I normally keep some of the osmanthus tea from Ten Ren around, for the
occasional time when I or a guest might want a flavoured tea. It's delicate
and pleasant and fairly well-balanced, and it doesn't cost a lot. I like
it more than the osmanthus tea from Upton's or any of the ones I have found
at the Chinatown shops.

But then.... a short while ago I was in San Francisco and I bought some of
the Imperial Tea Court "Osmanthus Dragon Well." It's clearly starting out
with a higher grade a of tea to begin with, and the tea notes make it nicely
through the osmanthus even though the scenting is a lot stronger. I don't
think I have ever drunk a scented tea and gone "Oh, Wow" before, but this
has happened now.
--scott
--
"C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."

Anytime I see Osmanthus and a green tea I usually buy it. With my
Chinese barometrics Osmanthus cools me down. In this case, it seems a
shame to waste Osmanthus on LongJing :-).

Jim

On Aug 19, 7:53 am, (Scott Dorsey) wrote:
> I normally keep some of the osmanthus tea from Ten Ren around, for the
> occasional time when I or a guest might want a flavoured tea. It's delicate
> and pleasant and fairly well-balanced, and it doesn't cost a lot. I like
> it more than the osmanthus tea from Upton's or any of the ones I have found
> at the Chinatown shops.
>
> But then.... a short while ago I was in San Francisco and I bought some of
> the Imperial Tea Court "Osmanthus Dragon Well." It's clearly starting out
> with a higher grade a of tea to begin with, and the tea notes make it nicely
> through the osmanthus even though the scenting is a lot stronger. I don't
> think I have ever drunk a scented tea and gone "Oh, Wow" before, but this
> has happened now.
> --scott
> --
> "C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."