Oh la la it’s so good ! I’ve let the salesman at Mariage Frères choice for me an Oolong and he picked up this one and he was so right. It’s exactly what I wanted : a mellow, nutty and earthy Oolong.
The small tea leaves are folden but full. The dry leaf smells like chesnut and the very dark liquor is the same but with this heavy earthy taste, the kind of taste the earth has probably after the rain.
I was sceptical about this plain Oolong (at Mariage you should buy at least 100 g and this is an expensive tea, so it was risky !)and I was so wrong, it is really a wonderful blend.
I have now more and more difficulties to drink flavoured teas. At least at picking them first in my cupboard.
Preparation
205 °F / 96 °C
4 min, 0 sec
hmmm i may need to add this to my shopping list if you enjoyed it heh :)
it’s really a very nice Oolong !