Wu Ling (武陵) Oolong Tea

Yum, I’m starting to realize that I really like green oolongs and this one is no exception. Light and floral, with a bit of fruity sweetness, and a surprising underlying darker spice as some others have mentioned. This was really enjoyable for me. Thanks Tea from Taiwan for the sample!

I hate an overpowering Wulong more than anything, so the first few seeps were only 30 seconds. The tea came out a nice light yellow color and tastes great. Very subtle toasty flavor but overall very mild and delicious. The flavor of butterscotch came out more strongly throughout the steepings, and I’m now at number 5 or 6. At first I couldn’t place the flavor, but eventually figured it out (I think). I also drank a different Wulong with a friend later, and that only made the sweet butterscotch flavor of this one more obvious!

I bought the sampler, so once I finish all of these wulongs, I’ll adjust my ratings a bit and decide on a favorite

I must start this off by saying I bought sample packs from Tea From Taiwan so you’ll be seeing a few more reviews of their teas. I must also say I am no expert so feel free to comment or correct me if I have made a blunder.

This tea’s first steep in my Yixing was the whole 7 grams for about a 8-10 ounce cup. This was the best I have had “Eastern” style so far! Smell of the dry leaf was yummy familiar oolong smell. I found myself sticking my nose in the empty sample package for scent “hits” many times. First steep was 60 seconds at 195F after a quick leaf wake up/rinse as directed by the web site. The taste is very floral and buttery with a slight mineral hint. Very nice mouthfeel…almost broth-like. Second steep (80 seconds) was a deep golden brew that had more aroma, but about the same amount of flavor. The website says you can go 5 steeps and beyond, but being a middle-aged barbarian with unrefined taste buds, I’ll stop when the tea taste is fading to me. Third steep is holding up well at 1:40 was a little lighter but still tasty – in fact, I decided to order more based on the staying power and taste of this tea. I quit after the fourth cup at 2 minutes because I was full (big cups), plus I had to take the kids to an orthodontist appointment.

This was the last tea from my tea from Taiwan order and easily the best one. It’s an excellent Li Shan with a luscious floral character. Intense aromas of hyacinth, coconut cream, and Korean melon. The tea starts off fruity followed by a rush of floral goodness. A complex and impressive bouquet of flowers unfurls throughout the steeps. I picked up notes of orchid, hyacinth, magnolia, and lily of the valley. The tea feels like silk in the mouth and leaves behind a rich aftertaste.

For this tea, I followed the “non-linear” brewing style described in a recent Mei Leaf video and achieved much better results than simply increasing time and temperature with each steep as instructions generally tell you to do.

this sample was pretty good. i love the packaging on these samples this company uses. the dry leaf smelled more vegetable than floral. i used205f water starting at 45 seconds and increased brew time when needed. the soup pale yellow/green and the flavors were a bit creamy and some floral and gamy or vegetable notes. all in all a good standard oolong.

I’ve had this sample for awhile.. at least a year? I’m trying to get through some of my older samples that I never got around to.
I found Wu Ling’s first steeping to be really great – sweet, light floral, buttery and a little melon flavor. With each further resteep, it got more and more spinach vegetal, ontop of the buttery flavor. I wish I had more for a cold steeped!

Just got my sample packs from Tea From Taiwan. This is the first of the samples I brewed and was very pleased. The dried pellets smell so floral, like a combination of lilac, rose, and jasmine with a hint of vanilla bean and butter. Brewed it western style in a glass tea pot with a glass strainer. Just below boiling water brewed for 2 minutes after an initial rinse. Color is straw-yellow with a hint of green. Aroma is intoxicatingly floral and rich with a hint of butterscotch. Nice sweetness on the palate, thick and heavier than expected. Hints of baked goods, almost bready, buttery-smooth and back end caramel action. The floral aroma really dominates here from beginning to end. A beautiful product.

This oolong was better in my opinion than the other oolongs I’ve tasted from Tea from Taiwan (except 4 seasons and maybe Rui Feng – need to make it again and see)