This was a GREAT surprise in the package from Kawaii433! Thanks so much! It’s one I wanted to try so a sample is the perfect amount for me. :D I actually split the sample for two steep sessions to make it last. So a teaspoon of these leaves each time, I won’t quite fill the mug all the way up. The dry leaf definitely has a lovely mango fragrance! And I think this base of oolong is perfect with mango – I’m assuming it’s the Baozhong which is always an oolong I don’t have enough of in the cupboards! The flavor is light and fruity, possibly with notes of orchid. Just enough mango. All three steeps tasted exactly the same. Somehow, the mango does remind me a bit of the splenda flavor profile, so this might not be my favorite. That melon oolong is tough to beat. VERY happy I got to experience this tea before I wasn’t able to though! I have some Alphonso Mango tea I bought from Cameron B, so it will be interesting to see if I experience the same flavor that I do with this one.
Steep #1 // 1 teaspoon for a not-quite full mug // 14 minutes after boiling // 1 minute steep
Steep #2 // 10 minutes after boiling // 2 minute steep
Steep #3 // few minutes after boiling // 2 1/2 min steep
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Hi! I love tea and trying new ones – it adds a bit of variety to my day! Books, music, TV & movies are my thing… and tea, of course.
Some of my favorite tea shops (still operating):
birdandblendtea.com
teavivre.com
52teas.com
svtea.com
whisperingpinestea.com
justea.com
harney.com
Dammann Freres
fusionteas.com
shop.Javateaco.com
Lupicia
Octaviatea.com
Davidstea.com
eco-cha.com
what-cha.com
singleoriginteas.com
teasenz.com
tealyra.com
Mandalatea.com
verdanttea.com
Favorite tea shops (RIP):
butikiteas.com
steapshoppe.com
steepcityteas.com
aquartertotea.com
dellaterrateas.com
zentealife.com
angrytearoom.com
theteamerchant.net
joysteaspoon.com
tealiciousllc.com
Rivertea
Specialteas
My icon photo is Richard Mayhew from the graphic novel ‘Neverwhere’ by Neil Gaiman, Mike Carey & Glenn Fabry.
Most of the teas listed in my cupboard are actually sample sizes. I don’t really have 2,000 ounces of tea around here! Many of my teas have only one teaspoon left… maybe two. But I like keeping them in my cupboard list for reference to what I could be sipping. Usually, I write tasting notes once for each tea. I’m still drinking them, just not writing tasting notes each time!
I’m always in search of: Hattialli, Qu Hao black, Jin Jun Mei, teas using marshmallow root.
My dislikes: hibiscus, ginger (unless in chai), turmeric, bee pollen, charcoal type flavors
My ratings:
95-100 – Super awesome deliciousness favorites – cupboard essential
80-95 – Also pretty delicious
65-80 – Pretty good
50-65 – Okay
1-50 – Probably won’t want to sip it again
I’m planning on being a Steepsterer as long as there IS a Steepster, so if you’re not hearing from me, that means something happened to my health… if you know what I mean. (Or as evidenced by the great computer hiatus of 2019, something happened to my computer… I have a dumb phone so can’t access internet on that. As of 12/20/21 my wifi might start getting unreliable.)
Happy sipping!
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USA
I can’t wait to hear your comparison. :D