重生三MIJIA

I was won over by the description of this tea and how everyone who smells it ends up buying it so I wanted to smell it too. Spoiler: it smells goooood! That smell does transfer slightly to the taste, leaving a velvety smooth coconut impression. Alas, there is a sharp metallic twang at the end of this sip that really distracts from it. Calabash doesn’t give recommended steepin Read Full Note

Thanks so much, derk!? Another confusing oolong for me!? What is wrong with me and oolongs lately. sigh.?I will try my best. The name is lovely, and I’m very glad to have another Jun Chiyabari cross my path!? It’s interesting that it is a mix of Japanese and Taiwanese tea cultivars.? If I had to guess, I would say it tastes like a Japanese green… kind of marine like at times, Read Full Note

You ever drink a tea that’s so good it makes you want to cry? That.Resteeped this cup twice, that’s how good it was – second resteep was good, third was pushing it. Not a complaint; rarely does ANY flavoured tea steep well the third time, but just noting for myself… Read Full Note

Sipdown! I’ve been waiting for my birthday to finish this off, and now it’s a double (edit: triple!) celebration because it’s Martin ’s birthday too! Edit: And Teatotaler ’s!This was never really a favourite of mine because it’s essentially vanilla, but this time around I overleafed slightly to finish off my sample and it actually made quite a difference to my enjoyment l Read Full Note

And another tasting note of this one. Raising the rating from 95 to 99 as it is my all time favourite I guess.Yes, as you know, I have birthday today! And this day needs great tea. And that one from morning wasn’t it. But quarter of a century over here? To sum up… I had completely different thoughts about last 5 years. But it is like that and I don’t want to change it. If Read Full Note