Name: Imperial Formosa Oolong Brand: Golden Moon Type: Oolong Form: Loose leaf Review: Fall is here and so I am breaking out the darker oolongs. Imperial Formosa Oolong by Golden Moon boasts a beautiful dry leaf of various colors: Red, light brown, dark brown, and a bit of silvery tip. The nose is gorgeous too, …
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Name: White Tea Brand: Golden Moon Type: White tea Form: Loose leaf Review: One simple tea, one simple review. White tea can be a controversial subject. Some people love it, some find it uninteresting. Traditional white tea, also known as silver needle, is made entirely from the fuzzy buds of the tea plant. While it …
Name: Moroccan Mint Brand: Golden Moon Type: Green tea, flavored Form: Loose leaf Review: Mint teas and tisanes are ubiquitous, and as a tea reviewer, I confess to getting a bit tired of them. While the combination of mint and tea can be very nice, tea companies are not always careful about quality control. Bad …
Name: Pu-Erh Brand: Golden Moon Type: Pu-Erh, shu/cooked Form: Loose leaf Review: Pu-Erh is perhaps best described as an “acquired taste”. Processed differently than most teas, it doesn’t taste much like the way we think tea ought to taste. Still, it can be quite delicious, as Golden Moon’s Pu-Erhproves. While pu-erh is often sold packed …
Name: White Licorice Brand: Golden Moon Type: White tea, flavored Form: Loose leaf Review: I admit to being somewhat skeptical when I first read this tea’s label. See, I am one of those weird people who doesn’t like licorice (the black, chewy kind) but does like anise in small doses. I feared that this “White …
Name: Temple of Heaven Gunpowder Brand: Golden Moon Type: Green tea Form: Loose leaf Review: Poor gunpowder green tea often gets no respect. Sadly, this is because those that distribute the stuff often fail to source good gunpowder tea, and instead foist unappealing dark pellets of bitter tea onto their unsuspecting pubic. Fortunately, Golden Moon …
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Name: White Persian Melon Brand: Golden Moon Type: White tea, flavored Form: Loose leaf Review: Mmm…melon. This is a lovely blend of white tea (it looks like white peony) and Persian melon flavoring. The tea infuses to a lovely light-bright yellow color, with a sweet nose that smells remarkably like a fresh melon. On the …
Name: Madagascar Vanilla Brand: Golden Moon Type: Black tea, flavored Form: Loose leaf Review: I like vanilla and I like tea, and I like them together, unless the vanilla flavoring is fake and overpowering. That isn’t a problem with Golden Moon’s Madagascar Vanilla. Golden Moon blends the tea with both vanilla extract and pieces of …
Name: Vanilla Mint Brand: Golden Moon Type: Blend of green and black teas, flavored Form: Loose leaf Review: I confess that this tea had me at first sniff. The blend of crisp mint and rich vanilla reminded me of the “Mint Meltaway” candies of my youth. I couldn’t wait for the tea to infuse. I …
Name: Tippy Earl Grey Brand: Golden Moon Type: Black tea, flavored Form: Loose leaf Review: It does seem that every tea company has to have its own version of Earl Grey. In fact, I recall a tearoom that proudly declared that it did not offer any teas that are “adulterated” with “flavorings” while unblinkingly including …
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