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Formosa Tung Ting Jade Oolong (618) from SpecialTeas

Rijje drank Formosa Tung Ting Jade Oolong (618) by SpecialTeas

Yay, oolong!
I have conferred with myself and voted oolong to be one of my favorite teas from now on. Oh, I always liked oolong but today I decided to love them.

And how can I not? You get small puny tiny leaves and after steeping GREAT & HUGE leafs takes over your little mug. The color of the tea is yellow – such a yummy color.
The tea smells of some kind of berry (I know, strange…) flowers and veggies.

First sip: CARDEMOM.
Yup. It’s cardemom flavor, I am sure of it. I wonder if I should try to steep it at a lower temp. to get the flavors the other peeps are tasting?

Still Digging into the Package Doulton send me.
Cheers ;)

2010-09-07 20:45:02 -0400

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Kryptryx 2010-09-08 07:14:07 -0400

Do you recall the temperature and steep time you used?

Rijje 2010-09-08 07:54:05 -0400

85-90 celcius. 4 min.

Kryptryx 2010-09-08 08:06:04 -0400

Temperature is ok. Try just 2 minutes, with three steeps. You can get different flavors on each steep.

Kryptryx 2010-09-08 08:06:36 -0400

Sometimes 1 minute steeps are sufficient also.

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Many things can be said about me, but I rather not go into details… Other than the facts that: Yes, I am from Greenland (Yeah, it’s totaly awesome!) and I love my books, cats and tea.

I love all kinds of tea, but must confess a greater love towards the Da Hong Pao and a deep hatred for Ceylon and Pickwick. (Yes, I am aware that Ceylon is area). Sorry, It’s not them, it’s me.
Other than that I love the greens, the whites and the blacks (and all of the things in the middle) evenly.

Rating system – I love the smileyrate here on steepster, so I’ll just follow that. That’s 1 point for the worst tea in the history of man, and 100 point for some of the best tea… note that I usually rate high because I am a optimist and love all things tea.

“You can’t get a cup of tea big enough or a book long enough to suit me.”
~ C. S. Lewis