My second oolong from Yunnan Sourcing and a very green oolong it is. This tea smells and looks like a lightly oxidized Ti Guan Yin but with a much stronger grassy component. The taste is quite complexand includes spinach, broccoli, grass, rubber, spices, grass, butter, something floral… And naphtalene mothballs… but in a good way.
This tea goes the distance and lasts for multiple steepings (at least 5-6) without losing much of complexity or becoming bitter. I started with a 20 sec. infusion but it was to short of a time so I transitioned to 25-35 secs afterwards.
All in all, it is a very tasty and fairly complex tea that is suited well for gong fu, which is quite typical for oolongs. It is inexpensive, distinct enough from a green Ti Guan Yin offered by Yunnan Sourcing, which makes it a good buy worthy of a reorder.
Flavors: Broccoli, Butter, Floral, Grass, Spices, Spinach
