Oh man, when I saw this in the samples from Kawaii433, after seeing some pretty ecstatic notes for this tea, I knew I was ESPECIALLY in for a treat! THANKS SO MUCH, Kawaii433! The tasting notes ain’t lying. This oolong is layer upon layer of lusciousness. This is absolute extreme sticky rice. Upon steeping, it imparts a sticky rice scent to the entire room. It keeps giving and giving. The oolong itself seems to lend to the sticky rice flavor, like the oolong itself is buttery and milky. It tastes like the most buttery of popcorn to me. Sweet, never astringent. Even when I mistakenly waited for 20 minutes for the water to cool on the second steep, even though I only waited 16 minutes on the first steep, the flavor was intense when it should have been weaker with the cooler temperature. Each steep was very consistent. The FIFTH steep almost had the flavor strength of a typical sticky rice oolong’s first steep. Whoa. This will probably be a cupboard essential for me when I finish some teas! So yeah, this is easily one of the best teas I’ve ever had.
Steep #1 // 1 teaspoon for a full mug // 16 minutes after boiling // 1 1/2 minute steep
Steep #2 // 20 minutes after boiling // 2 minute steep
Steep #3 // 10 min after boiling // 2 min
Steep #4 // 4 min after boiling // 3 min
Steep #5 // just boiled (not full mug) // 3 min
Also finished Lupicia’s Framboise Chocolat (2019 Sipdowns: 5)
Flavors: Butter, Cream, Kettle Corn, Milk, Popcorn, Rice
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I agree, definitely buttery popcorn!
Best Sticky Rice Oolong so far. I always keep it in stock should any of you ever need more <3.
For sure. I definitely don’t feel the need to search out any other sticky rice oolong!
Agree!
The two sticky rice favorites that stopped my sticky rice searching were 1) Thailand ‘Jin Xuan’ Sticky Rice Oolong Tea and 2) For sticky rice pu’er, Mandala’s Rice Aroma.
Definitely and thanks for sharing both of those with me. :D
I second Kawaii433’s top two Sticky Rice teas. I consider both to be essential to maintaining a healthy tea cupboard ecosystem. :)
haha, yes, some teas are like that.. or it just ain’t a tea cupboard!
Dang this sounds good.
I agree, definitely buttery popcorn!
Best Sticky Rice Oolong so far. I always keep it in stock should any of you ever need more <3.
For sure. I definitely don’t feel the need to search out any other sticky rice oolong!
Agree!
The two sticky rice favorites that stopped my sticky rice searching were 1) Thailand ‘Jin Xuan’ Sticky Rice Oolong Tea and 2) For sticky rice pu’er, Mandala’s Rice Aroma.
Definitely and thanks for sharing both of those with me. :D
I second Kawaii433’s top two Sticky Rice teas. I consider both to be essential to maintaining a healthy tea cupboard ecosystem. :)
haha, yes, some teas are like that.. or it just ain’t a tea cupboard!
Dang this sounds good.