Comments on: Review: Rishi Tea Snow Buds (Xue Ya) http://www.teaviews.com/2008/07/20/review-rishi-tea-snow-buds-xue-ya/ Reviews of the Best Teas in the World Sat, 20 Mar 2010 12:43:51 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: Shawn http://www.teaviews.com/2008/07/20/review-rishi-tea-snow-buds-xue-ya/comment-page-1/#comment-2804 Shawn Mon, 03 Nov 2008 06:26:36 +0000 http://www.teaviews.com/2008/07/20/review-rishi-tea-snow-buds-xue-ya/#comment-2804 I have to agree with your review; this is a very nice tea that is surprisingly solid. I came across it accidentally at work - I work in a tea room/restaurant - when I reached for Rishi's Ancient Snow Sprout tea which was in the next tin over. Well, I grabbed the wrong one - they are remarkably similar in appearance - and infused it. It wasn't the joyful frolic in tastebudland that I was expecting, but it was very good. It has a nice mouthfeel and all that good stuff, but it's just a generally good tea. That I wasn't terribly disappointed is actually high praise because the aforementioned Snow Sprout is one of my favorite day-to-day teas. There are a couple of other attributes, besides the taste and feel, that make this tea stand out. This is not an expensive tea... What?! Is that possible? It's both possible and true, Snow Buds don't cost an arm or a leg, much less both. Being a good value is a good thing in a tea. The other great attribute this tea has is that it's pretty forgiving to whip up. Sure, you can kill it with boiling water, but anyone who shows a reasonable amount of care to preparation will get a nice cup of tea as a reward. There are plenty of finicky, delicate, or downright ornery teas out there...this thankfully isn't one of them. Anyway, it's not my favorite tea in the caddy...but it's not a slouch either. It reminds me of an older Volvo - it may not be the sportiest, but you're not going to be embarrassed to pick up your girl in it. I have to agree with your review; this is a very nice tea that is surprisingly solid. I came across it accidentally at work – I work in a tea room/restaurant – when I reached for Rishi’s Ancient Snow Sprout tea which was in the next tin over. Well, I grabbed the wrong one – they are remarkably similar in appearance – and infused it. It wasn’t the joyful frolic in tastebudland that I was expecting, but it was very good. It has a nice mouthfeel and all that good stuff, but it’s just a generally good tea. That I wasn’t terribly disappointed is actually high praise because the aforementioned Snow Sprout is one of my favorite day-to-day teas.

There are a couple of other attributes, besides the taste and feel, that make this tea stand out. This is not an expensive tea… What?! Is that possible? It’s both possible and true, Snow Buds don’t cost an arm or a leg, much less both. Being a good value is a good thing in a tea.

The other great attribute this tea has is that it’s pretty forgiving to whip up. Sure, you can kill it with boiling water, but anyone who shows a reasonable amount of care to preparation will get a nice cup of tea as a reward. There are plenty of finicky, delicate, or downright ornery teas out there…this thankfully isn’t one of them.

Anyway, it’s not my favorite tea in the caddy…but it’s not a slouch either. It reminds me of an older Volvo – it may not be the sportiest, but you’re not going to be embarrassed to pick up your girl in it.

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