This was provided as free sample in my What-Cha order, along with one of the nicest notes I’ve ever gotten from a tea company. Thank you, Alistair!
The first time I made this up I went with a western style steep. I consistently got comforting honey and fruit notes for all four re-steeps. There was no real dynamic progression of flavour, but this tea has a good thing going for it, so I’m not complaining.
Today I’m using shorter gongfu steeps, and unsurprisingly the 1st 15s yields that amber honey note. 2nd 18s steep has a profile which I generally associate with Chinese black teas; it’s creamy, malty, and almost chocolaty, with an incredibly smooth honey-sweet finish. Chocolate and baked fruits notes linger.
Steep Count: 5
Anyways, this was a great first foray into “red oolong.” I’d definitely pick up more of this as a “family dinner tea” and then short-steep it when I’m on my own. I’ll probably check out the other varieties first though!
(2016 Harvest)
Flavors: Cherry, Cream, Honey, Sweet
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Wow, a red oolong? I’ve never heard of this. I’ll have to check it out. Looks really interesting.
I’d definitely recommend checking out What-Cha in general! There’s some handful of interesting scented teas and numerous unique straight teas worth checking out. :)
I will!
Wow, a red oolong? I’ve never heard of this. I’ll have to check it out. Looks really interesting.
I’d definitely recommend checking out What-Cha in general! There’s some handful of interesting scented teas and numerous unique straight teas worth checking out. :)
I will!