Thank you so much for the samples, Eco-Cha! Eco-cha.com is another shop specializing in Taiwanese teas – mostly oolong. To be honest, I wasn’t quite ready to write a tasting note for this one, as the parameters need to be perfected (I don’t suggest following mine). The first steep was delicious, but the following two steeps were a bit overdone. These leaves are so tightly rolled (so tiny the bundles are!) that two teaspoons is actually a LOT of leaves — a fill-up the infuser basket leaf explosion. It seems impossible, really. How they rolled so tiny?! So I will be steeping this one differently soon and will just be commenting on the first steep for now. The texture of this tea is syrupy smooth (even when the other two steeps were overdone — it still remained silky smooth in texture.) The flavor is definite milk oolong (not flavored of course — all natural) but no matter how many natural milk oolongs I try, I will always be impressed with the flavor. This one is especially tasty – nothing but sweet creamy milk flavor. The remaining steeps are buttery and more savory but I will be trying this one again with less leaves. You really don’t need to use two teaspoons — the leaves were trying to escape my infuser. A great oolong is always invigorating, even just the impressiveness of the leaves themselves. According to the description, this oolong won an oolong contest with 2,400 entries!
Steep #1 // 2 teaspoons for a full mug// 10 minutes after boiling // rinse // 1 minute steep
Steep #2 // 2 minutes after boiling // 1 1/2 minute steep
Steep #3 // just boiled // 1 minute steep
Flavors: Butter, Cream, Milk
