In the bag it has a similarly banana-y flavor to Gold Wire, but while that one smelled like cooked banana, this one reminds me of banana chips–dry and shiny and sweet. After being open a minute, the floral notes come out, and in the cup it’s almost all floral!
The leaves are big and light, and the brew at 3m is super light but smells great. Like, it looks barely brewed but it already smells and tastes like a good oolong.
Leaving it in deepens the floral and general tea-like notes, darkens the color a little, but doesn’t bring on even a hint of bitterness at all! It’s really good, guys! And the longer the tea sits, the more those fruity notes they talked about on the label come out. Still very floral, but taking on sort of an apricot background taste.
The leaves have opened up huge in there! This one would be good for a teapot, without a lot of little bits getting through to your cup.
It doesn’t need anything, and like most fancy teas, would be wasted by putting sugar and milk in it.
I think I scorched it when I went to rebrew it and the water boiled too far, but it still smells and tastes good! A little less strong, but that’s to be expected from a second brew. The third brew is definitely the darkest one, too.
It’ll be up for sale on Adagio.com soon!
Another Cup Of Tea 