It’s true that the most delicious tea always gets consumed first. This one gets added to the growing pile of deeply missed absentees, along with others like Milk Oolong, Golden Snail, and Sticky Rice Oolong. I have no Japanese greens, Yunnan black tea, Shu puerh… OMG. Soon I will be left only with a bancha hibiscus cupboard. It’s going to be so gross.
Please make this hiatus end.
Flavors: Cream, Earth, Mushrooms
I started my Steepster loose leaf adventure back in 2012. I can’t say I’m completely new anymore, but I still view oolong as a magical, extraterrestrial creature that unfurls in water.
Favourite Flavours/Ingredients:
-Vanilla, Maple, Caramel, Cream, Toffee, Nougat, Marzipan
-All Citrus: Lime, Grapefruit, Lemon, Bergamot, Orange, Yuzu
-Anise, but not licorice
-Ginger or Clove-forward chai
-Rosemary
-Grass/Marine/Vegetal/Nutty Green teas
-Florals: Rose, Lavender, Jasmine…
-Musky and/or Woody Incense-like stuff: Sandalwood, Frankincense, Eucalyptus
-Berries: Blackberry, Raspberry, Currants, Blueberry, Elderberry
-Bananas, and most fruits actually.
Less Preferred Flavours/Ingredients:
-Stevia and most sweetners
-Cinnamon-forward chai/blends
-Apple & Cranberries
-Mango pieces (love mango outside of tea though)
-Coconut pieces (as a sub/filler ingredient)
-Metallic or overly artificial teas
-Cocoa Nibs, 95% of the time.
Subjective Rating System 3.0:
90-100: My absolute favourite tea. I’ll impulsively buy in large quantities and hoard like a dragon.
85-89: A favourite tea. I’ll try to keep this one around when it’s practical.
76-84: A good tea, but not one I’m likely to order again.
70-75: Alright, but I may have a few problems with quality, consistency, ingredient chemistry and/or personal preferences.
50-69: Average to mediocre cup.
11-49: Varying levels of undrinkable tea. I don’t give a lot of these ratings out, since I tend to grab tea I know will appeal to me.
1-10: Nightmare tea from the chaos realms. This tea is the embodiment of the primordial swamp, the unholy abomination that is a chimera. It’s very gross and I’m almost positive it doesn’t exist.
BC, Canada
ROFL! XD
Oddly enough, I tend to target my most disliked teas for sipdown first… feels like such an accomplishment when I get rid of them.