Additional notes: Thanks so much for this one, Mastress Alita! It’s a favorite I discovered years ago (under various names), but I don’t have much in stock so it was awesome to revisit. The flavor is very unique and delicious, like a creamy lemon. The base oolong is more vegetal than I remember, but nothing the flavor can’t sweeten. I might be steeping this one differently that I once was years ago. So the first time I had this tea was The Tea Merchant’s Silk Dragon. They had a lovely Earl Grey that I wonder had the same source/seller as this one? If so, does Art of Tea have that awesome Earl Grey? Hmmm… wait… a search brings up Art of Tea Earl Grey Cream. sigh.
GUYS I must mention that book I’m reading at the moment: I’m not even half into The Overstory by Richard Powers but it is so good. I’ve never read any of his books before and I have a feeling this is different than his others. I just love this book.
Flavors: Cream, Lemon, Vegetal
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Art of Tea does their own blends, as far as I know. They’ve won awards on some of them (including Mandarin Silk) and I don’t think they’d be able to enter any tea competitions off sourced blends…? I’m pretty sure the other versions of Mandarin Silk floating around are recreations or wholesaled from Art of Tea. It’s one of my favorites, though when I sent some to my mom, she hated it, hahaha!
Maybe, The Tea Merchant was reselling Art of Tea’s blends then? Art of Tea does have a wholesale option, so I guess. That must mean the Earl is the same as the other then. Must. not. order.
Some tea shops will source from multiple sources, though. I know Snake River Tea in Boise, Idaho, for example, uses multiple wholesalers. I’ve even talked openly with one of the guys who works there about how I know Tea A comes from Metropolitan Tea Co. and Tea B is from International Tea Importers and Tea C is from Adagio but I can’t figure out for the life of me where Tea D is from, would he tell me? And he was like, “I’ll see if I can find out for you…” Heh.
haha. I would love to open a tea shop with ALL the various teas I love, sourced from everywhere.
And just name it, “Tea-sipper’s Stash”
Whelp, I always thought I could open a tea shop with just my stash. Yikes :X
Art of Tea does their own blends, as far as I know. They’ve won awards on some of them (including Mandarin Silk) and I don’t think they’d be able to enter any tea competitions off sourced blends…? I’m pretty sure the other versions of Mandarin Silk floating around are recreations or wholesaled from Art of Tea. It’s one of my favorites, though when I sent some to my mom, she hated it, hahaha!
Maybe, The Tea Merchant was reselling Art of Tea’s blends then? Art of Tea does have a wholesale option, so I guess. That must mean the Earl is the same as the other then. Must. not. order.
Some tea shops will source from multiple sources, though. I know Snake River Tea in Boise, Idaho, for example, uses multiple wholesalers. I’ve even talked openly with one of the guys who works there about how I know Tea A comes from Metropolitan Tea Co. and Tea B is from International Tea Importers and Tea C is from Adagio but I can’t figure out for the life of me where Tea D is from, would he tell me? And he was like, “I’ll see if I can find out for you…” Heh.
haha. I would love to open a tea shop with ALL the various teas I love, sourced from everywhere.
And just name it, “Tea-sipper’s Stash”
Whelp, I always thought I could open a tea shop with just my stash. Yikes :X