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March 24, 2011 at 10:00 am by
We've got a new addition to our tea shelf - Magnolia Oolong from Fujian, China. Oolongs are partially oxidized, traditionally produced Chinese teas and this one, scented with magnolia petals, is particularly sweet. Fans of our jasmine tea, Dragon Phoenix Pearl, take note - Magnolia Oolong is similarly delicate and fragrant. The nose is lemony and flowery - half the joy of this tea is its amazing scent! You know how the beginning of summer smells, say around the middle of May, on one of those first genuinely warm evenings, when North Carolina strawberries are in season, the honeysuckle is running riot and everyone can't get enough of their front porch? That's how this tea smells. I'd start a first-outdoor-dinner-party-of-the-season with glasses of a lively Gruner Veltliner, and end it with cups of Magnolia Oolong.
Until then, I'll be drinking it indoors, and dreaming of summer.
Available by the pot in the cafe or by the ounce to take home. Be sure
to have some in your cupboard in case Alice drops by. - Laura Giovanelli
