I am astonished not to see a previous note on this tea. I had it a long time ago and I am sure I logged it. We are still trying to reduce the number of older teas in the cupboard and this one only had two servings left so it goes next!
I love both Li Shan and Alishan oolongs. When I first started drinking tea I went back and forth between preferring green or roasted. Now I love both, just happen to have different moods at different times. Since youngest is drinking an Assam this morning, I made my own pot so I could have something a bit milder.
This is rather old but still tastes nice. You can tell it isn’t fresh and that is entirely my fault, not the tea and not Harney and Sons. The tea is smooth, not astringent, lightly sweet, vegetal but not strongly so, and a little creamy. The liquor itself is pale and clear. Even though it is several years old now, I will enjoy it as I whittle away at my backlog of teas that need to be finished!
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I can’t remember which one it is, but one of those two I have never liked. I think it’s Alishan, no matter where I’ve gotten it from, it tastes soapy to me. The Lishan is the one I like… I think. I could have them reversed! It’s odd, because other than really cheap oolongs, I haven’t really found an oolong tea I didn’t like other than Alishan.
I think Li Shan is usually more expensive, but I think I recall liking the Alishan from Teavivre more than the LiShan!
I can’t remember which one it is, but one of those two I have never liked. I think it’s Alishan, no matter where I’ve gotten it from, it tastes soapy to me. The Lishan is the one I like… I think. I could have them reversed! It’s odd, because other than really cheap oolongs, I haven’t really found an oolong tea I didn’t like other than Alishan.
I think Li Shan is usually more expensive, but I think I recall liking the Alishan from Teavivre more than the LiShan!