Wow. This reminded me of the few Butiki’s teas I had. It literally tastes like a vanilla apple cider panna cotta. The vanilla is incredibly strong and the crisp apple after taste comes from oolong itself. Coconut and pineapple linger around too in the notes. Overall, immensely sweet and MEGA creamy. I got to steep it four times, and the vanilla flavor remained until and in that last one.
The pastry flavor itself was what was a little bit more iffy for me. There were times were the flavoring did taste like a yankee candle or something artificial. However, that taste was not there at the first thirty seconds, and definitely not there in the rest of the main steeps. It was natural every other time allowing the jade oolong and vanilla to dominate. A more experienced drinker would appreciate the oolong itself and the careful flavor blend. Newer drinkers would definitely like this tea and so would oolong lovers, but a lot of people might be detracted by the creaminess and sweetness. If you like panna cotta, cheesecake, and not feeling guilty about it, this is your tea. But if you don’t like those desserts or sweets in general, I would not recommend it.
I got to say, though, this is one of my favorites from A Quarter to Tea so far.
Flavors: Apple, Cheesecake, Clove, Coconut, Cream, Custard, Floral, Pineapple, Sweet, Vanilla
