I did not expect the cup to have a green color. Talk about packing devotion to your home’s football team. My University’s school colors are Green and White, so the football reference does not bother me. The cheesecake flavor is also a devotion to the state for it’s famous dairy.
I brewed it at 180 F and 1 min 45 sec-1 teaspoon (half a sample package) and then waited till it smelled the way I liked for the re-brews. Some where shorter than the initial steep and some where way longer, as in 5 minutes in the late brews.
Well, I got this hoping it was like the Vanilla Cider Panna Cotta. It has the same essential taste without the clove and apple, not so much the vanilla. Like I said in the Apricot Tart Jade review, I prefer the Vanilla Cider Panna Cotta Jade Oolong because it had more flavors that I like-namely the clove and the apple, but this keeps me good company. The honey is what replaces the apple and it compensates pretty well. The florals are light, but pleasantly noticeable in the background. They were even more noticeable in the later re-brews. Overall, it is a sweet guiltless desert tea that I might get more of. I can’t wait to test it out in my tumbler.
…Crap. It excels the tumbler taste test. The floral, honey, and cream notes are accented with more water. No veggie notes or and very little fake-ness. My mom and brother who prefer sweetener in their tea also really liked it. This means I can definitely live with more of this tea. It also means that I am tempted to spend way more money on more tea I do not need. Crap…
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How much leaf of this do you use, VariaTEA? When I tried it, it was very in my face. Perhaps it was a user error. How do you proceed to find the deliciousness?
I use 2 perfect teas in 16 oz usually. And the flavor is very strong but personally I like that. Perhaps if it is too much, cut the leaf in 1/2?
ok, thank you.