I have a hard time getting in to charcoal roast teas. That being said this one isn’t too bad. The roast profile was not too strong. A strong roast profile to me is just meh. This one was only moderately strong. I’d say it was noticeable for about four or five steeps. I won’t say this tea turned into something really sweet because Wuyi oolongs in my experience are not like that. It did improve over the eight steeps I gave it. I think that people who really like Wuyi oolongs might find this phenomenal. To me it was just ok, not great.
I steeped this tea eight times in a 150ml gaiwan with 6.1g leaf and 190 degree water. I gave it a 10 second rinse. I steeped it for 5 sec, 5 sec, 7 sec, 10 sec, 15 sec, 20 sec, 25 sec, and 30 sec. I could have gotten a few more steeps out of the leaves if I wanted to.
Flavors: Roasted
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If you’ve got some roasty oolongs you don’t want, I’d be interested in buying or trading for them.
@Rich, I don’t actually know what I’ve got but I haven’t bought a lot of Wuyi oolongs and actually finding what I have may be difficult but I will consider the idea.
I just don’t get into them too much either. I like a light roast but definitely not the dark.
If you’ve got some roasty oolongs you don’t want, I’d be interested in buying or trading for them.
@Rich, I don’t actually know what I’ve got but I haven’t bought a lot of Wuyi oolongs and actually finding what I have may be difficult but I will consider the idea.
I just don’t get into them too much either. I like a light roast but definitely not the dark.