673 Tasting Notes
i’ve had enough of this tea to say that it is yummy, however, its not something ill order again. though i suggest you try it.
new pic of wrapper: https://www.instagram.com/p/BGkvqkoJ47x/
i used the last bit of this tea up.. yummy to the end
been chilling listening to jeremy by pearl jam
Quing yun – high grade by moyeam co. Tea review
Ru Yao dragon teapot gongfucha.
Dry leaf: green, sweet, grass, freshly cut grass. Like dragonwell.
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Wet leaf: green, sweet grass, wet grass, roses, floral, peanuts.
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1 × 10s rinse.
Light steep: I taste/smell; medium
—→ roses, green, wet grass, floral , metallic (iron). Light peanuts.
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Medium steep: I taste/smell; light to medium —→ floral , metallic (iron), wet grass, green, roses. Light peanuts
Heavy steep: I taste/smell; light —> roses, floral, metallic (iron), wet grass, green. light peanuts.
All in all, such a lovely tea! Quite odd too!
I rate a 100
Many thanks for the free sample.
Flavors: Floral, Freshly Cut Grass, Grass, Green, Metallic, Peanut, Rose, Sweet
Preparation
Nonpareil Taiwan shanlinxi black tea from xin mu cha review
Ru Yao dragon teapot. Gongfucha:
Dry leaf: green, sweet (unlike typical black teas)
https://www.instagram.com/p/BF3_tqbJ44c/
Wet leaf: slightly green, sweet spicy and roasted. (Smells more like a black tea now)
(i forgot to take a picture, silly me.)
1x medium steep
Rest: 10min
Light steep: I taste/smell; light —→ sweet, fruit (blueberries), spices, wood, smoke.
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Medium steep: I taste/smell strong smoke. Medium —→ sweet, smoke, fruit (blueberries) wood, spices.
Heavy steep: I taste/smell; medium —→ sweet, smoke, wood, spices, fruit (blueberries).
All in all this is quite a yummy tea. It’s like a mix of oolong and black tea.
Since this is a black tea, and I’m not much for black teas, I rate a 90
i recommend this tea for those who want to try something like an oolongy black tea
Flavors: Fruity, Green, Roasted, Smoke, Spices, Sweet, Wood
Preparation
Winter essence. By xin mu cha tea review
Ru Yao dragon teapot, gongfucha.
Dry leaf: fruity (unknown), sweet.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BF4FO1bJ43i/
Wet leaf: asparagus, green, floral, sweet, roses, fruity (peach).
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1x medium rinse
Light steep: I taste/smell; slight roses. Light —→ green, asparagus, floral, fruity (peaches) seaweed, wet wood.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BF4GzDqp47c/
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Medium steep: I taste/smell; light roses. Medium —→ green, asparagus, floral, fruity (peaches and berries), seaweed, wet wood.
Heavy steep: I taste/smell; slight —> roses, seaweed. Medium -→ fruity (peaches and berries). Strong —→ floral, green, wet wood
All in all, this is an amazing tea! The smell, taste and cha qi! Lovely! I rate a 100
a note from sean:
Growing from Li Shan, the middle high mountain area of Taiwan, where the altitude is about 2,400m. This area is the top premium high mountain tea growing place in Taiwan. Our winter essence oolong tea not only has the extremely smooth soft texture, but also layer upon layer floral fruity after taste strike in the throat. This is our top premium and very limited batch of high mountain Li Shan oolong tea.
Flavors: Asparagus, Floral, Fruity, Green, Rose, Seaweed, Sweet, Wet Wood
Preparation
Premium dragon well long Jing green tea from teavivre review.
Ru Yao dragon teapot gongfucha.
Dry leaf: green, sweet, grass, freshly cut grass.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BFouAzEp4_x/
Wet leaf: green, sweet, grass, freshly cut grass.
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1x short rinse
Light steep: I taste/smell: light hay.
Medium —→ sweetness, grass, freshly cut grass, honey.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BFovSbvp4ye/
https://www.instagram.com/p/BFovWTAp4yn/
Medium steep: I taste/smell medium hay. Strong —→ grass, sweetness, honey, freshly cut grass. Slight bitterness.
Heavy steep: I taste/smell; medium —→ hay, sweetness, grass, freshly cut grass, honey. Little to no bitterness
All in all an amazing tea! The tastes, smells, the cha qi! Lovely!
I rate a 100
Thanks teavivre, for giving me this since you ran out of the other kind :)
Flavors: Freshly Cut Grass, Grass, Green, Hay, Honey, Sweet
Preparation
Lapsang souchong smokey black tea. Yan xun zheng xiao zhong. Tea review
ru yao drsgon teapot gongfucha
Dry leaf: smokey, pine, basketballs.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BFmqFE0p4zX/
Wet leaf: smokey, pine, spices, basketballs.
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1x short rinse
Light steep: I smell/taste; light —→ smoke, pine, cream, basketballs.
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https://www.instagram.com/p/BFmqH6lp4zh/
Medium steep: I smell/taste; medium —→ spices, pine, smoke, basketballs. Light cream.
Heavy steep: I smell/taste: strong -—> pine, smoke, basketballs spices. Light cream.
All in all, a wonderful tea! The taste, smell and cha qi, so lovely!
I rate a 100
Flavors: Cream, Pine, Smoke, Spices
Preparation
Mmm basketballs.
yeah it tastes/smells like a basketball would if you were to sniff one or chew on one. i never chewed on one before but i assume that is what it would taste like on the grounds that 90% of what you smell, it would taste like :D
if you can ask google. you can possibly find some studies on it ;)
in short the air you smell touches your toung
It’s a weird descriptor, but I do know exactly the smell you’re talking about :)
yeah :)
one can also say nike shoes
Ah, that rubbery smell. That sounds like an odd flavor for tea. Of course, Osmanthus tastes like Eyeshadow to me.
i was finally told what the wet storage tastes like.
rancid and/or shrimpy fishy.
i don’t mind shrimpy/fishy taste but the rancid? yet to be experienced
this cake has little to no wet storage taste :/ just earthy/fermentation
I don’t believe wet storage tastes like rancid or shrimpy fishy at all. The best description I have found is to describe the note as wet wood, not rancid at all. Rancid would if anything be an indicator of bad storage.
I guess I am wrong. I was going by what Oliver of green tea guru told me
