I tried this tea earlier this year and it was so good that I’ve been hoarding the last couple sessions’ worth. However, green oolongs never respond to this well, so I’ve decided to finish it before 2022 comes to an end. I steeped 6 g of leaf in a 120 ml porcelain teapot at 195F for 25, 20, 25, 30, 30, 30, 45, 60, 90, 120, and 240 seconds, plus some long, uncounted steeps.
The dry aroma is of coconut, pineapple, orchids, honeysuckle, custard, and grass. The first steep is floral and grassy, with orchid, honeysuckle, custard, cream, and hints of pineapple and coconut. The next steep is still very green, with the kind of coconut water taste that Daylon describes. I’m getting other floral notes that I can’t pinpoint, though it could be lily as the vendor says. This oolong comes into its stride in steeps three and four, with coconut, lime, custard, milk, headier florals, and grass. It’s still a little green for me, but the coconut and florals are lovely. Steeps five and six retain a lot of these flavours, but the spinach and grass are becoming stronger. I also get a bit of herbaceousness along with the coconut, lime, custard, and florals. The tea starts to fade after this, with the next couple steeps featuring florals, custard, faint coconut, spinach, and grass. The rest of the session is greener, with notes of grass, spinach, and faint florals.
This is an excellent tea with many of the flavours I like. It’s a bit green for me, but that’s a minor quibble considering everything else it has to offer. Thanks to Daylon for sending me such a generous sample!
Flavors: Coconut, Cream, Custard, Floral, Grass, Green, Herbaceous, Honeysuckle, Lily, Lime, Milk, Orchid, Pineapple, Spinach, Vegetal
