Ms. Gardenia

Tea type
Flowering Oolong Blend
Ingredients
Oolong Tea
Flavors
Airy, Floral, Fruity, Gardenias, Ginger, Green, Pineapple, Smooth, Soft, Spicy, Vegetal
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Caffeine
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Edit tea info Last updated by Martin Bednář
Average preparation
205 °F / 96 °C 1 min, 45 sec 5 g 8 oz / 225 ml

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  • “Sipdown prompt: Your most unusual tea — though not sipped down yet. Maybe I have other tea that would fit this better. I was actually waiting to review this, last Xian Cha tea tea. To see derk’s...” Read full tasting note
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  • “Four Seasons oolong scented with gardenia flowers. It is mellower than expected but I appreciate not being walloped by flowers. The gardenia frangrance is multi-faceted. Airy, narcotic, and...” Read full tasting note
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There are no artificial flavors or chemicals added to this tea!

Mixed with freshly picked gardenia flowers, Ms. gardenia is a fine oolong that starts strong, then mellows down with the next steeps into a smooth floral fragrance. Drinking this tea is like walking through an alpine meadow.

Perfect for charging up with positive energy for the day.

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2041 tasting notes

Sipdown prompt: Your most unusual tea — though not sipped down yet. Maybe I have other tea that would fit this better.

I was actually waiting to review this, last Xian Cha tea tea. To see derk’s impressions first, as I wasn’t really sure what I was noticing in this oolong. It is an oolong mixed with actual gardenia flowers and that’s why I bought it as it was somehow uncommon for me.

When I read that note, I was in visible confusion. Pineapple flavour? Like what? Where? How so? It is supposed to be heavy in florals.

I have prepared it today, western, as on their bag. That’s 3 steeps with 95°C water with following steeping times: 2, 3 and 3 minutes. I have tried it with boiling water before and it seems it kills the nuances of flavours.

I get the pinapple today, definitely and very real, juicy almost.
And it goes so well with the floral, narcotic aroma of the gardenias. It goes so well together. And that word indeed fits this tea well.

Long mouthfeel, tropical fruits with hints of green oolong notes — vegetal a bit (but definitely not too much), floral (obviously gardenia), creamy (they write it’s a milk oolong), smooth, energizing and long aftertaste here as well. Distinctive, but not in a bad way. Considering another pouch once this one finished.

I have uploaded 4 photos of their stand to my Flickr: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjBdtsM

Preparation
205 °F / 96 °C 2 min, 30 sec 2 tsp 10 OZ / 300 ML

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1644 tasting notes

Four Seasons oolong scented with gardenia flowers.

It is mellower than expected but I appreciate not being walloped by flowers. The gardenia frangrance is multi-faceted. Airy, narcotic, and spicy. The spice aspect is greenish-white. It reminds me of ginger flowers and leaves. While the base tea likely has a floral component, what I get most from it is the pineapple taste that was present in Xian Cha’s unscented Ji Long version. That pineapple melds perfectly with the gardenia. Big but soft vegetal base. Water off-boil gives a full bodied tea. Equally enjoyable in a glass gaiwan as in a bowl.

Thanks for another share, Martin!

Flavors: Airy, Floral, Fruity, Gardenias, Ginger, Green, Pineapple, Smooth, Soft, Spicy, Vegetal

Preparation
205 °F / 96 °C 0 min, 45 sec 5 g 5 OZ / 150 ML
Keemunlover

Love your use of the word “narcotic” here – This is the kind of word I have looked for in the past to describe the scent of some jasmine teas, whose scent I often find irresistible. One of these days I’m sure I’ll get around to trying a gardenia-scented tea.

Martin Bednář

Glad you liked it!
Keemunlover well, I have in mind placing another order from Xian Cha one day, so I can pick up one bag of this for you, if you are interested.

fkaleni

My two worlds collide! I recently finished a course on perfume materials – white florals were my absolute favorite to work with. I’m interested in gardenia’s flavor profile in tea… I also wonder if the scent reminds me of any tea perfumes with white floral notes.

Keemunlover

Hi Martin – Thanks, that is a very kind offer! ☺️ I’m full up on teas for a while, though. Sitting on about 6 months or so of tea right now after I just got in a fairly large order from Yunnan Sourcing. Kind of got a variety pack of “a little bit of everything” to sample all of their offerings. Well, except for any puerhs, I can appreciate those once in a while, but not a primary interest of mine.

Leafhopper

I had a gardenia scented tea from Mountain Stream that was lovely. “Narcotic” is a good word to describe that lush gardenia fragrance.

Martin Bednář fkaleni above offer for Keemunlover applies for you as well :)

Keemunlover I absolutely got it. I am afraid I am in the very same situation, so buying ban for me is necessary (but I bought two boxes today, whoops).

Keemunlover

Martin Bednar – Yes, we tea lovers tend to be collectors, LOL. I’m thinking that maybe now, after 7-8 years of random tea exploration, I have finally found my preferred vendors and preferred teas. We will see how long this lasts!

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