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I just learned that it is customary to brew (quality) Oolong up to 5 times, and that it usually improves with each successive brew.

On an unrelated note, I started a tea group on Gnolia.
http://gnolia.com/groups/tea

For those who don’t know, Gnolia is a bookmarking network similar to Delicious. Right now it’s by invite, but if you request an invite you should probably get one in a day or so. (But you don’t need an invite to view groups or bookmarks.)

I’m still trying to perfect this milk + honey technique. I’m getting close, I think, to a serviceable brew. However, I’m still not particularly great at it.

Rooibos, in general, is tricky for me to brew. I always make it too strong and I’m never sure if I did it right. This time I managed to brew a nice mild tea. Someone told me this tastes a little like (a good) tobacco, and I’d agree. Also a nice sweet note.

Much better this time, a little nutty. This tea was my first tea where the leaves were rolled and it’s taken me awhile to get the amount needed for a good brew right. (Hint: a little less.)

Well, the more I drink it the more it grows on me.

Good stuff, as all A&DDFT products seem to be, but does the smell remind anyone else (just a little bit) of a horse? (Thank you, Grandma and Grandpa, for living on a farm.)

I thought this tea was alright cold brewed, and brewed hot I think the same. I’ve had better jasmine teas, this one was a little too vegetal for me, personally I prefer the illusion of drinking a flower.

I tried again, this time (cold) brewed a little stronger. This time around the tea flavor is both obvious and enjoyable. I don’t know if I had just not been using enough tea or if the tea itself needs to be brewed a little longer on the whole.

I’m on the fence with this tea. I’ve only made it cold brewed and it is very light and slightly sweet, but to me it seems too light. I like a definite flavor with my tea.