After drinking this tea, I now know why some steepster members describe some whites as buttery. You can almost taste a film on your tongue when you’re sipping this. I opted to sweeten it as it was almost weird not having a bit of sweetness with the buttery notes.

I steeped this 3 times (so far anyway). The first was at work and I can’t control the water temperature so it was slightly bitter. The other steeps were done at home and there was no bitterness at all. I’ll admit, the buttery-ness almost reminds me of things that are too oily or almost like you’ve eaten fruit that wasn’t quite ripe. It’s a little strange in a tea. Thankfully, with some sweetener, it is really nice. I love the smell of jasmine and so drinking this tea is quite pleasant… but I still think I prefer the Davidstea jasmine black pearls.

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I recently discovered loose leaf tea and am already addicted (much to my husband’s dismay)! I prefer fruity teas iced and savory teas hot. Looking forward to drinking and chatting.

Some likes/dislikes I’ve been noticing:

Likes:
Pineapple
Jasmine
Fruity White Teas
lighters Blacks
Most Oolongs (especially greener varieties)
dessert teas
tisanes iced that don’t require added sweetener

Dislikes:
Spicy flavors unless in chai
astringent black teas
heavy ginger teas
teas with licorice (as primary ingredients – somehow I like some where the licorice is in the back drop)
heavily oxidized oolongs

For my own reference, I’m only placing “full size” teas in my cupboard.

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