I'm not really a coffee person. I prefer tea, and I know a lot of fellow writers love tea, too. But have you ever wanted to break out of the Early Grey or English Breakfast norm and try something new? Well, let me help you find some cool new teas! If you need a little hot and flavorful boost to help you reach your writing goal or you're just a lover of tea or you'd like to try some tea but aren't fond of the stereotypical types, these Tea Tuesday posts are for you.
This weeks tea is ...
*drum roll*
Coconut Pouchong
How I found it: While in downtown Marietta a few weeks ago, I noticed some of the antique shops were selling teas so I decided to buy three for Tea Tuesday and see how they were.
The Tea: It basically is coconut-flavored oolong--cheap oolong. It tasted a bit old honestly. With a higher quality oolong perhaps it could be better, but with this it was eh.
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| When I think of coconuts, I think of Zazu. |
Serving Recommendations: I steeped it for four minutes and added sugar and cream which improved the flavor marginally.
How much is it and where can you get it? I bought this tea in an antique shop called Dupre's in Downtown Marietta GA. Unfortunately I think you can only get it locally because it is called "Marietta Select." I would link to a website, but I don't think there is one. Perhaps a similar tea can be found online. I bought this tea for $3 for a sample size pouch which had a good amount of tea.
So how good is it? It was an okay tea. Like I said before, it would probably be better with a higher quality oolong. After having Tea Ave oolongs, it's hard to stomach cheaper ones. Three stars.
Have you tried this tea? What did you think of it?
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