Stash Tea Company

This tea shows up on both the green tea and oolong rosters at Stash. That’s because it’s a pouchong (bao zhong), or Bay Jong, as Stash has chosen to Americanize the tea designation. More confusement ….. But anyway, back to the tea.

When I first tasted this tea, several months ago, I didn’t know all that fun stuff. Now, I don’t think that knowing it has changed my taste buds all that much. I do appreciate the pouchong concept more now, since I dislike the astringency and bitterness of green tea so much. Pouchong gives me a lot of green tea flavor possibilities without risking the unwanted elements. A triumph of tea mastery, in my estimation. Does the person who made this tea know it’s being sold as “Bay Jong?” I wonder what she’d say?

Drinking green tea or a really green oolong, I feel all healthful and proud of myself. With this tea, I can do that and like what I’m drinking. The lilac notes were terribly elusive this time. The aging of the tea probably is mostly responsible for the loss, but maybe a change of temperature on the 2nd steep would help. Anyone have a suggestion which way to go — cooler or hotter?

I’m still liking the cup. The artichoke and new-mown hay are still going on. I gave the 3rd steep 9 min at 200F. Result was strong enough, but drier and less interesting.

This dry tea is very loose, indeed. Long, graceful leaves with only a bit of twist, accompanied by long sections of stems make this one difficult to measure without a scale. Ten second rinse before first steep. Notes of spring meadow, asparagus, and lemon. A sweet, creamy taste and mouthfeel made me sip again and again. This is a delicate tea which requires time. Some things cannot be had from the liquor — try sniffing the steaming leaves. Then, in the 2nd steep, open your senses for artichoke, lilac and new-mown hay!

Growing up, I remember drinking this tisane at the helm of the family’s sailboat as the rain poured down. It is bold and unapologetically licoricey, though perhaps a bit to unapologetic. Which is why it doesn’t get a higher score. It is so heavily laden with licorice, that the natural sugars tend to bind to the tongue, leaving the palette stained for quite some time. However, it is a fantastic beginning tisane, especially if one is trying to get away from adding sweeteners. It is a battleship of a tisane, when perhaps a small frigate could do the job better. Yogi knocks this ball out of the park with their “Egyptian Licorice” tisane.

first off, i hate cinnamon. I almost always pass on chai, because the cinnamon is too overpowering for me. However, I was willing to take a shot. Once I opened the packet, I noticed that the teabag was a little damp- because of the orange oil! The scent of cinnamon was there, but the orange was equally matched. It was a perfect balance. I wouldn’t buy this again, but it was a nice experience.

Found this in a Stash Organic variety pack. If mint tea was silk, this would be it. In-freakin-credible!

I don’t hate it.

Yum. Mild flavor that seems to come out when Iced. I just wish I could have enjoyed it on a beach somewhere instead of at work out of a styrofoam cup.

Microwaved on high 2.5 minutes. Steeped for about 4 minutes. Tasted a little bitter, and kind of earthy. Added a hint of sugar, which I couldn’t taste, so I added a bit more. Then I added some milk, enough to turn it cloudy. Added one last bi of sugar, and I think it’s a decent flavor. With the added milk, it’s a pretty mild chai, but I like milder teas. Nice when I just need something warm and soothing to drink.

Since the dorm has no kitchen, I have to use a microwave. Mixed equal parts milk and water. microwaved on high for 2.5 minutes. Too much milk—the spices were barely noticeable

The description was much more exciting than the tea itself- I wasn’t overwhelmed with flavor, but it was a comforting cup nonetheless. It went really well with honey.

Grr, I tried to post this once and it got eaten. >:(

I got a cup of this to go when the boyfriend and I were shopping for X-mas stuff. Surprisingly it brewed up without any bitterness this time. The green tea is the dominent flavour in this tea, not surprising when you consider how delicate white teas are. There’s a slight rice-grain flavour that I can taste, although nowhere near the sort you’d find in a genmai-cha.

I kept the brewing time short, but it still has an astringency I’m not really that fond of.

I think I may have over-steeped this a little as it was a touch bitter and the white tea was difficult to taste.

Go see my older tasting notes on this tea. :)

I’ve been thinking that this might be a nice tea to try iced. Has anyone tried icing oolongs? Usually it’s just black, green or fruit teas I’ve heard people mention.

Backlogging from earlier today.

I’m curious; for those of you who have tried this tea before, does it remind you of any particular type of oolong?

I steeped it a touch longer than normal and I am noticing a bit of astringency starting to come out. Interestingly I’d not tasting any sweetness as this tea cools like I do with other, better quality oolong teas. shrugs

Too tired to write anything meaningful. I’m off to bed. Guh.

I loves me some tastey peach Wuyi oolong tea. :D <3

Mmmm, peachy-keen.

Sorry, I’m just not feeling terribly creative or verbose today. :/

The smell of this tea is delightfully peachy and conjures up images of sweet, ripe fruit, that’s dripping with juice when you bite into it on a hot summer day. Mmmm…

The taste was surprisingly light and delicate without any of the biscuity/baked flavour I’m used to tasting in oolongs. But then again, I’m not exactly an expert with this type of tea – if there was a ‘Oolongs For Dummies’ I’d totally be there! Suffice to say I have no idea what a Wuyi oolong is supposed to be like, so I’ll skip that and just evaluate it on it’s own.

The flavour is smooth, sweet and fruity and the peach isn’t overwhleming. It tastes very natural unlike some flavoured teas which taste like someone dumped in a bottle of perfume. I’d say this is probably my favorite Stash tea to date.

Tried a sample. Could’ve been user error on my part, but tasted a lot like lawn clippings.