I’m a frequent Adagio tea shopper and ever since learning about their fandom blends I’ve been intrigued with making my own teas for my book characters. I finally got around to doing it and made the main six characters of The Adventures of the Trinity and the One book series (which I wrote if you…
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Another pearls tea! I was hesitant on trying these White Pearls after the Green Dragon Pearls. I was worried this tea would also be bitter and not have a decent flavor. Thankfully, my worries weren’t validated! These pearls do not get bitter and have a delectable sweet, floral taste that doesn’t overload you (though maybe…
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The White Darjeeling Tea is actually a white tea unlike the White Monkey. And it’s a Darjeeling tea too. Crazy! The leaves are of a golden yellow-green mix. The flavor is mellow and not overpowering. Even after steeping it for awhile, it did not get bitter. It was a little savory-sweet at times. Not much…
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Okay, yes, in my White Symphony tea review, I said that I had no need to try the White Peony tea since the White Symphony tea was so good. But I did anyway. …And I pretty much feel the same after trying it. The White Peony Tea, even more so than the White Symphony Tea,…
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The White Symphony tea looks like a mess. By that, I mean it has things other than leaves in it. Seems like it is filled with debris that shouldn’t really be there. You’re paying for the leaves, right? Well, no, not really with this tea. The other stuff accompanying the leaves are buds that are…
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Moonlight White Tea, also known as White Moonlight, or Yue Guang Bae, or Yunnan white, is not, as you may think from the name, a truly white tea. It’s processed like a Pu’er tea, but isn’t a true Pu’er either. It’s complicated. It exists in a world where people get into arguments over technicalities and…
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The Zomba Pearls are an African-grown white tea. Like Jasmine Pearls, they come rolled up. Zomba Pearls don’t so much as come in balls as little tubes. After hitting the water, they begin to unfurl a bit from their initial state. Each infusion pulls it apart a bit more. It’s expected as part of the…
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