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!
Mint Oolong from Butiki Teas
Tea Type: Oolong
Where To Buy: Butiki Teas
Product Description:
This oolong originates from Taiwan and is infused with mint. Mint Oolong is a fragrant tea that is sweet, refreshing, and tingles the tongue.
Recommended Brew Time: 4 minutes
Recommended Amount: 1-1 1/2 teaspoons of tea for 8oz of water
Recommended Temperature: 180 F
Tasters Review:
I have been looking for a Mint Oolong for a LONG time like this one!
Strong Mint and plump Oolong…plain and simple…well, not really plain…but simple. It’s the classic case of K.I.S.S. (Keep It Simple Silly) and it works!
If you are like me and LOVE mint you will probably like this one! The mint is intense but that is EXACTLY what I was looking for being a MINT LOVER.
Because I haven’t found as many Mint Oolongs or ones that are readily available I am rating this high…not only for those reasons but because I DO like this very much! It’s very refreshing, very mint, and very tasty!
I can check another items of my “Tea Bucket List”…I have found an awesome Mint Oolong! Thanks Butiki Teas!
Da Yu Lin Oolong from Cloudwalker Teas
Tea Type: Oolong
Where To Buy: Cloudwalker Teas
Product Description:
One notable characteristic of high level oolong tea is a total absence of bitterness. Such is the way with this ultra high grade oolong. Da Yiu Lin is remarkably smooth and rich with natural oil. It is soft and broad, exhibiting qualities of sweet, fresh flowers. This is a high level, high energy tea which is not easy to come by in Taiwan let alone outside. It is rich, sparkling, smooth, clean and transportative. Truly a top shelf oolong. If you are looking for a particularly special fresh, high mountain oolong tea, this is the one for you; a tea to be respected.
A note on preparation: unlike most oolongs, you can get away with having too many leaves in your teapot or having water much closer to boiling when poured over the leaves because it is of such a high quality. A truly forgiving and excellent tea.
Tasters Review:
This is the very first Cloudwalker Tea I have ever tried and am very excited!!!
I have seen this referred to as both Da Yu Lin as well as Da Lie Lin. Regardless…I must say this tea infuses to a bright greenish-yellow. It has next to no scent but if I try real hard with one eye crossed I suppose I can get a VERY subtle floral scent to it. The taste IS incredibly smooth and semi-sweet. It is fresh, clean, crisp, and quite tasty! This is very good! AND I’m looking forward to more of the Cloudwalker Teas loose leaf teas!
Flower Oolong Dong Fang Mei Ren from In Nature
Tea Type: Oolong
Where To Buy: In Nature
Product Description:
Floral Oolong (Dong Fang Mei Ren)
Dong Fang Mei Ren translates as ‘Eastern Beauty’ and is also known by the alternative name of Bai Hao Oolong, known to make women even prettier.
A very mild oolong from the High Mountains of Taiwan. Elegant taste with a unique palate and colour, very pleasing to the eye and the mind.
Pack size: 50g
Servings: 50 cups or more. Full instructions on how to prepare the perfect cup of tea inside each box
Tasters Review:
Some teas just seem to take you to a different place! Sweet blossoms is what this reminds me of at first sniff! Just like in a tree and/or fruit orchard with the most PERFECT weather – both in temperature and breeze. The clouds are fluffy and there is a glowing haze that makes it feel just like a dream. You can help but spin around in circles (like when you were a little girl) as you stroll thru the rows and rows of blossoms and trees!
The taste is gentle, sweet, yet floral at times…this is a very PRETTY tea. Towards the end of the sip you get a little bit of the woodsy taste but oh-so-slightly and the after taste is a tad nutty but pleasant.
This is a very laid back and go-with-the-flow type tea! Quite enjoyable!