Kiani Tea Advent Calendar 2021 – Day 15
So I was all ready to do a casual gongfu session with this tea, and then I cut open the packet and saw luster dust.
NOOOOOOOO…
But I was planning to use an inexpensive ceramic gaiwan that I can easily clean, so I decided to go ahead and try it anyway. I did a couple of steeps with it, and it tasted fine, but I found the amount of glitter residue everywhere (and the puddle of glitter at the bottom of the cup) pretty unappetizing, so I switched to grandpa style instead. Lazy mode, activate! Luckily, I think I’d rinsed a lot of the glitter off in those first couple of steeps… XD
I love jasmine, and I love silver needle, so this is lovely! The jasmine is sweet, creamy, luscious but not perfumey (at least, not to me). I will say since the jasmine is quite strong, it does overpower the bai hao yin zhen. So I don’t taste a whole lot of those lighter hay, grain, and cucumber notes that I would expect from a plain silver needle. Perhaps a touch of light hay in the aftertaste, but otherwise it’s all jasmine all the time! Lol. There is a bit of a stonefruit note, but not sure if that’s from the tea or the jasmine.
I guess I’ll hold off on rating, not sure how to reconcile my enjoyment of the tea with my disapproval of the luster dust… :P
Flavors: Creamy, Floral, Hay, Jasmine, Nectar, Round, Smooth, Stonefruit, Sweet
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Jasmine Silver Needle needs no added luster
I think this is like the fifth (?) glitter tea, so at this point the whole concept has sort of lost its luster if you know what I mean. :P
ONE luster tea, if that, per advent is plenty. Better yet, if you must include lustre, package it separately so that people who choose to can have a field day with it.
Yeah, I would’ve been fine with one or two but it gets old really fast… And yes, luster on the side!
Jasmine Silver Needle needs no added luster
I think this is like the fifth (?) glitter tea, so at this point the whole concept has sort of lost its luster if you know what I mean. :P
ONE luster tea, if that, per advent is plenty. Better yet, if you must include lustre, package it separately so that people who choose to can have a field day with it.
Yeah, I would’ve been fine with one or two but it gets old really fast… And yes, luster on the side!