Another fantastic find in Kawaii433’s package! THANKS SO MUCH! I’m very thrilled to try this one. Plums with oolong sounds like a dreamy combination. The flower petals add a nice touch. The oolong was the tightly bundled type. I’d say the fruitiest steep was the first one. It wasn’t an obvious plum, it was the faintest hint of plum. The second and third steeps probably were mostly tasting of plain oolong. But it’s a good one. The oolong had mostly notes of orchid which I absolutely love. Otherwise the flavor was sweet sweet sweet. I appreciate that the plum wasn’t fake tasting and overdone, but if I didn’t know it was supposed to taste like plums, I might not have noticed it. The oolong could be amazing on it’s own anyway! I’m happy I was able to try this before it disappeared!
Steep #1 // 1 heaping teaspoon for a full mug // 20 minutes after boiling // 1 minute steep
Steep #2 // 18 minutes after boiling // 2 minute steep
Steep #3 // 8 minutes after boiling // 2 min
2019 sipdowns: 4 (oh boy, we’ll get there….)
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Hi! I love tea and trying new ones – it adds a bit of variety to my day! Books, music, TV & movies are my thing… and tea, of course.
Some of my favorite tea shops (still operating):
birdandblendtea.com
teavivre.com
52teas.com
svtea.com
whisperingpinestea.com
justea.com
harney.com
Dammann Freres
fusionteas.com
shop.Javateaco.com
Lupicia
Octaviatea.com
Davidstea.com
eco-cha.com
what-cha.com
singleoriginteas.com
teasenz.com
tealyra.com
Mandalatea.com
verdanttea.com
Favorite tea shops (RIP):
butikiteas.com
steapshoppe.com
steepcityteas.com
aquartertotea.com
dellaterrateas.com
zentealife.com
angrytearoom.com
theteamerchant.net
joysteaspoon.com
tealiciousllc.com
Rivertea
Specialteas
My icon photo is Richard Mayhew from the graphic novel ‘Neverwhere’ by Neil Gaiman, Mike Carey & Glenn Fabry.
Most of the teas listed in my cupboard are actually sample sizes. I don’t really have 2,000 ounces of tea around here! Many of my teas have only one teaspoon left… maybe two. But I like keeping them in my cupboard list for reference to what I could be sipping. Usually, I write tasting notes once for each tea. I’m still drinking them, just not writing tasting notes each time!
I’m always in search of: Hattialli, Qu Hao black, Jin Jun Mei, teas using marshmallow root.
My dislikes: hibiscus, ginger (unless in chai), turmeric, bee pollen, charcoal type flavors
My ratings:
95-100 – Super awesome deliciousness favorites – cupboard essential
80-95 – Also pretty delicious
65-80 – Pretty good
50-65 – Okay
1-50 – Probably won’t want to sip it again
I’m planning on being a Steepsterer as long as there IS a Steepster, so if you’re not hearing from me, that means something happened to my health… if you know what I mean. (Or as evidenced by the great computer hiatus of 2019, something happened to my computer… I have a dumb phone so can’t access internet on that. As of 12/20/21 my wifi might start getting unreliable.)
Happy sipping!
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USA
At least I know who to send it to if I feel overwhelmed with my tea inventory. :D Glad you liked it!
haha :D
I thought about ordering a packet of this, but they were sold out of it almost immediately. Clearly Kawaii is to blame! ;)
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