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“2.8g, thermos overnight. Roasty woody sense, with the usual minty vegetal background. Some dark, almost caramel like sense? remember being enamored with this at some point for some reason, but LP’s...” Read full tasting note
“I think Andrew might have given this to me years ago during his oolong mentorship with me. I’ve got mixed feelings about Aged Teas, and I only get them from Andrew or if it’s from a vendor I trust....” Read full tasting note
This is one of the craziest teas I’ve come across that led me down a very interesting path that has ties to Zhang Naimiao who brought the Fujian style of oolong to Taiwan in 1895. After a while of searching I found what I was looking for, I didn’t intend for it to be so well rested but the best I can explain this is that it taste like the candy Rolo.
For some additional reading this is quite enjoyable: https://www.remotelands.com/travelogues/tea-for-taipei-maokong-gondola-to-taiwans-past/
Each package has roughly 7g
This is also the first time I’ve posted wet leaf, I just cannot get enough of this; I’ve searched for this taste profile for years!
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2.8g, thermos overnight. Roasty woody sense, with the usual minty vegetal background. Some dark, almost caramel like sense? remember being enamored with this at some point for some reason, but LP’s other aged oolongs are better… Even while accessible in my desk, I never find myself reaching for this one.
I think Andrew might have given this to me years ago during his oolong mentorship with me.
I’ve got mixed feelings about Aged Teas, and I only get them from Andrew or if it’s from a vendor I trust. I am a basic tea drinker in that I look for teas with decent energy and a tasting profile that lets my brain imagine flavors akin to dessert so I don’t have to eat or drink said dessert. Sugar is bad for a type one diabetic. Tea is good for health, therefore good for a diabetic. Aged tea…is mummified tea. I need some flavor when I resurrect it from the dead, and this one does have flavor.
The description is fun with this one since I remember his quest for finding the smoothest aged tea possible. Unlike a lot of other Aged Teas, it doesn’t have the paint stain funk most do and has qualities very similar to an actual rock tea. Andrew pegged the profile is being like Rolo Candy, and I can see it. The dry leaf reminds me distinctly of coffee and caramel without bitterness or harshness. Drinking it up, caramel, roast, woodiness, and a little bit of nuttiness are prominent. Some notes that remind me of a lighter roast coffee, but incredibly smooth. The second steep gets out a little bit more dark chocolate/cocoa, though not as strong as the caramel and coffee notes.
Later notes have some florals, but in the way that coffee is “floral” with some light acidity. It’s age and char are more prominent in the later rebrews, getting woodsier into dark oak, some cedar. Here comes the woodstain resin and paint notes. The later brews are also a lot more drying with some bitterness.
Getting to the point, Andrew found a tea that’s aged particularly well and one that I can enjoy in my basicness. I’d recommend this to Wuyi fans and Tea nerds looking for some aged tea that is feasible in a heartbeat, but I can still see some people being detracted by the woodiness. Again, aged teas are bit of a niche thing that mega tea nerds invest a lot in, but I do think this one is a lot more approachable for intermediate drinkers than most.
Flavors: Bitter, Caramel, Cedar, Cocoa, Coffee, Dark Wood, Drying, Dust, Forest Floor, Oak, Resin, Roasted, Smoke, Smooth
