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LuckyMe drank ShanLinXi Special Reserve by Beautiful Taiwan Tea Company

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Received this in a swap with LiquidProust.

This is a buttery high mountain oolong with a sweet, thick liquor. It has a subtle pear like fruitiness and faint floral notes. It’s similar to BTT’s LiShan but this one has a heavier body. Steeped gongfu, I got nearly two pitchers out of it which is pretty good. This is probably my favorite BTT oolong so far. However like many of their teas I felt it lacked a bit of complexity. It’s overall a very pleasant cup, but with so many impressive offerings out there from other oolong players, it’s just not something I’d stock up on.

Flavors: Mineral, Pear, Sweet

Preparation

185 °F / 85 °C 0 min, 45 sec 5 g 4 OZ / 118 ML

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My Rating Criteria:

95 to 100: Top shelf stuff. Loved this tea and highly recommend it

90 to 94: Excellent. Enjoyed this tea and would likely repurchase

80 to 89: Good but not great. I liked it though it may be lacking in some aspects. I’ll finish it but probably won’t buy again

70 to 79: Average at best. Not terrible but wouldn’t willingly drink again

60 to 69: Sub-par. Low quality tea, barely palatable

59 and below: Bleh

Fell into tea many years ago and for a long time my experience was limited to Japanese greens and flavored Teavana teas. My tea epiphany happened when I discovered jade oolongs. That was my gateway drug to the world of high quality tea and teaware.

For the most part, I drink straight tea but do appreciate a good flavored tea on occasion. I love fresh green and floral flavors and as such, green tea and Taiwanese oolongs will always have a place in my cupboard. After avoiding black tea forever, Chinese blacks have started to grow on me. I’m less enthusiastic about puerh though. I also enjoy white tea and tisanes but reach for them less frequently.

Other non-tea interests include: cooking, reading, nature, philosophy, MMA, traveling when I can, and of course putzing around on the interwebs.

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