Another Mandala oolong to try.^^ It’s medium to heavily roasted rock oolong from Fujian Province, China. It has a gorgeous golden-amber-orange liquor. The dry leaves are darkly roasted strips. The wet leaves are dark green with a nice aroma that consists of stonefruits, floral, roasted nuts along with a hint of vanilla.
It’s a full-bodied tea with flavors of roast, ripe stone fruit, floral, citrus (orange?), nuts, caramel, honey, minerals, vanilla. Again, I could not pick up the root vegetables, bah. I need to work on that… Maybe go eat a lot of yams or something. :P It is complex and has a long finish. This is my first time trying this and I liked it, but it was a bit too perfumey on the first few steeps, although overall, I’m not disappointed. I have more so I’ll be able to enjoy it again and see how I feel.
Porcelain gaiwan, 5g, 110ml, 195°F (ramped it up to 200 later), rinse, 9 steeps, 25s, 35s, 45s, 55s, 1m5s, 1m15s, 1m25s, 1m35s, 1m45s
Flavors: Caramel, Citrusy, Honey, Mineral, Orange, Roast Nuts, Roasted, Stonefruit, Tobacco, Vanilla
