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I wasn’t expecting this to taste and smell exactly like sticky rice but it does. It’s got a delicious smell and taste. It almost doesn’t taste like tea. It makes me hungry, in fact.

I received this as an extra with a tea order from What-Cha. It’s a pleasant oolong with a slightly nutty smell and taste. I’m not sure if there is a name for it but I have found that there are oolongs that are a bit closer to green tea and some that are a bit closer to black tea. This one is closer to a black tea. It is not at all astringent. I think this would be an easy tea for anyone to drink. It’s very approachable.

I really enjoy this tea. It’s sweet and grassy but doesn’t have that slight astringency that other senchas have. It’s very smooth and bright.

This is another pleasant green tea. Very drinkable and I think it would be easy for someone who doesn’t drink a lot of tea to enjoy it. I didn’t taste the fruit notes that What-Cha noted – I taste much more smoky notes. It kind of tastes like Fall.

I grabbed this tea because it’s getting ready to snow here and I wanted something warm, dark, and woody. (Alas, I’m out of puer tea or I would have turned to that.)

The aroma and taste are slightly smoky and woody with almost a hint of smoked salmon. It’s not at all bright or grassy. It reminds me a bit of a gunpowder.

Nice flowery oolong smell. The leaves as they unfurl are quite pretty. It’s got a slightly buttery, flowery taste. Very nice typical oolong.

This is a really delicious green tea. It’s floral and vegetal and grassy. It’s got a slightly sweet taste. It’s not a bright green taste like a sencha, it’s got a more mellow green taste.

Very smooth black tea. It has a warm and dark aroma and taste. Both are very welcoming. It reminds me of Adagio’s Yunnan Jig. It’s a nice simple black tea that I could give to friends who aren’t into tea without having to go into much explanation about what they’re about to drink.

It has a woody – almost wet wood – aroma and a smoky taste. It is reminiscent of lapsang souchong but without the “dirty gym socks” aroma and taste that is associated with that tea.

My husband said it tasted “like dirt and wood”.

Very cinnamony and spicy tea. It makes me think of Christmas and is one of those teas that I only drink in the winter. I know there are orange peels in the tea but I don’t taste any orange flavour.