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I sent a friend some of this as a get well present, and so then I needed to have some, too. One of my very favourite green teas.

Smells strongly of cinnamon and is nicely spicy to the taste, leaving a peppery aftertaste. The packet describes this as being sort of like a green chai, and that pretty much sums it up. A good tea if you’re in the mood for something light and spicy.

I really wanted to like this one. I don’t dislike it, really. It’s more just that the hint of mandarin in the aroma doesn’t amount to anything much in the taste. A little disappointing.

Slightly darker gold in colour and also slightly maltier in flavour than some other Formosa oolongs I’ve had. Very smooth, with a little more astringency in the aftertaste. This tea reminds me quite a lot of the Ten Fu High Mountain Oolong from Ten Ren that I had the other week. Not my absolute favourite oolong, but it’s not too far behind.

Gah. Long weekend full of two things: far too much neck pain and copious amounts of this tea. I have no idea why the tea should help with neck pain, or whether it’s a whole of system/body thing to do with the effect of anti-oxidants or what. Something to remember for the next time my neck goes out, anyway!

Oh, great oolong! The first steeping is a light gold-yellow, darkening a bit on the second steeping. (The retailer claims that this tea is good for at least ten steepings so I’ll keep going and see what other shades I end up with. g ) The taste is smooth but with hints of all sorts of things going on just beneath the surface. It leaves you with a very pleasant, very slightly peppery aftertaste. Loved this one!

Brews up into a medium brown liquor. The lime is there in the taste, though it’s not very strong considering all the citrus elements in this tea. I can’t really detect the coconut at all. Very unimpressed. I’ll be going back to the lime and coconut sencha from Teas & Tisanes, which is about a hundred times better.

This tea falls very much on the “black” end of the oolong spectrum and makes a brown brew that’s much darker than many other oolongs I’ve had. This one is fine, if you like black teas – which I don’t, much. I think I’ll gift this one to Other Half, who likes black tea as much as I like green tea (and vice versa. g)

Had some of this last night at the end of a really busy day. A great tea to unwind with.

Makes a lemon yellow brew, which is a good indication of how it tastes. The lemon myrtle gives it a pleasant lemon flavour without overwhelming. A good tea if you’re after a smooth lemon-flavoured green tea.