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The first steep of this tea surprised me with the subtle floral flavor and creamy notes. I wasn’t sure if I was going to care for this one because it struck me as being overly subtle. The second steep is what changed my mind about this tea. The leaves have completely unfurled in my pot and the flavor isn’t quite as subtle as it was before. The floral flavor really comes through and there is a slight sweetness that I really enjoy as well slight bite to the end of each sip. This was by far my favorite steep of this tea out of the three that I made.

Overall I found this to be a very enjoyable Oolong tea, however, I still prefer the stronger flavors of Tie Guan Yin.

Thanks go to scribbles for sending me this, I’m really enjoying all of the samples she sent me. When I saw it I wasn’t sure how I was going to like it, the combination of flavors seemed odd to me. I didn’t like it hot, the flavors just didn’t pop like I thought they should, but cold is another matter entirely.

I took the last of my sample and made iced tea. I used double the amount of leaf it called for, steeped hot for 4 minutes, then added cold water and put in the fridge to chill. It gave me a slightly buttery flavor with a hint of spice and almond. This ended up making a really good iced tea.

I got this from iHeartTeas during her tea sell off. I’ve been curious to try something from 52teas so when I saw she had a bunch of samples I jumped all over it. So much for not buying anymore tea this month.

Just opening the package hits you with the strong scent of coconut and there are coconut flakes mixed in with the honeybush. Before steeping I was curious how the cake was going to figure in to this blend and with the first steep I didn’t quite get it. Actually, I almost burned my mouth off because I was being impatient, so really was the whole issue this time. Once the tea cooled off to a drinkable temperature I totally got hints of the cake, it was a nice creamy feel with each sip. I do with I could taste a little more of the cake aspect, but otherwise I think this is delicious.

I wish I had a little coconut milk to add to this, I think it would be delicious, but I cleaned out the fridge this morning and dumped it. I’m leaving for a two week trip to rural Kansas and Oklahoma Friday morning and I’m really sad that I’ll have to leave my new tea samples at home. Well water and tea just don’t work well together.

The first thing that I noticed was the sweetness, it seems a lot sweeter than the last few dragowell teas that I have had. The flavor is a lot more subtle with just a hint of grassyness to it. Overall I think this is a nice dragonwell, especially since it lacks the astringency that I find occasionally in them.