Yes, that is the full name and yes, it's a bit overwhelming but this is actually more of a personal project than just me writing whether I like a tea or not. It starts with a question. What is the difference between this tea and that tea, whether it just be a different type of tea like green versus oolong or a different region that the tea is grown, like Ceylon versus Darjeeling or maybe the difference between good quality tea and poor quality tea? You can read how they taste on blogs (like mine) but it just isn't the same as actually tasting it. It was a slippery slope to this, going from Big Lots tea bags to loose-leaf flavored teas to reading about these different origins and extremely detailed teas to finally just getting a bunch of samples and trying a bunch of high quality teas. I picked Zen Tea for 2 reasons: The teas I have tried from them have been of a pretty high quality in terms of ingredients and they were having a 50 percent off sale, so I got about 18 teas (some sample and some big sizes) for $35. But ultimately, I want to know what a good quality Darjeeling, Keemun, Ceylon, etc. tastes like and that's what I'm doing now.
Outsides: I know there's something you guys want to know and that's what FTGFOP1 means. Well, here's an answer but the short version is high-quality, unbroken leaves. Darjeeling is a mountain range in India where tea is grown and honestly, I have no idea of Margaret's hope means anything. I brewed about a tespoon for three minutes in 8 oz of boiling water. The color is the golden amber color while the smell is fruity with almost a hint of honey to it.
Insides: The tea is extremely smooth with a medium body and very little astringency. It's sweet, with a warm, nutty note to the flavor and a fruity aftertaste as well as a hint of floral. So far, this is sweeter than the Assams and Ceylons I've tried, but closer to Ceylon in body but reminds me more of the Assam in flavor. The flavor is bright and crisp and I'm sure you can drink this iced (it's definately mild enough to drink without sugar or milk). Honestly, it's taking a bit of self-restraint not chugging the thing.
Overall: For all of the high-quality teas, I'm going to say try because everyone should figure out what they like, but I really like this one
My Rating: Buy it! It's very good!
Zen Tea is a Canadian Tea Retailer that specializes in mid to high quality teas. The sample size was normally $2.20 but I got it half-off. Also, apparently this wasn't the most expensive one, but it's still very good.
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