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drank Vanilla Orchid by DAVIDsTEA
672 tasting notes

My first David’s Tea order came in today and I am so excited! I used to go to their store in Boston, and while that was a pleasant experience, there was something so nice about getting all these colorful packages of tea wrapped up in tissue paper (and with free samples thrown in too!). Anyway, it was a hard choice, but I settled on trying the Vanilla Orchid oolong first. It does not disappoint. When I opened the package it smelled like a really good vanilla yogurt; the taste turns out to be a lot more delicate. At first I had a hard time distinguishing it, but just a little raw sugar (3/4 tsp) made the flavor bloom. This is also one of those teas that is fun to watch in the steeping, as the tightly rolled balls unfurl into massive leaves. I think I’m in love with this tea already.

Preparation
195 °F / 90 °C 5 min, 0 sec

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Happiness Is:
green tea
black tea
lots and lots of oolong!
fruit
vanilla things
mint

Not Really My Style:
spices (except for ginger. ginger rocks)
chai (because, you know, the spices)
rooibos (I don’t get it. Everyone seems psyched for it. Not me).
those smoky teas, like lapsang souchong, though once in a while I’ll need something really strong and then I like them.
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