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Orange and creamy. This is pretty awesome.

When it is hot, there is too much tropical, not enough monkey. But as it cools, the balance is shifting and that is a good thing.

Not bad for an herbal tea.

Good tea. Smooth and tasty without being overly sweet or rich. Good dessert tea that isn’t heavy.

It’s a darker oolong than I would pick on my own, but all in all not bad.

First off, I should have checked the ingredients before having this – I need caffeine in the morning so the fact that this is decaf makes me sad. Second, I couldn’t get behind the taste of this at all. It seemed like there was too much going on in the cup – the flavors didn’t blend well. Not my cuppa.

Confession time: I’ve never had pu erh. It scares me. So I was a bit afraid of this tea. Yes, I’m chicken. But this tea was really good! A not-overpowering cinnamon taste in a smooth and mellow tea. Very good!

Smells very juicy – like a super-ripe cantaloupe, or maybe a honeydew, dipped in oolong. And it tastes just like it smells – like cantaloupe coated in an oolong jelly (if such a thing existed). Pleasantly weird. And very summery.

This smells sourly smoky. I was a little afraid to drink it. But while it tastes a bit smoky, it isn’t near as strong as the smell. I did add sugar and I think that helped the bitter smoky become just normal smoky. As it cools a bit the mint taste comes out. Not ever going to be a favorite, but not the punishment I was expecting based on the smell.

The strawberry is a bit overpowering. I can taste a little of the green tea in it but barely a hint. I want to taste more of the green and have it be less of a strawberry tea that it is. I want the whole tea to taste like the aftertaste does, which is a nice light strawberry-flavored, instead of the tart taste of just strawberries, which is how everything but the aftertaste tastes.