Dark, sweet aroma with orchid but no sweetness in taste. Instead the taste is rather thin and herbaceous, dirt-mineral with orchid and roasted almond. Still some lingering char/roast notes that fade away a few infusions in. Undercurrent of alkaline bitterness.
An indistinguishable fruity aftertaste presents early, something like strawberry-apricot-orange-pineapple mixed with cream. That transitions to a clearly defined sweet white peach. The liquor develops a thick viscosity when the tastes start fading into grass and orange zest.
This session left me wanting something different. The dry leaf shows that this is low oxidized and medium roasted which really isn’t my favorite presentation for Wuyi oolong. This Qilan had aftertaste in spades but seemed unbalanced overall. I’ll have to revisit this tea soon, if only to hasten its departure from my cupboard :P
Flavors: Almond, Apricot, Char, Cream, Dirt, Grass, Herbaceous, Herbs, Mineral, Orange, Orange Zest, Orchid, Peach, Pineapple, Roasted, Strawberry
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Tried to finish this off 4 months later. Tried. A few sips of different steeps and I couldn’t. Sad that what was left, even if less than 10 grams, ended up in the compost. Doesn’t seem time did this tea any favors.
Good decision to move on! Drink something that makes you happy!
Tried to finish this off 4 months later. Tried. A few sips of different steeps and I couldn’t. Sad that what was left, even if less than 10 grams, ended up in the compost. Doesn’t seem time did this tea any favors.
Good decision to move on! Drink something that makes you happy!