I was pleased to see this tea in my Happy Bag from Lupicia this year. It’s always been one that I have been curious about. I love mangos, I love oolongs, and Lupicia tends to do a good job with flavored oolongs. I think that I have actually drank this once since I got it but I never wrote a tasting note for it.
There is something about the scent of the brewed tea that is really familiar, but I can’t quite place it. This seems to be more of a pouchong (long wiry leaves) than a rolled high mountain oolong like many of their other flavored ones. The flavor on this is quite good. It’s a bit mango hi-chews, which are some of the best mango candy that I’ve ever had. That still means its a bit more candy than fresh mango, but fresh fruit is difficult to capture in a tea. Then again, maybe if I had tried a ripe mango fresh from a market in southeast Asia, maybe I would tell a different story. Still, this is very nice and the oolong does add a freshness to it. Overall I am glad I have it around.
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oh no, did I miss the happy bags?
This sounds interesting. I’ve never had a mango oolong blend
TeaBrat: this is from the happy bag that I got back in January for New Years… Just getting around to it now for most of the teas. :P
Oh, mango hi-chews are great! I actually found mango tic-tacs today, but they’re a bit… soapy.
oh no, did I miss the happy bags?
This sounds interesting. I’ve never had a mango oolong blend
TeaBrat: this is from the happy bag that I got back in January for New Years… Just getting around to it now for most of the teas. :P
Oh, mango hi-chews are great! I actually found mango tic-tacs today, but they’re a bit… soapy.