbling to find that connection.

Cold brew sip down!
Works much better cold than hot. Though there is almost a citrusy/lemony zest kind of flavor to it that makes it not quite something I would choose. Good enough to sip this down however.

Yeah, its bread. That’s exactly what this tea reminds me of.
It can actually be quite enjoyable once I stop mentally trying to make it be like PTA.

The flavor is intriguing though I don’t know if it is enough for me to buy more. At least for now. Maybe it will be a consideration for the future.

Free sample I got in a recent order.

This is probably the best Darjeeling I’ve ever tried. Its much less harsh, astringent, and bitter. But at the same time, there’s just nothing special about it either. Its just an ok black tea as far as my tastes are concerned. I’ll finish the sample I got, but that’s about it.

I’ve wanted to like Darjeelings so much, but they just don’t seem to be my thing. I’ve really got to stop trying to convince myself that I like, or will like, things I don’t. Its one thing to retry things once in a while to see how your tastes might have changed. Its a completely other thing to try to force yourself to like something you don’t.

Had this again yesterday but was too busy to make any real notes

That flavor element I was detecting on the first few steeps, I had more time to think about it and best I can describe it is wet cardboard. Sounds worse than it was, but it is a little off putting.

There are elements of this I’ve really enjoyed, such as that viscous almost syrupy mouth feel and light but very noticeable sweetness that just keeps going. I also enjoy how delicate is it. Sometimes you just get tired of big flavors.

However there are some elements, like that wet cardboard, which are not my favorite.

Overall I think this is something I will like once in a while, but not something I’m going to bother always keeping in stock.

I tried this last week, but work happened. I drastically oversteeped the first cup (around 10m) and was too busy to think about any additional steeps I did. On the plus side, over steeping didn’t make it harsh in anyway, just a lot stronger than I tend to like.

I am really enjoying this. Reminds me a lot of Golden Snail. In fact, it might just be the same thing.

Warm, mellow, a wee bit drying in the mouth, but not by much and it doesn’t detract from the flavor. The best I can describe the flavor is maybe bready, maybe biscuity?

I swear I am having trouble coming up with words lately.

Another I can’t describe well. Its ok, but nothing about it is standing out to me. There is maybe a very slight sweetish kind of aftertaste.

I’ll finish, but very unlikely to buy again.

Overall I’m unimpressed. As is usual for me, I just don’t get the flavor notes supplied. if I really push things, and I mean seriously push, I might be able to say there might be kind of a flavor that is slightly reminiscent of fruit. But I would never put those together if it wasn’t for the description.

Tend to get drying/astringent as it cools. By the 3rd steep this becomes a bit more pronounced.

Dry leaf doesn’t have much of a smell. Wet leaf smells like, well like wet tea leaves.

Curious what this might be like as cold brew. I might try doing that when its time to make another pitcher.

A rule of thumb for me. Every time I try a new vendor, I have to try a bunch of samples from them of stuff that looks interesting that I have never tried. And this is one of them. I mean seriously, how could I turn down trying something called Fairy Tea. I think of me as a kid sitting under a tree in the park reading The Two Towers. I would have killed to have been able to drink something called Fairy Tea. :)

I struggled a little trying to figure out how much leaf/bud to use. It does not really expand with steeping and I kept thinking of it like a rolled oolong. So the first steep may have been a little too light. For the second, I added more leaf.

And here I am again struggling to describe the flavor I am getting. I’m missing vocabulary.

On the first steep there was a flavor element there that I just could not describe. Not unpleasant, but just at the edge of reminding me of something that I can’t place.

One thing that stood out is just how sweet this is. I wouldn’t call it fruity or honey like, but I can understand the comparison. Maybe I’d call it more nectar like? Would be fitting for the name. :)

First steep the flavor was a little light, but I suspect some of that was from me using a little too little. Added more for the second steep and it made a big difference.

The mouth feel was lovely and viscous. This did wane a bit the more steeps I did, but it was still going by the 3rd steep. After that it dropped, but was still there by the fifth along with the sweetness which was still going pretty strong.

Overall, I am pleasantly surprised. I just wish this hadn’t been such a hectic day so I could have spent more time enjoying it. Will be buying more, but will likely try to wait until there is a sale.

My first experience of this was from DavidsTea as a limited item. At the time I marked it as enjoyable but likely would not repurchase, especially since it was so expensive. I lied. :)

As time went on, I kept thinking about it. Enough so I went to hunt down where else I might find it. Thus the Steeping Room.

Its been long enough that I can’t directly compare the two in my head. However, my feelings are very similar. I am enjoying this though not in a daily drinker kind of way.

I keep expecting vegetal or floral notes but I am detecting neither, at least not with my usual steeping parameters. I’m having a hard time coming up with the words to describe the flavor, but it is rich, warm, and maybe malty (I don’t have a great grasp on what malty is yet), though not like any of my black teas.

Five pearls for my little 8oz pot seems to be working well. Resteeps like crazy.