Hands down, this is my favorite Oolong tea. Normally, I’m not even much of a fan of Oolong teas; however the Oolong teas from Naivetea have changed my mind about Oolong teas. This is by far my favorite, as I love lavender anyway, but their other scented/flavored Oolong teas are absolutely incredible as well.
With this Oolong, as well as with their others, the base Oolong tea is such high quality Oolong, as is evident from the look, smell and flavor of both the wet and dry leaves.
The lavender, while pronounced, is not so strong as to make the tea bitter, even when steeped for too long of a time. In fact, the balance of lavender in this tea is what makes this tea so beautifully special – it smells and tastes of the lightest, most elegant French lavender buds.
The Oolong leaves are rolled into medium sized pellets, and while there are actual lavender flowers blended in with the pellets, they don’t overwhelm the tea leaves’ own unique fragrance.
Naivetea describes this tea as:
High altitude oolong infused with lavender. Intense lavender aroma. Light and smooth body with calming lavender flavor. Fragrant finish with long sweet after taste.
Each fragrance is carefully matched with a oolong from a different tea farm to achieve best pairing. Our infusion process follows the traditional method that requires natural ingredients to be layered with tea leaves to truly blend in the aroma and flavor. The result is a harmonious union between natural fragrance and elegant oolong.
This is indeed a very calming tea, perfect with or without sweetener. Milk does not usually lend itself to Oolong tea, simply because it overwhelms the more subtle flavors of the more lightly oxidized Oolongs such as this one. If you love lavender, you have to taste this tea!
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marlena said, in reply to Better Belly Blend from Two Leaves and a Bud on August 30, 2010 at 12:35 pm
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"Well, as someone who has tasted a lot of chai tea, I can attest that this really is not very similar in taste to Chai. Chai tends to focus on the spices, whereas this tea’s focus is on the orange, with the spices being very gentle and more of an accent to the orange."
liber-teas said, in reply to Harvest Orange Spice from Octavia Tea on August 25, 2010 at 11:00 pm
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"How fun! I love drinking tea so I love that you have a whole blog related to reviewing them. One brand that I really love that I don’t see on your list is the Portsmouth Tea Company. When I lived in Boston I used to buy lots of their teas and they were oh so unique. They had some really great fruity and floral blends. It’s interesting that..."
Kelly said, in reply to Harvest Orange Spice from Octavia Tea on August 25, 2010 at 11:25 am
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"Haha!! My co-worker told me that she purchased this tea after having purchased the Matcha Latte at Seattle’s Best, and her and another co-worker purchased this because they believed it was what was served there. She stated to me today that “it didn’t seem the same exactly…it felt like their was something..."
The Tea Guru said, in reply to Matcha Latté with Honeydew from Tazo Tea on August 20, 2010 at 8:55 pm
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"I’m not absolutely certain, but I believe that this is the concentrate that Seattle’s Best coffee shops use to make their matcha latte. The lattes I’ve enjoyed there were sweet with a definite melon flavor… and I have noticed that they sell other Tazo teas there. If it IS the concentrate that they use… I am..."
liber-teas said, in reply to Matcha Latté with Honeydew from Tazo Tea on August 20, 2010 at 8:47 pm
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"I Love this tea!! This flavor is my favorite. I am so addicted to it! Thanks
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"Steph: Thank you for your information about the naranquilla. I didn’t find the flavor to be very tart at all – which is what I would have expected from the combination of lime and rhubarb. Perhaps the maraschino sweetened it up a bit and made it much more peach-like. It reminded me a bit of candied apricots or peaches."
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