A little late, but it’s time for the September Simple Loose Leaf Selection Tea Club box!
What does drinking tea in September mean to you? I heard from a tea seller once that September is the slowest month for them – is it as everyone is busy with a new school year? The weather is still a little warm for that heavy black tea, but too cool for that pitcher of iced tea? For me, I’m drinking the same amount of tea I always drink – refilling my tea cup all day.
Anyways, this month for Simple Loose Leaf Selection Tea Club my choices were: Assam FTGFOP, Shou Mei White, Green Pekoe Tea, Four Seasons Oolong and Herbal Chai. This month seemed quite heavy on the unflavored teas since our flavored tea of the month was a herbal.
If you are new to Simple Loose Leaf,
- Each month you get to choose from a selection of 5 teas. You may also select the option of sampling all 5 teas, or choose 2 you like. Each tea is 1 to 2 oz, or for the sampler, a 4 oz sampler pack.
- Within the 5 teas, Simple Loose Leaf aims to have a good variety to choose from, straight teas, blends and a herbal.
- Simple Loose Leaf also gives you a preview of the teas for the following month and lets you also get a 6 gram sample to try ahead of time.
By the way, a coupon code for you: OWLSELECTION25 for a 25% discount when you sign up for Simple Loose Leaf’s Selection Club!
I went with Green Pekoe and Assam Assam FTGFOP. One would think with a name Oolong Owl that I should of selected the Four Seasons Oolong, but I wanted to explore a bit for September – making September a month for trying new things and meeting new people.
I also selected a sample from next month’s box: Pu’er Spice Tea… which is an empty package as I drank it all already. Whoops.
Tasting of September Simple Loose Leaf Selection Club Green Pekoe
The dry leaf of Green Pekoe has a strong sweet smell – the leaves are quite pretty with silvers of silver tips amoungst the green leaves.
I steeped my cup of Green Pekoe for 2 minutes – after 2 minutes I had a pale yellow tinted cup of tea with a clear vegetal scent.
The flavor is light and delicate. Simple Loose Leaf’s Green Pekoe is vegetal – mostly of tender sweet artichoke and baby spinach. The sweetness is like there is a drop of honey in my cup. There is a hint of dryness, 1/10 on the astringency meter, at the end of each sip of tea. Green Pekoe is very easy to drink – a nice light green tea to enjoy in the afternoon. It is a very delicate tea, so it’s best to enjoy on its own, without other foods or with added ingredients. This tea was my favorite for this month!
Tasting of September Simple Loose Leaf Selection Club Assam FTGFOP
The dry leaf of Simple Loose Leaf’s Assam FTGFOP (Finest Tippy Golden Flowery Orange Pekoe) has a lightly fruity floral scent. I followed the instructions on the package and steeped my tea for 3.5 minutes with boiling water.
My cup of Assam FTGFOP came out a lovely and classic reddish brown hue with a earthy, fruity and sweet scent.
The flavor of Simple Loose Leaf’s Assam FTGFOP starts off malty and oak wood, with a little citrusy fruity, like a tart plum or apricot finish. The fruity finish peaks to a dry brisk texture, a 5/10 on the Astringency meter, adding dryness to my entire mouth. I can see this tea being great with milk and sugar – a fantastic breakfast or afternoon tea to get you perked up!
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Next month for the Simple Loose Leaf Selection Tea Club box: Hojicha Green Tea, Yunnan Jig Tea, White Pear, Pu’er Spice Tea and Peppermint Herbal. I’m trying to decide between 3 of those teas – can you guess which ones?
(tea provided for review)
