“Don’t let the Ginseng part keep you away from this if you’re not a fan, (coughDexter) this has nothing to do with regular ginseng oolong. If it wasn’t for its name, I wouldn’t even know it’s supposed to be there.”
That’s part of what TheTeaFairy wrote in her note about this tea yesterday. Hmmm I’m not sure we are drinking the same tea. In fairness, I’m not really sure what “ginseng” smells or tastes like – but there is something in here that is just screaming “spicy floral” – I’m assuming that’s the ginseng. I’ve had quite a few aged oolongs now and none of them had ‘that" smell/taste to them.
Sorry TheTeaFairy this just does not work for me. I screwed up my nose when the water first hit the leaves, screwed it up again when I removed the leaves, left it sitting on my desk for about 15 minutes and at that point thought “ok this is getting better as it cools” drank about half the cup and now a few minutes later it’s back with a vengeance. There is a brief moment at some temperature that this mellows but it’s short lived.
As always, thanks for the opportunity….
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LMAO!! Oh my, you’re such a good sport! So sorry about that one…“spicy floral”, really?? Whatever that is, I doubt it’s the Ginseng part. Our taste buds don’t seem to compute the same way at all, but it’s all good, that’s why it,s fun to share :-)
You crack me up;)
LOL I just call it as I see it, I’m not suggesting that my taste buds are “correct”. All I know is that whatever that “spicy floral” was, I couldn’t get the smell out of my infuser basket until I ran it though the dishwasher at work….
Agreed seeing how other perceive the same teas is one of the most interesting things here.
LMAO!! Oh my, you’re such a good sport! So sorry about that one…“spicy floral”, really?? Whatever that is, I doubt it’s the Ginseng part. Our taste buds don’t seem to compute the same way at all, but it’s all good, that’s why it,s fun to share :-)
You crack me up;)
LOL I just call it as I see it, I’m not suggesting that my taste buds are “correct”. All I know is that whatever that “spicy floral” was, I couldn’t get the smell out of my infuser basket until I ran it though the dishwasher at work….
Agreed seeing how other perceive the same teas is one of the most interesting things here.