Went into TheOdor in Paris to buy all the tea. I’m not an oolong fan, but this one smelled wonderful enough that I thought I’d buy some for hubby, who does like oolongs. The scent was like milky caramel! It smells so good that it was one of 8 teas they choose to make matching scented candles with. I kind of wish I had gotten a candle as well, but I couldn’t justify the weight in my luggage. The guy working there was telling me that this tea was a happy mistake. A person who was processing the tea did something wrong in a batch that went out before they decided it was ruined. The tea was sampled anyway at it’s destination and the discovery of how amazing it tastes was made. I wish every tea had an interesting backstory!
This tea tastes smooth and milky with a little caramel in the finish. It doesn’t have that cardboard taste that I find many oolongs have, which is what turns me off of oolongs. I haven’t figured out the perfect steeping parameters yet, but I think I like it oversteeped a bit since it gives a richer flavor.
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hmmm I got a lot of one last year… I wonder if I got the error batch? It still tastes good but now I wonder.
It sounded like the error batch was the start of this particular oolong. After discovering it’s flavor, they asked the person who was processing it how they did it and have been recreating the process since.
I love this tea.
hmmm I got a lot of one last year… I wonder if I got the error batch? It still tastes good but now I wonder.
It sounded like the error batch was the start of this particular oolong. After discovering it’s flavor, they asked the person who was processing it how they did it and have been recreating the process since.
I love this tea.