Unlike most of the new years resolutions I saw posted on various discussion threads, my resolution this year is to spend more money on tea. In prior years, my tea budget has always been sucked up by practical things, such as ‘food’ or ‘gas’, but not this year! I vow not to be practical, not to live off of old tea from my mother’s cupboard, and not to try to make my Christmas tea last all year. I think I can safely say that I’ve started January on track by purchasing a Breville one-touch and placing an order for this tea from Mandala.
As I’m drinking this particular tea, I’m not really tasting the ‘milk’ in the milk oolong. I get the floral and some sort of sweetness, but not any sort of creamy taste. It is possible that the much lauded ‘milk’ flavor is actually the smooth feel of the tea – but I can’t be sure. Additionally, I’m picking up a distinct chlorine flavor, which I fear must come from my tap water and may be overwhelming some of the subtler flavors in the tea. I must try this again with filtered water – because I am very curious about how a tea might taste milky without milk.
Flavors: Caramel, Floral
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Ahhh… chlorine… a compound that will really do a number on an otherwise good tea session. I was bringing a new tea to one of the coffee/teahouses we sell to and sat down with the owner to prepare it for him. I was excited. Until I realized that he was not filtering the water. Not only did it zap the flavor, but the aroma of the tea was diminished.
I think that happens to many people and they don’t even realize it because some city water doesn’t necessarily smell like a swimming pool but still has chlorine present. The person makes the tea and doesn’t quite get the full gist of it because of that.
Thanks for taking the time to check this tea out. I appreciate it!
With gratitude,
Garret
I bought a water filter and have been religiously using it for all my tea-making activities this week. Excited to make a new note for the milk oolong!
Ahhh… chlorine… a compound that will really do a number on an otherwise good tea session. I was bringing a new tea to one of the coffee/teahouses we sell to and sat down with the owner to prepare it for him. I was excited. Until I realized that he was not filtering the water. Not only did it zap the flavor, but the aroma of the tea was diminished.
I think that happens to many people and they don’t even realize it because some city water doesn’t necessarily smell like a swimming pool but still has chlorine present. The person makes the tea and doesn’t quite get the full gist of it because of that.
Thanks for taking the time to check this tea out. I appreciate it!
With gratitude,
Garret
I bought a water filter and have been religiously using it for all my tea-making activities this week. Excited to make a new note for the milk oolong!