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Really liked the idea of this tea, but I just didn’t really care for the flavor. Sadly it’s been a few days since I tried it and can’t remember specifics, but I put it in my swap pile.

Finished off a small pouch of this, but thankfully realized I had another tin. I really like this tea. Honey, floral. All the lovely qualities you associate with a bug-bitten tea.

Sipdown 6 – 2025

Another miss from Adagio. While this smelled really nice; vegetal slightly, savory, it just didn’t taste good. Seems like it’s old/stale, which is a running theme I found with a lot of these samples I got from Adagio.

Sipdown 5 – 2025

Took me a few years to finish this off, but I do like it. Quite an interesting combination of jasmine and peppermint, that I liked drinking during the holidays.

Sipdown 4 – 2025

Ddid a gongfu session with the last bit of this, and I actually prefer it western style. A lot of the floral notes were lost, with some more smoky, slightly savory notes being brought forward.

Super floral. Really strong jasmine with just a touch of marzipany almond.

I don’t recall ever having a yellow tea before. This is really delicious. Like buttered sweet corn. Very easy to drink. The information Bitterleaf provided on how this is processed is also quite interesting:

The process of men huang involves wrapping the leaves in cloth or paper (in this tea’s case, paper) and allowing them to sit, facilitating further non-enzymatic oxidation. This labour intensive step is what produces this tea’s yellow colour and smooth, sweet character, while at the same time diminishing bitterness and vegetal qualities.

Interesting, but ultimately not for me. Slightly herbal with a really strong flavor of wet wood or mulch.

Sipdown 3 – 2025

Super tasty. Great banana flavor. The ‘pancake’ flavor always came across as more pastry, which worked for me.

Sipdown 2 – 2025

Never quite got along with this tea. Not terrible, just okay. The name certainly doesn’t fit it.