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“162/365 I’ve been saving this for cold brewing pretty much since I bought it. Probably it should have seen the light of day last year, but since that was a write off… I’m really glad I pulled this...” Read full tasting note
“I was so impressed with the flavoring of this tea because it’s so hard to find an authentically flavored ANYTHING watermelon. First of all, bao zhong is my absolute favorite oolong tea so I thought...” Read full tasting note
“Lovely tasting cold brew. Took me no time to drink it all. Juicy watermelon. Tastes true to eating watermelon, no artificial taste present. Oolong comes through as a creamy base. Rebrewing the...” Read full tasting note
“My first tasting note! And also my first cold brewed tea. I wasn’t sure what to expect as I’d never had baozhong or watermelon flavored tea before. I cold brewed it overnight (7 hours?). The liquid...” Read full tasting note
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Drinking this iced… finally, I’ve done it. For the first time I have captured that Butiki taste and feel through the cold steeping of this!
The wonderful vegetable, semi sweet, with summertime grassy notes coming through with a mild buttery texture from the baozhong (Beautiful Taiwan Tea) works so well cold. Throw in some notes of wet watermelon in there… YES!
I served this hot awhile back and I was iffy about it, but now that I am drinking it cold I have no doubts that I could drink the rest of the batch if I needed to :)
I’ve actually had this tea for a while. Why I haven’t reviewed it: I have yet to properly cold brew it. The first time yielded some nice results. I put my pot instantly in the fridge overnight after splashing 190 F hot water. Eight hours past, and I got a cool baozhong with green hints and a discernible background of watermelon. Re-steeped it a few times with cool water, and the watermelon quality opened up more. Yet in that entire session, it was very light. The cool water overwhelmed the tea. I’ve looked up a few ways to brew it online, but I prefer listening to what you guys have to say about cold brewing.
Which brings me to being naughty this morning. I’ve asked Andrew before about this tea being served hot-and as I thought and as he thought OBVIOUS-this tea was meant for cold brewing. Hot watermelon=weird. However, I was curious.
I got a serving of only the baozhong leaves without the watermelon. Steeping it western, and I got an enhanced baozhong. It still had the crisp green and floral qualities of the oolong type, but with the accents of sugarcane and watermelon. A Baozhong with watermelon and sugarcane notes. A hot tea I have no complaint with drinking in the morning.
I will write another note when I’ve brewed the tea properly. For now, I’m just enjoying the sippin’.
I liked this hot. I might cold brew it tonight, though.
This one sounds really nice.
It is. And to me, it’s fairly clean. It is a very light oolong, but light in a way that I like.
I’ve been intrigued by this tea for a while and your review finally convinced me to order some. Can’t wait to try it!
So my teas from Liquid Proust and Camellia Sinensis arrived! I have so much tea to get to that I can’t really dig into all of the new goodies; so I just picked on or two things from each order to get excited about and try…
I fucking ADORE watermelon teas, especially in the summer time, so I was hella pumped to try this. The aroma of the dry leaf is really nice, too – you can definitely smell the watermelon (although it is light) and the buttery, floral freshness of the oolong. LP recommends steeping it cold, and that’s one thing I do really well and often so I of course complied. No arm twisting necessary.
This brews up really delicate, but that’s far from a bad thing. The first thing I notice when I’m drinking it is the very fragile taste of watermelon; pulpy, all natural “perfect for picnics in the summer” watermelon! The way this comes across is so authentic and genuine to fresh watermelon that I’d probably be sold on this tea already just from that aspect of it. Honestly, I don’t think I’ve tasted realistic watermelon this good since Butiki.
After that soft wave of summery watermelon, you get to experience the Baozhong. From talking to LP I understand that this one is particularly finnicky; but that’s part of why cold brewing is so nice – generally speaking you don’t need to worry about that kind of thing. The base is really nice though; it, too, is rather delicate and soft but the fragile floral notes and faint fruity sweetness are perfect companions to that little bit of a buttery finish I’m experiencing as I drink the tea.
It really, truly, does remind me of summer picnics in the park. Well done, Liquid Proust. You’ve sold me on another blend…
Congratulations!!