Zhi Tea

after first pouring water over it – it had a very strong grassy/herb scent, but after a few moments it toned down into a very light and sweet scent. The flavor was much stronger than I’d anticipated after the light scent, but the sweetness of the honey/peach really rounds out the flavors nicely – overall it’s a very enjoyable green!

In the second steeping I’m feeling more of the smokey-peppery ness of the Oolong coming through, along with some of the floral on the finish. The first steeping I feel had more of the citrus. Overall a very smooth and satisfying cup.

mmm smokey citrus-yness

Steep 2 – interesting, I’m picking up sort of a salt & pepper scent that I think might be coming from the orange peel. The flavor is MUCH more citrus-y and less floral-y this time around. And the smokiness from the 1st steep is almost non-existent, but seems to highlight the marigold more. Very nice 2nd cup!

Definitely a very mild and sexy tea, as they say in the description. Once brewed the orange peel comes off in the scent and the taste is loaded with marigold plus hints of citrus. The marigold almost gives it a touch of smokiness too IMO, or perhaps I just oversteeped? Overall, a very pleasant cup – looking forward to steep #2 and 3.

nice and crisp for Spring

Definitely a lot of layers, the rose comes out on top – a very dark, almost peppery black tea. The vanilla is pretty subtle, but it comes out nicely with the rose.

finishing up my sample, will definitely have to restock – this one is a staple of mine. still pretty good, even though the remains of the sample are all crumbly. very smooth and peaceful – a nice calming tea.

2nd steep, this might be the last one… good thing I ordered some Plum Spice Oolong from designatea.com

finishing off my sample bag, definitely going to steep this a few times

second steep, still very good, maybe not quite as smooth

This is one of my favorite teas – very smooth, and rich, and great for multiple infusions!

This is one of my new favorites, many layers of flavor to it- earthy black, smokey vanilla notes floating on top, with a nice floral finish from the rose.