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To me, it was the best oolong for the quantity and price. It has the minimum floral-coconut taste that I really enjoy for an oolong and unlike the Mandala’s, it tasted oddly more natural. Lately, it’s been TOO buttery and thick which I really am not a fan of. I love me some savory notes in my oolong, but this one has too much. I am able to get the creamier, more subtle sweet notes in really short steeps with a lot less leaves. Think 2-3 grams in 6 oz for really short splashes. Sometimes, I’ve used a minute, 30 sec, and 15 sec for the first steep which turns out nicely. The middle steeps become too vegetal and thick whereas the later steeps with the flavor pushed out become more preferable.
If I were to describe a distinct difference from when I first had it, it would be that the flavoring didn’t taste as heavy. That was a winter crop, but I do not know how much of a difference it would make. More than likely it’s just me. I will keep on playing with it and probably keep the steeps super short. I really enjoy the florals when I catch them and the flavor when it is lighter, but only when it is lighter.
Have you ever smelled plumeria? That’s the floral note that I’m after. That or lilac. Anyway, your thoughts :)
Thank you, Daylon. I do very much enjoy your commentaries on tea. What I need to do is track this particular tea down and steep some up again. I haven’t been drinking oolongs much in the past few days. And currently, I have just blasted myself with maple, as in MAAAAAPLE. My tastebuds might take some time to recover. In my recollection, this tea was very light on the cream and butter, which was my problem with it—I wanted the sledgehammer approach to milk oolong that day. Call me a neanderthal. The floral aspects of it did come up.
My comment really does the tea a disservice as I am not sitting with a cup of it in front of me.
No worries. :) Some maple sounds frickin’ fantastic…as I type to you an hour late.
I did wander over to where I thought this packet of jin xuan might be, but nope. I’ll turn up. Eventually.
Do tell.
Tell me yours. I really want to see what all your thoughts were on this one :)
To me, it was the best oolong for the quantity and price. It has the minimum floral-coconut taste that I really enjoy for an oolong and unlike the Mandala’s, it tasted oddly more natural. Lately, it’s been TOO buttery and thick which I really am not a fan of. I love me some savory notes in my oolong, but this one has too much. I am able to get the creamier, more subtle sweet notes in really short steeps with a lot less leaves. Think 2-3 grams in 6 oz for really short splashes. Sometimes, I’ve used a minute, 30 sec, and 15 sec for the first steep which turns out nicely. The middle steeps become too vegetal and thick whereas the later steeps with the flavor pushed out become more preferable.
If I were to describe a distinct difference from when I first had it, it would be that the flavoring didn’t taste as heavy. That was a winter crop, but I do not know how much of a difference it would make. More than likely it’s just me. I will keep on playing with it and probably keep the steeps super short. I really enjoy the florals when I catch them and the flavor when it is lighter, but only when it is lighter.
Have you ever smelled plumeria? That’s the floral note that I’m after. That or lilac. Anyway, your thoughts :)
Thank you, Daylon. I do very much enjoy your commentaries on tea. What I need to do is track this particular tea down and steep some up again. I haven’t been drinking oolongs much in the past few days. And currently, I have just blasted myself with maple, as in MAAAAAPLE. My tastebuds might take some time to recover. In my recollection, this tea was very light on the cream and butter, which was my problem with it—I wanted the sledgehammer approach to milk oolong that day. Call me a neanderthal. The floral aspects of it did come up.
My comment really does the tea a disservice as I am not sitting with a cup of it in front of me.
No worries. :) Some maple sounds frickin’ fantastic…as I type to you an hour late.
I did wander over to where I thought this packet of jin xuan might be, but nope. I’ll turn up. Eventually.