1598 Tasting Notes
Yowza! I was starting to think that I wouldn’t need to order any more of this tea because the Caramel Vanilla is so amazing, but this cup convinced me that I need both.
I was just trying to determine which of those two to order and ended up deciding on the Caramel Vanilla. Hmm.
Well if I could only choose one, it’s be the Caramel Vanilla. But I think it’s be nice to have 1 oz of this one kicking around too!
I got the Caramel Vanilla, but I think I’ll get both in my next order. :)
the caramel vanilla is outstanding. haven’t tried the taiwanese assam….. plotting for december is underway!
It’s good, but I do think Caramel Vanilla has a bit of an edge on this one.
Straight PTA wins hands down for me. I really have to wonder if my Caramel Vanilla somehow lost flavour… although Sil got hers from the same bag as mine , and I tried it shortly after receiving the package in the mail. Hrmmm…
Great! I love the feedback!
My first tea of the day!
Everyone else is sleeping so I’m sitting with the baby watching the LAST episode of Downton Abbey and drinking dragon pearls. I still haven’t had my dragon pearl-off, but someday!
I have a feeling that I’ll need a comfort tea afterwards from what I’ve heard. :( 15 minutes to go, and I’m waiting for hell to break loose.
God, I love some of these characters so much. Even Mary, even though she’s so complicated. And stubborn.
I have yet to watch a single episode of this show. Maybe when winter comes & there is snow I’ll make tony a decadent breakfast & talk him into spending a day on the couch in PJs, watching every episode of the first season. Cuz that’s how we roll!
yes terri! yes!
Let me know when you do have a dragon pearl-off since I’d love to follow along. One of these days I want to have one of my own. Lol.
Terri – that sounds really awesome. :) I love devouring an entire episode at once.
I just realized that Season 4 starts to air today which is a relief because I don’t like how the last ep ended and need something else. But now I’m stuck waiting for each episode like regular people. :P I hate being caught up.
And will do, Shadowfall!
Maybe I’ll join you guys on the pearl-off as well!
Most vendors’ dragon pearls are actually literally the same tea. No matter the retailer, 99% these things on the market are all made by Feng Qing Tea Factory in Yunnan China (the Feng Qing in the name), any minor differences you pick out will just be batch to batch variations, so get them wherever they’re cheapest.
Really? I didn’t realize that! Maybe I’ll do a visual/smell test first to see if I can see any difference before I brew up a buttload of tea.
Sansnipple – I didn’t realize that either. Kinda takes the fun out of it. Lol!
I know they aren’t all exactly the same. Mandala’s pearls definitely taste & look different from thepuritea’s, for example.
Mandala’s aren’t the same as these either.
Hmmm… I always thought the Adagio and Zen Tea pearls were not as good quality as the others ones I’ve had too. I should go through and see how many types of pearls I have!
Cavo – i JUST found out the season started again tonight… heh so excited but yes… waiting sucks..that’s why i have like 10 shows i watch at the same time..gives me time to get a few episodes ready for when i want to do mini sessions of the show haha
I’m happy you watch it too! I don’t know anyone else that does and I might need to vent or cheer or something!
We usually just blitz through seasons after they’ve all aired but Joe isn’t into this so I can actually keep up.
I do love this tea. One of these days I will place an order for some.
I watched the first couple of eps at a friend’s house who had netflix, but now I am not sure the best source at home to watch with. I don’t have netflix at home.
It must have been American Netflix because I don’t see it on mine. I end up downloading the episodes, or borrowing the dvd’s from the library.
Seems like they’d make Netflix the same for everyone… :/
I think it’s to do with different regulations and licensing. Some of the Canadian broadcasters have rights to show movies/shows in Canada, and don’t want to sell/share it well Netflix. Red tape and bureaucracy are part of the problem, I imagine.
So our selection is much smaller than yours, but for some reason we get the odd show that you guys don’t get in the US. I think we had Walking Dead far sooner than you guys did, as an example. A lot of people I know us IP blockers or something to get US netflix, but I just haven’t bothered to figure it out for my PS3 yet.
i download my tv shows 100% legally….cough
Yes, it was in LA when I was at the Gallifrey One con and I was at my friend’s house alone for a bit.
I’m so sleepy today – IDK what’s up with that. TK didn’t go to bed until 1:30AM, but then we slept until 11. I should be feeling great!
Instead I’m blinking blearily at the brightness of my laptop screen and clutching tightly to my tea mug.
I love this tea.
We have company coming to visit/BBQ tonight. I might have to switch to coffee soon. AND/OR matcha.
This sounds so similar to my week now that I’m back in full-time classes haha. I hope your BBQ goes well :)
I beat you! I slept in until 12:45 and went to bed at 1am. Granted, I’m sick. But still, talk about sleeping in and still feeling tired, eh?
Hope matcha would help!
Sipdown!
This was tasty, but not as creamy as some of the other milk oolongs I’ve had. I wonder if the flavoured version of this tea would have that creaminess?
This Jin Xuan Milk Oolong is special for it’s milky aroma is natural, it is not manually added milk when process as other milk teas. The first three infusion of this tea will have slight milky scent. The Flavored Jin Xuan Oolong Tea is produced by adding edible flavoring to accentuate the milk flavor. So the milk aroma of this Flavored Taiwan Jin Xuan Milk Oolong is stronger. It is better for people who like strong milk fragrance.
Oh That makes sense! Thanks for the detailed explanation. I’ll have to try your flavoured version next time I order, although I did enjoy this one too.
It’s my pleasure,hope you like the flavoured version :)
Oh, I love this! I don’t want to rate it yet until I’ve had it with hot water too, but I can tell you this makes a great cold latte. Just added powder to hot water, whisked it, then added 5 oz of milk and used my milk frother to make it foamy and delicious.
I think I need to drink at least one cup of matcha per day seeing as I have so much, but I probably should try drinking it with water more instead of using milk. (hint: milk makes you fat. :P) I’m loving that I get to try all this out.
I love, love this tea!
I applied for this kickass job today that I really have high hopes for. Fingers are crosses. As a reward I decided to take the rest of the day to watching Downton Abbey, but I don’t know that that was the right choice either. I’ve almost halfway through Season 3 and there’s just too much to cry about! :O
And I already know about the major spoiler for the end of Season 3 so… I’ve got that to look forward to.
I woke up this morning on auto-pilot and poked through my box of samples to see if I could find one for the morning. And I didn’t want any of them. And suddenly I didn’t want tea at all.
:( That’s the hazard when it comes to focusing on sipdowns and trying unopened samples.
So, I said FORGET IT, and drank this instead and am now happy with tea again. Maybe I’ll update my cupboard and get a better idea of what I have by looking at the physical weight of it all, instead of focusing on the number. :P
Yeah, you gotta drink what you are in the mood for! :)
i try to alternate…i don’t force myself to drink samples if it’s really not what i’m in the mood for
Yeah, I go easy on myself in the morning. Just drink whatever it is you want: tea, coffee, nothing, etc. LOL.
Totally. I’m happy I moved onto something that excited me. Every cup is basically working towards sipdown anyway.
Arrrr, mateys, today I’ll be drinkin’ whatever I wants to drink, says I.
Why is there no rum in my tea? :)
terri – i posted an internal announcement on our “back office” site to that effect… just to try and get people to smile…hopefully i don’t get in trouble for it lol
Why is there no rum in the house?
:)
Aye, Cavo. That is a terrrrrrible thing, no rum. (Which reminds me. I need some ginger beer for a Dark and Stormy tonight.)
And now, time for a tea I’m not looking forward to sipping down at all! Good think I still have 2+ oz of it. :)
Sipdown! (126)
This was good, and would likely be better appreciated by someone who better appreciated green teas. :)
(Speaking of which, why did I order 9 oolong tea samples? I will likely enjoy them, but I’ll have to force myself to drink them. Otherwise I’ll just choose black teas all the time!)
New Downtown Abbey! :-)