Palais des Thés

Delicious, fresh but full… hands down favorite earl grey ever tasted.

I smelled the tea at the boutique and remembered it to be a lot more sweet rather than spicy when I opened my bag… but maybe that’s because it was sealed up? Or maybe I’m crazy.

But anyway, I was a little worried at first that there would be a mystery icky flavor but was immediately relieved of that stress when I took my first sip.

Lovely, absolutely lovely. It’s spicy enough to really warm you through but the apple keeps it smooth on the throat and heart. I don’t really taste the almond, but I can kind of feel the texture a bit.

I really enjoy this tea. I’m excited to keep drinking it throughout the fall and winter!

Brewed in a big teapot, I tried multiple brewing time. Ok tea, but still, the bad black tea basis from Le Palais Des Thes is there

I love drinking Long Jing when I am really thirsty, after a workout.

This tea certainly differs from other Japanese teas such as sencha or macha, being less bitter and a bit more subtle, yet quite refreshing. Very tasy!

Renowned for its quality and taste, I decided to try this although I am leaving for Japan in about two weeks and should really be consuming the tea I already have.

As I am not a big fan of the “official” way of making sencha, I always use less tea than normal, about 1 teaspoon per 2.5 dl. I usually works fine for me, but this time it came out really weak.

Increasing the amount of tea to 2 teaspoons to a 3.5 dl in a traditional Japanese teapot seemed however to do the magic!

A wonderful, round taste with a somewhat bitter touch.

Very fruity and nice. A bit more fruitier than its close “relative” Dong Ding.

My first milky wu-long and I’m really not sure what I should get.

First attempt yesterday, I used way to much tea (used my teaspoon for measure but left the leaves free in the cup), the result was excessively bitter. But it is very impressive to see those pearls unfold into ig leaves.

Second attempt today, used 4-5 pearls but with too much water I think. While I can smell the different aromas, it feels diluted, I’ll try the second infusion with less water.
Scent and taste are pleasant, buttery and floral.

I’m looking forward to compare with other milky wu longs !

I decided to start discovering tea with what I have at home, where I have to be, writing my thesis. While I am familiar with different types of black or green tea, I only had oolong once before, so this is the perfect time.

The colour is surprisingly (to me) clear, almost like a white tea, the smell is delicate while present and definitely nutty. The taste is not too strong either and it develops nicely after a few seconds.

Several people told me in the past they don’t like tea, because it’s like “drinking hot water”. I am pretty sure they wouldn’t like this one at all, but I’ll try it again, maybe with more tea or longer steep time.

I bought this first in bags for the office: the bergamot was present and working nicely with this mix but then I got it in loose leafs and I only get mint, very light. Might have to try again but it’s getting pretty boring.

I’ve bought this tea for taking it everyday at work. On the bag it’s written “cinnamon and liquorice notes”, well – at first I couldn’t find them, but 5 minutes after drinking a cup, I could feel the liquorice taste in my mouth.
It’s a medium tea: there is a very light floral taste and something that reminds me of cereal, surprising. Nothing like the usual Tie Guan Yin, not bad, but not crazy either – a good tea for its price.
The thing that surprised me the most me with this tea is how hard it’s to brew : impossible to get something in a big teapot … I’ve tried a long steep, a short one, more leaves … nothing : a light faint taste of cereal, nothing more.
And in Gong Fu Cha, it works ! Surprisingly, the steep are quite long : 40’’ – 45’’ – 1’10 – 2’00 – 2’30.

Without milk this tea is ok, but with milk it’s rather good. Mild maybe, but malty and full-flavoured.

Delicious. A fragrant version of Earl Grey. I’ll be buying more of this.

I think I brewed it a bit long. I wasn’t paying attention. Also, the only water I can get is a bit hot. Still, I think it came out OK.

The dry leaves smell great. Very perfumy, very floral and fruity. Quite a few stems. The wet leaves open up nicely and spell much more vegetal and deep than the dry. The liquor is light and yellow-ish green-ish, with just a hint of brown. Fairly transparent.

The front end of the taste is fairly standard-the green tea base seems to be good, though not spectacular. The mid-ranges give way surprisingly cherry tones, and the aftertaste is strongly floral and fruity, again with the ghost of cherries on my pallet long after I finish sipping.

I have been looking forward to trying a Sakura Green for a while, and this delivers, though perhaps not with as much of a bang as I had hoped. It does leave me with that happy tea feeling afterwards. It’s a solid tea, maybe a little better than an “everyday” tea, if you like floral, fruity cups.

I’d say this is a good tea for people with a mid-range of experience. I’ll definitely brew the rest of what I have (about 50g), but I probably won’t buy it in the future.

Brewed in a big teapot.
Very strong taste of smoke, not the best smoked tea out there.
If you like smoked tea you may like this one, although the smoke override every other taste in this tea.

Brewed in a big teapot.
The bergamot was too strong for my taste and the mint almost absent.
I tried it cold and didn’t really like it too.

Fruity green tea.
I tried it hot and cold, both were good.

Brewed in a big teapot : 0,7cl.
I also tried in gong fu cha – same result …

Usually I’m not into the Bio things, but what I read in the shop made me want to try it. Well at this price, there are far better teas than this one. The taste and the leaves looks more like red tea than oolong. There’s also an earthy taste to it, a bit pu-erh like (not a good old one though).
I would only recommend trying this one if you’re into red teas (more than flowery, fruity oolong).

Brewed in a big teapot.
Spicy and a little bit fruity.
Ok for a tea of this price, however the spicy taste is a little bit too strong for me

I tried with a big teapot (0,7 L).
It tastes nutty and woody, not a very good tea, but drinkable though.