I had a cup of this tea this morning and it was almost tasteless. Ruh roh. This is an ooooold tea, but it still took me by surprise because the Yunnan White Jasmine I have from the same order is still flavorful. I would expect a white jasmine to die faster than a black tea. Not even just the bergamot and rose, but the LB itself was weak. I guess I will have to try more leaf and see if I can coax out more flavor. I guess the lesson is: don’t sit on your LB.
ETA: I made this in a (failed) attempt to remind myself of blends from Verdant that I love. I got disappointed again with this month’s blends club. At first I was excited about the Shandon Rose blend because the description was about a rose-infused green tea they had in China, but then I read the ingredients and saw Peppermint (bleh), Sarsaparilla (again?) and Coriander (of course). WHY?? The tea smells mostly like a candy cane. Still not dropping the club until after the holiday blends, but it gets tougher every month.
Preparation
People who liked this
Comments
:( your notes makes me happy i did drop it… though sad that they aren’t working for you
Yeah, it makes me sad too. When I picked it back up I convinced myself that there was usually one blend of the three that I loved and so it was still fun, but ever since they I have not been impressed. They all seem to have the same ingredients on a different base tea.
:( your notes makes me happy i did drop it… though sad that they aren’t working for you
Yeah, it makes me sad too. When I picked it back up I convinced myself that there was usually one blend of the three that I loved and so it was still fun, but ever since they I have not been impressed. They all seem to have the same ingredients on a different base tea.