Silver Bell Oolong

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I found an unopened bag of this in the sip down stash a week or two ago and decided it was time to open some of the teas which have sat a while. There was a hit of the creamy aroma from the milk oolong. I didn’t smell much of the jasmine green tea as I anticipated (milk oolong is typically an overpowering aroma though).

I brewed this as an iced tea on Saturday evening. I added 195F water + 4 steep time, over ice. The creaminess from the milk oolong was the predominant flavor, however, the jasmine green remained in the aftertaste. It was slightly bitter, although, it wasn’t bad. I think if there was more balance between the two teas, this tea would stand out a bit more. Quite the “middle of the road” blend for me.

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Really sipping through my work stash of teas. This was fine. Milk oolong and jasmine, balanced pretty evenly. The milk flavor wasn’t my favorite- a bit too intense.

A really nice, buttery milk oolong blend. I adore Milk Oolongs and I love Jasmine green tea so this was a match made in heaven. I definitely plan on grabbing more in order to keep it in my stash long-term.

Today was a fun teamail day, with deliveries arriving from DAVIDsTEA, Tea Thoughts, and Simple Loose Leaf! I was really curious about this blend so I broke into it right away. After two steeps I remain somewhat underwhelmed. It’s creamy and floral but I think I want to play around with it a bit more to figure out how to get the most out of this tea.

A pleasant, light blend that contrasts well with some of the heavier seasonal flavors I usually enjoy this time of year. The jasmine stands out, with a creamy element that was surprising for a tea I was drinking on its own. I enjoyed this, but wouldn’t go out of my way to purchase it again.

This is my first unflavored tea and I liked it. The flavor is almost floral (probably the jasmine green tea pearls) but also smooth. Also works as a double steeping tea

Not a tea I normally would have picked out for myself but I was in a meeting earlier today and a coworker brewed a large pot of it and offered me a small teacup. How can you turn down already steeped tea from a friend/coworker!? The answer is that you just can’t…

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(DavidsTea 2022: 4)

Got more jasmine this time, alongside the milk oolong. I feel like this is a blend I could make myself, though.