I haven’t done very well of posting on here like I keep wishing to. But I still drink many cups daily and look for interesting teas often. I got this tea to remember my best friend, who passed away two years ago. Somewhere along the line he got interested in teas and branched out in ways I hadn’t. His first love was matcha, which I never made properly or appreciated.
His girlfriend told me near the time of his passing (of diabetes complications), he was enjoying some oolong teas. I would guess he got them from teavana, as he liked physical stores and got a lot from them. In fact, my last text message from him was about teavana closing.
So I ordered this tea. According to the package, it has notes of peach pit and apricot. My first try making it only found bitterness, following the directions of boiling water for five minutes. Since then I’ve attempted a few other temperatures and found that 180 at 4-5 minutes suited me best. That’s when I detected the peach flavor, which is also very evident in the scent of the steeped tea and the dry leaves. They give off an almost perfumed scent.

This cup is one of more unique teas I’ve tried, and seems best supper very slowly. I detect the apricot notes once it starts cooling off. I would gladly drink this tea in the late afternoon or evening to relax with. I wish my friend were still around to see what he would think of it or know which varieties of oolong he enjoyed.

ashmanra

If your friend liked Teavana, he was almost sure to have bought their Monkey Picked Oolong. Perhaps you can choose one or two teas from Harney and Sons and Yunnan Sourcing US. Oolong can be very fresh and green or roasty toasty, even ti guan yin could go either way. I love The Odor’s JE Milky for a green one. Sorry for the loss of your friend. We here on steepster lost KS last year. I raise a cup in his memory now and then.

Quiet Creation

Maybe so! I’ll have to look into those. Oolong teas are definitely more varied than what I’d had in Chinese restaurants. Haha.

Sorry to hear to the loss of your friend also.

Login or sign up to leave a comment.

People who liked this

Comments

ashmanra

If your friend liked Teavana, he was almost sure to have bought their Monkey Picked Oolong. Perhaps you can choose one or two teas from Harney and Sons and Yunnan Sourcing US. Oolong can be very fresh and green or roasty toasty, even ti guan yin could go either way. I love The Odor’s JE Milky for a green one. Sorry for the loss of your friend. We here on steepster lost KS last year. I raise a cup in his memory now and then.

Quiet Creation

Maybe so! I’ll have to look into those. Oolong teas are definitely more varied than what I’d had in Chinese restaurants. Haha.

Sorry to hear to the loss of your friend also.

Login or sign up to leave a comment.

Profile

Bio

Guy who enjoys drinking tea and writing. I feel the tasting notes I often read are a bit lost on me. But from greens and blacks to herbals of all kinds, I just enjoy drinking tea and thinking about life. My favorite posts seem to be the ones about what is going on in peoples lives while they enjoy a cup. And I enjoy finding kindred spirits who also enjoy a cup.

Following These People

Moderator Tools

Mark as Spammer