I purchased this tea from Hapatite in her stash sale! Any time I see anything Fauchon, I have to jump on it. This was definitely the one I was most excited about, as I love almond. However, I did not realize that it’s an oolong base… For some reason I guess I assumed it was black like the others. I don’t know enough about oolongs to tell you what kind this is… It’s loosely rolled and still somewhat green, but seems partially oxidized, so I guess maybe tieguanyin? I don’t know! There are also flower petals, orange peel, and almonds, along with some stems. The dry scent is very sweet almond, which got me excited! There’s definitely some orange there too. I didn’t really know how to steep it, so I just went with my general French flavored/scented tea method – 3 minutes at 200 degrees.
I didn’t write any notes while I was having this tea, so I don’t really remember much about the aroma besides that it was citrusy and I could smell the greenness of the oolong underneath. I was pleasantly surprised by this tea! . The orange in it is quite nice. I’m not sure that I would call it completely authentic, but I find it does taste similar to real orange with a little extra tartness and a touch of candy flavor. The best of all worlds! :) Unfortunately for me, I didn’t find much of the almond in here, which is a shame. But I find that it doesn’t necessarily need it (although it would be nice). The base is very mild, I don’t really get any vegetal or overly floral taste like I do with green oolongs. It just kind of adds a nice mild autumn leafy, slightly toasty sort of flavor. There is a bit of floral here, but it’s very light and serves only to accent the orange.
This is a very lovely tea, and another win from Fauchon. I did drink it with a bit of sugar added, as I almost always do with flavored teas. I will definitely be keeping this tea in mind as an afternoon or early evening option (I’m unsure how much caffeine this type of oolong contains…). Thanks again, Hapatite, for giving me the opportunity to try this delightful tea! :)
Flavors: Almond, Autumn Leaf Pile, Floral, Orange
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This is a traditional tieguanyin base, which means that it is lightly roasted. I’ve really come to enjoy this type of oolong, glad you enjoyed it too!
I will confess that I have new tin of this along with the Pear one as I found them at TJMaxx. I’m sort of afraid to try them as I don’t usually like flavored tea that isn’t some sort of natural (for example real actually vanilla beans) flavor, but we’ll see…
OK, I just made this. I have to say – not heinous. I would drink this from time to time maybe, but not a whole tin and especially not a whole tin before it goes stale. But I will for sure finish this cup – which is saying something for me and a flavored tea. I like oolong base.
This is a traditional tieguanyin base, which means that it is lightly roasted. I’ve really come to enjoy this type of oolong, glad you enjoyed it too!
I will confess that I have new tin of this along with the Pear one as I found them at TJMaxx. I’m sort of afraid to try them as I don’t usually like flavored tea that isn’t some sort of natural (for example real actually vanilla beans) flavor, but we’ll see…
OK, I just made this. I have to say – not heinous. I would drink this from time to time maybe, but not a whole tin and especially not a whole tin before it goes stale. But I will for sure finish this cup – which is saying something for me and a flavored tea. I like oolong base.