After lunch tea:
Orange Blossom White Tea from The Republic of Tea
Another trip to the cafe in my building brought a new tea experience. I had my eye on this Orange Blossom white tea for some time, and I finally decided to try it today insofar as I was out of options that piqued my interest.
This white tea comes from Fujian Province, China. I learned–after making it–that this should only be steeped for 30 to 60 seconds. I think my brew had steeped for at least four minutes, but the flavor did not suffer in my opinion.
I was a little concerned, prior to imbibing, that this tea would have a very strong orange flavor: one that I would not appreciate. On the contrary, however, the profile of this tea was subtle, and left merely a hint of citrus.
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January 18, 2009 at 1:26 am
RedUmbrella Tea
Wow, you’re lucky. We put steeping times on all our packaging because tea is so delicate! a full 300 percent beyond the steeping time recommendation is a jaw dropper! We hope you don’t mind, but we’ve added you to our blogroll.
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February 7, 2009 at 6:36 pm
teaescapade
You always try very interesting tea blends. I agree, I probably would have shied away for fear that the orange flavor would dominate the delicacy of the white tea.
It’s been a while since I’ve had a chance to visit some of my favorite tea blogs. I hope this comment finds you doing well.