Reserve Mao Xie (2016)

A Oolong Tea from

Rating

66 / 100

Calculated from 4 Ratings
Tea type
Oolong Tea
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Ingredients
Not available
Flavors
Char, Melon, Artichoke, Butter, Cream, Floral, Fruity, Grass, Green Apple, Hay, Kale, Spinach, White Grapes, Vegetal
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Caffeine
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Certification
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Typical Preparation
Use 5 oz / 156 ml of water
Set water temperature to 205 °F / 96 °C
Use 6 g of tea
Steep for 0 min, 45 sec
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5 Tasting Notes View all

“Short gongfu session with about 4-5 steeps, each one more bitter and drying than the last. First steep was lightly melony sweet and little toasty toasty, nothing too exceptional, the second steep...” Read full tasting note
“Cream, floral, and some grass. Nice and thick mouthfeel. While it was a pleasurable experience, I didn’t feel like this was anything special.” Read full tasting note
“I received a 5 gram sample packet of this oolong following a mix-up with a recent order. Prior to the introduction of US forwarding, Verdant, as I’m sure pretty much all of you are well aware,...” Read full tasting note
“This tea has earned my lowest marks ever, as it almost tastes like nothing. I mean there’s subtlety and then there’s flavorlessness. This was essentially flavorless. The scent is that of a nice...” Read full tasting note

Description

Daping’s most famous verietal! Master Zhang’s reserve picking of his 2016 Mao Xie is processed like his “Qing Xiang” Tieguanyin for a greener, modern finish.

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