So the price of this stuff dropped by a third! Now I feel less of a need to hoard it.
I’m drinking this instead of eating lunch. My stomach feels meh today and I don’t know what to eat because my brain says tacos. So milk oolong it is.
I had milk oolong in mind when I got my yixing so now he’s really getting some use.
First I did a rinse because these leaves are so hard to get to open up with quick steeps.
First steep: Around 15 seconds. Yay I missed this tea! Orchids! Cream! Butter! I love the pinch when it hits my tongue, I can’t decide if it feels like pepper or like bubbles.
I wonder if Paula Deen could be convinced to drink this tea. BUTTER.
Second steep: 30 seconds. More color to this one, obviously. I love the smell. It makes me want to infuse butter with orchid petals. That might be the only way I could ever get a good use out of an orchid since they hate me.
Third steep: 45 seconds. I’m pretty sure this is wrong, that a yixing can’t possibly have an effect on its fourth use, but this tastes SO much more floral than usual and I am loving it. I am also amazed that the creaminess is still there and quite strong. This is probably the best cup so far.
Fourth steep: 1 minute. A bit lighter on flavor now, but still very floral. There is still a definite butter flavor, although it’s less creamy now.
Fifth steep: 1 min, 15 seconds. Not much different from the fourth. Starting to lose flavor a lot more. Notes are definitely still very much on the orchid side of things. With five steeps and a whole lot of other tea sitting around, I do believe it’s time to move on to something else.
Nice pick for your free tea! It’s pretty expensive otherwise, but still tasty.
I’m glad you like it :)
Whoa! How’d you get that much free tea??
DavidsTea coupon!
Sweeet!!!
cries I don’t live by a DavidsTea and the online coupon blows. Hmph. Glad you got this though!
Nice choice for the free one!
Yes… $18 of free tea with a $20 purchase. Well worth it. I’d love to go to my local DT and buy things for you, Lynne-tea, but I feel like they’d recognize me and not let me. And I don’t know if I’d be able to make it over there Saturday anyhow.
Thank you for saying that Kittenna! That is a kind thought =) I have been trying to get people I know in Victoria to pick some up for me, but none have a printer. Sadface. I’m sure it’s for the best (SOMEHOW)…
Argh, what timing with this promo. Lynne, I’d grab stuff for you too but having just moved, I have no printer nor phone (since according to their facebook page, you can just show the coupon to the staff with your phone). This would have been the perfect time to try this tea. :/
Yeah, I was going to say that you can use a phone or something as well. I only have a printer since I’m staying with my parents. That sucks :(
Either way, thanks for the review! Glad you were able to snag some of this. I can’t wait to get my hands on this one.
Agreed! I can share some with you Incendiare until you get your hands on some =)
Aww, thanks for the offer! I was thinking of just picking some up anyway. Sounds like a person can’t go wrong with this one.
No problem! It’s true – you really can’t go wrong with this one. Pick up a sample and see how fast you go through it. I bet it will be quick. =)