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Oh happy day! Found one more sample packet than I thought I had of this. (This happens to me a lot, due to general absent-mindedness, but it never loses its thrill.) More milky-buttery-perfectly-balanced-against-the-oolong for me.

From reviews I’ve read, it sounds like some people object to having flavoring in their milk oolongs — and I admit, if you were expecting the unflavored kind, this one might come as a bit of a shock — but I’m no purist. Flavoring is fine by me, as long as it doesn’t taste like chemicals. This is a very natural flavoring.

I’d love to compare it to David’s milk oolong, but I am reluctant to buy a whole 50 grams of it, and I’m nowhere near a store. I know the David’s order form isn’t set up to request specific samples, but has anyone tried requesting them in the comments section of the form? They always send 3 samples with the order anyway, so I’d just as soon get the things I’m really curious about.

There is a nice balance between the jasmine and green tea flavors in this, but there is also something else going on. Not exactly a buttery undertone – but something along those lines? I can’t quite put my finger on it. Anyway, this is fine, but I think I still prefer Teavivre’s white jasmine tea to this.

The tea that makes you wonder if you somehow grabbed coffee by mistake. Though definitely not an every-day tea, sometimes you just have to have something punchy-strong to get you through the morning.

Note: don’t oversteep this. A lot of my black teas say steep for 5 min.; 3 minutes is plenty for this one.

Drinking this while I plan my next David’s order.

I’m trying to remember exactly how much I liked Mango Madness, but since the last time I had it was before I joined Steepster, and since I didn’t even save the envelope to sniff and recall the flavors, it’s like grasping at smoke here.

The very last of the sample :( Sorry to see it go — fuzzy teas are the cutest! I left this tea to cool quite a bit by accident, but at the slightly-above-lukewarm temperature I was able to taste some of the fruity notes I hadn’t previously detected in it. A lovely green tea.

Pineapple is the name of the game. I realized when I was going through the tea tins that this is a very pineapple tea kind of day, and I’m glad, because when I’m in the right mood for it, the pineapple tea is VERY good. Yet most days, it’s the almost-last-choice tea in the cupboard. I’m sure this stems from my feelings on pineapple in general: it’s a delicious treat to enjoy about five times a year, and the last thing I’d want to eat every day.

I’m starting to feel that keemun is just not for me. I can’t put my finger on a single thing wrong with this tea — it’s smooth, rich, and free from bitterness — but somehow it’s just not appealing. The Fengqing Dragon Pearls and the Bailin Gongfu that came with this one in Teavivre’s sampler are so much more interesting.

I had so many problems trying to make this tea last winter, but now that summer is here and I’m trying it iced, I feel like all my troubles are over. The flavor is rich and elegant, and finally the black and green tea are working with instead of against each other. It tastes like peach and rose, with an emphasis on the peach. The rose is more in the aroma. I never could taste the jasmine that’s supposed to be in this mix, and I still don’t, but neither do I miss it.

Amazing the difference temperature can make.

This tea tastes different every time, possibly because I can’t get my steep times under control. It seems less biting and more vegetal this time around. Very good. Plus the fuzzy tea leaves are adorable.