193 Tasting Notes
I wasn’t sure how much I would enjoy this one as I don’t tend to love floral scented teas (as much as I love floral notes in my teas) and this one was baked as well. But I’ve never seen pomelo flowers added to tea (or anything!) so I went conservative and picked up 25g just to try. I have to admit, I’m regretting not picking up a bit more!
It’s so delightful! Light, refreshing, more complex than I assumed. Very floral, of course. Close to magnolia or jasmine but much less perfumed. A good bit of tangerine comes out in both scent and taste.
I steeped this gong-fu first and fell in love! Absolutely perfect in every way, especially the latter steeps where the citrus flower scent is lessened and you can taste the other notes in the tea. Later I continuous steeped this one and loved it as well. Less complex, but so yummy.
I just have to say how impressed I am with Taiwan Tea Crafts. Every single thing I’ve had from them has been incredible. And the free samples they give come with handwritten personalized notes, which is a lovely touch. Shipping is quite quick as well, only 2 days from Taiwan to SF customs and 4 days to my home from there. I’m desperately trying to put myself on a tea buying hiatus, but I may need to make just one more TTC order…
Flavors: Citrus, Floral, Jasmine, Orange Blossom
Preparation
I thought I enjoyed the last harvest I tried, but this Spring 2015 is amazing! Honestly one of the best teas I’ve ever tried. It tastes so strongly of pastries it almost tastes flavored. Holds up well even in a travel mug. I just picked up another 100g but am considering updating my order to get 250 instead. I don’t think it can get much better than this
Flavors: Baked Bread, Malt, Molasses, Pastries
Preparation
That’s good to know boychik, maybe I’ll keep the 100g and get some of the Autumn version when it comes out.
Haveteawilltravel – I highly recommend it! Let me know if you want a sample, clearly I have enough to share :)
boychik — I’ve only tried the Spring harvests (2013 & 2014). Will have to get some of the Autumn to compare.
This one caught my eye when I was browsing TTC. I was on the fence about it since I haven’t liked citrus teas in the past, but your insightful review swayed me. I too am on a tea buying hiatus but I just may order a sample of this in the future.
It’s really quite good! If you want a sample before you buy, let me know.
Just noticed your comment now. I ended up pulling the trigger on this tea and like you the only regret I have is I didn’t order more!
Hah, I ended up getting 100g. Kind of want to try the black version now though…