Major Backlog: From Bloom Roasters Coffee Shop in Lansing.
Hell, there are so many notes to write. I had to make a review of this one, however.
The coffee shops that I’ve been typically stick to the some form of basic chai, green, earl grey, jasmine, chamomile, and what have you, but Bloom did something different. Written in the crisp white calligraphy on a chalk-board menu appeared the words “Silver Needle” with its notes saying “Vanilla frosting, hay, and cinnamon.” I immediately looked up the company named spirit tea. They had every solid basic that a snob would want-with a special emphasis on seasonal Baozhongs and roasted Tie Guan Yins on their website. I knew this was the real deal, as I knew this coffee shop took its fanciful audience’s taste seriously.
The way the brewed the tea was interesting: it was via pour over method like they do with their coffee: this was a coffee shop in the art district of a capital after all. I only got one cup of the tea, but it was satisfied me. The color was a light amber gold that you could only get from a white tea. The texture was thick and soft at the same time with no tannin and bare astringency, followed by a whispy character with a surprisingly strong cinnamon note. I’ve only had a few white teas do that, and this impressed me.
I would definitely try this tea again, and I at least had to share. This company seems to be right up the alley of people on here.
