Im not a person who swears a lot, but this tea makes me want to say bad words that’s how good it is…Mandala, what are you doing to me?
First, Colored Species is such an appropriate name for it, never seen such saturated almost glowing emerald green leaves before and I’ve had tons of green oolongs. Just stunning.
On the opposite end of the spectrum, the liquor that it produces could be called Colorless Species. It gains a bit of pigmentation with later steeps, but barely.
The first three infusions develop into a nice floral taste as the leaves unfurl. It is actually hard to describe cause it’s unlike any other green oolongs I’ve had. It’s not overly anything, if that makes sense. Not overly floral, not overly grassy, not overly mineral, but a perfect amalgam of all three.
I’m on the deck right now, it’s getting dark and it’s that time of the year when hundreds of frogs are talking to each other in the pond. It is a beautiful symphony that will occur every night for a couple of weeks. I love how peaceful it makes me feel… And this tea makes this special moment even more picture perfect :-)
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doh. i almost picked this one up in my recent order
Sil, it’s REALLY green though, thought you didn’t do so well with greener oolong. Want some?
I don’t do dwell with most green oolongs….but it looked neato – o and I really like mandalas milk oolong….Stacy has found a couple I love too (sparrow tongue) heh
Me thinks I’m not the only one peeking towards the green side……
doh. i almost picked this one up in my recent order
Sil, it’s REALLY green though, thought you didn’t do so well with greener oolong. Want some?
I don’t do dwell with most green oolongs….but it looked neato – o and I really like mandalas milk oolong….Stacy has found a couple I love too (sparrow tongue) heh
Me thinks I’m not the only one peeking towards the green side……