Formosa Oolong from Special-Teas, Etc.

by liberteas

Tea Information:

Leaf Type:  Oolong

Where to Buy:  Special-Teas, Etc.

Product Description:

This Formosa Oolong is an exceptional Taiwanese dark oolong full of fluffy white tipped leaves. An exceptional brew from an exceptional tea!

Taster’s Review:

Oh, how I adore this tea!  It reminds me of the Oolong I used to offer to my clients.  It possesses such a pleasant, deep sweetness to it!

The tea leaves are quite dark – this is a deeply oxidized Oolong from Taiwan.   This tea IS special and deserves a special brewing vessel – I recommend getting out your gaiwan for this one.  Not only will it enable you to capture the very best flavor from this tea, but it will also allow you to infuse the leaves multiple times – and each infusion will be just as extraordinarily flavorful as the previous one.  And, trust me when I say that when you taste this tea, you’ll want as many infusions as the tea leaves will offer!

This tea has a natural sweetness to it – it doesn’t need additional sweetener, and you may risk overwhelming the delicate balance of flavors by adding sweetener.  Instead, just enjoy the natural beauty of this tea unfettered.

It has a lovely peach undertone to it, as well as a soft earthy note.  But mostly, what I get from this tea is a beautiful honey-like flavor.  Sweet and smooth with a gentle mouthfeel.

Truly a wonderful Oolong!  This is one that I recommend to all Oolong enthusiasts.  Keep this one on hand!

liberteas

Anne (aka the Mad Tea Artist) has celebrated her 29th birthday for many years now. She lives in the Pacific Northwest with her hubby and her youngest daughter. Her oldest daughter is married and has bestowed Anne with the proud title of "Gramma" and her grandson is about the cutest boy you ever did see. Anne started her journey with tea as a casual drinker and became more serious about her tea drinking when she realized that she couldn't drink coffee. Shortly thereafter, she started becoming obsessed with the beverage and she started creating small-batch, artisan blends of tea that she sold online as LiberTEAS. After a few years, she realized she wasn't cut out to be the sole proprietor of a business so she closed LiberTEAS and started reviewing teas online. She met Jennifer through another blog that they both reviewed for and they decided to start their own review blog. This review blog! Throughout her journey as a tea reviewer, she discovered 52Teas and became enamored with the idea of creating a new tea every week. When the founder of 52Teas decided he wanted to move on, he offered the business to Anne but knowing that she wasn't cut out to be a sole proprietor, she instead offered the company to her oldest daughter who employs her as the Mad Tea Artist for 52Teas!

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Ice Wine Tea from Three Thousand Leaves/Special Teas Etc

by teaequalsbliss

Leaf Type: Black Tea, White Tea

Where To Buy: Three Thousand Leaves/Special Teas Etc

Product Description:

Site Description:
4oz Beguiling sweet pear notes with hints of berry and caramel. To enhance the natural flavors, consumption with sugar is recommended. Makes a great iced tea!

Description on Package:
Black Tea, Freeze Dried Grapes, White Tea, Ontario Ice Wine, Natural Flavors

Tasters Notes:

Last Fall My Parents, Husband, and I went to Finger Lakes Wine Region for a long weekend.  We did a lot of sampling of several wines.  One of the more trendy wines that is becoming more and more popular is ICE WINE.  ICE WINE is very VERY sweet.  You can read more about actual Ice Wine here.  When I started to see Ice Wine Tea I was very excited.  I have tried a few.

This smells JUST LIKE ICE WINE prior to infusion…as well as after infusion. The scents become more identifiable after the infusion is complete.

I can taste the ice wine comparison. There is a pear taste as well and a caramel finish on it. It’s VERY sweet just like the ice wine! I am looking forward to trying this iced but I will say it is wonderful hot!

teaequalsbliss

Co-Founder/Co-Creator of Sororitea Sisters at Sororitea Sisters Jennifer (TeaEqualsBliss) is in her upper 30s and lives in the eastern snowbelt area of the US with her husband, 3 dogs, and cat (however the number of furkids can change at anytime as she LOVES providing a forever home for many shelter animals. Her several interests include music, movies, veganism, sports, traveling, collecting Baseball Cards and Unicorns, Radio, Computers, Crafting, and of course…TEA. She started drinking tea at the tender age of 3 thanks to her Grandmother and her love for tea has gotten stronger with each year! In addition to being a co-founder/co-creator of Sororitea Sisters - her main site is MyBlissfulJourney.com. Find out more about Jennifer on MyBlissfulJourney.com.

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