Oct 31
Katie’s Teaview Snapshot
 | "This is a consistent blend cup to cup, and it is essential for those who love floral teas."
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Grand Tea's website has a strange combination of useful, specific information and vague facts. For instance, the site says each teabag should be steeped in 300 milliliters (approximately 10 ounces) of boiling water for 5 minutes and can be re-infused at least three times. The ingredients, however, are listed as Iran pink rose buds and the ever-mysterious "premium oolong." The origins of said ingredients are Europe and Asia, which is about as little as they can narrow it down.Not really knowing what I'm getting myself into, I begin my adventure with excitement and curiosity. While I appreciate the ease of a teabag, since I'm at home and love to watch oolongs unfurl, I have decided to take the leaves out of the bag. Since Grand Tea's bags are fold-over, I even got the unexpected bonus of being able to use the abundantly large bag for a different tea, so it won't go to waste. I steeped the leaves in a clear cup at around 195 degrees. They are large and beautiful, covering the light green spectrum with vigor, and mixed with whole rosebuds.
At last we come to the taste of the matter. The steeped tea smells lightly rose, which is somewhat surprising because rose is a flavour that frequently overpowers. The flavour continues the mild theme, coming out much softer than the scent implies. The rose is too strong to really pick out subtle changes in the oolong from steep to steep, but I got three consistent cups and a fourth that was milder, but still good. The tea melds well with honey as the sweetness brings out the rose effectively, but as usual I prefer the blend without additions.
A box of 20 teabags for $18 may seem pricey, but when you consider that each bag has 7 grams of quality tea, it isn't unreasonable. This is a consistent blend cup to cup, and it is essential for those who love floral teas.
— To purchase Grand Tea Pink Oolong, or for more specific information on ingredients or the story behind this particular blend, click here to go directly to the manufacturer's web site.
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