When I was going through my cupboard I would often try to arrange it so I drank a black tea in the morning, and an oolong (or green or white, but mostly oolong) in the afternoon. Obviously if I was able to keep that up I have a lot of oolongs, but I think before my sip-through I had gotten out of the habit of drinking them. No more! I am going to continue my black-in-the-morning, oolong-in-the-afternoon habit and try to drink them more often.
Anyway, this was my choice for today. I thought of some other, older ones, but my taste buds really decided they wanted this one. I bought some passion fruits at a big international grocery store yesterday, so I guess they are on my mind. As always, this is lovely. Delicious hot, cold, and every temp in between. Having recently tried some other scented oolongs using a high mountain Taiwanese base, I appreciate the sweetness and floral notes that the base brings here. It’s really what I think of when I think of high mountain oolongs (other than Jin Xuan)… no butter, not creamy, but a rich, thick texture nonetheless, with sweetness, floral notes, and a freshness that pairs well with fruit flavors. Definite yum.
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After reading about you raving about them for a couple years, I finally caved, emailed them, and asked if they would be willing to ship to Canada. :)
After reading about you raving about them for a couple years, I finally caved, emailed them, and asked if they would be willing to ship to Canada. :)
Oh, I hope they can work something out for you!
Yeah! I mean, why wouldn’t they want my money?
I’m going to have to try this again/order this now that my tastes are more refined. I think I will enjoy it a lot more now! And I have been hanging that lychee oolong over my own head for so long now…. Gah!