Monday Mini Tea Haul

I've been feeling under the weather since IndieCade. In fact when I came home Sunday I crashed on the couch late afternoon with a splitting headache. I should know better than to trust the weather reports with news of cooler weather... I woke up this morning sore from the dehydration and walking.

One thing thats almost a sure fire pick me on bummer days like this is tea. This tea junkie was dreaming all weekend of a fresh brewed green, something that was so characteristic of its season and rich in natural complexity. One place takes care of this sort of craving: Birds Pick.

Love was so gracious to get me a cup of one of my favorite green's (Silky Green) and after we had a cup and chatted outside he felt it was best to bring some home to help get well soon. I never get too much tea in one sitting as I like to keep my stash fresh so rarely I will get over 4oz.

Here's what I got:

Premium Silky Green Tea (big bag): I can never resist this tea. It's a green that taste similar to a Milky Oolong except it still has a strong leafy balance to it. It's smell can almost be explained as and buttery; like fresh baked bread. The best way to describe the taste is a velvety green texture with creamy notes. If you're a fan of Irish Breakfast, this tea is definitely right up your alley.

Premium Lychee Black Tea: This tea is a favorite of mine when I want a tea thats a bit sweet without the fuss of adding sugar. If I remember correctly, the base is a Ceylon tea which adds a nice cool base for it. The tea is infused with pure lychee's to add a sweet delicate finish. The smell of the tea is so heavenly, like walking into an Asian-market on a day when they bring the lychees out for the season. It's so deep and almost heady when you smell it. When you drink the tea you notice a light lychee taste at first but the palette gets stronger with lychee in the finish. I love it because it tastes NOTHING like canned lychees. Can lychees taste like syrup, this tea has the true light, almost floral taste.

Supreme Fresh Fragrance Oolong: I've actually never tried this tea before, or at least directly. The sales girl mentioned that this was the tea that they used in their infused drinks. I've tried their fresh lychee oolong ice tea with pureed lychees and it was such a heavenly balance. I got this tea mainly for it's smell, it had a very fresh light classic oolong scent. The leaves were more on the green side so I knew that it would come out as a lighter/ younger oolong. The beads of tea were also very loosely rolled with short stems so I'm expecting a very round hearty leaf.

I'll be sure to let you know how the last one tastes. Now for some reading and catching up on well deserved relaxation.

-Stef