Sipdown (Verdant Edition), 224. This tea is obviously old, given that it is spring 2011 picking. I only had a small amount of it left and I’m not sure why I was holding out on drinking it for so long… hoarding beloved tea impulses, I guess. I only had enough of this one for a western-style mug.
Despite its age, this smells amazing. Sweet and floral and buttery. The flavors are also still amazing, although I know they have diminished a bit. But still, if I can get this much flavor out of it two years on, it is a pretty amazing tea, and it still makes me very happy. Can’t wait until the spring 2013 picking!
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I’m not sure the exact conditions for ‘aging’ a oolong or if they bear similarity to the needs of other aged teas like pu erhs, but if so it would follow that stored in a porous, ceramic container in a climate neutral environment with passive air circulation, it should age OK and potentially even improve…
I’ve heard that oolongs age well when they are of the darker/roasted variety, but I think green oolongs like this are more like green teas in the aging process. Regardless this one has held up pretty well!
I’m not sure the exact conditions for ‘aging’ a oolong or if they bear similarity to the needs of other aged teas like pu erhs, but if so it would follow that stored in a porous, ceramic container in a climate neutral environment with passive air circulation, it should age OK and potentially even improve…
I’ve heard that oolongs age well when they are of the darker/roasted variety, but I think green oolongs like this are more like green teas in the aging process. Regardless this one has held up pretty well!