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Taiwan Ginseng (Lan Gui Ren) Oolong Tea from Teavivre

ashmanra drank Taiwan Ginseng (Lan Gui Ren) Oolong Tea by Teavivre

I love this tea. Did I already say I love this tea? Because I love this tea!

One of the ladies who didn’t like green tea just a couple of weeks ago said today that she doesn’t like ginseng. I said, maybe give this a try! Several cups later, this tea is on the list of tea she wants me to order for her! The taste of ginseng blossoms in your mouth and you are hooked! Hooked, I say!

Edited to add: I found this link about how it is made. They don’t mention sugar, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t there! This really describes the tea well…lingering floral sweetness, although one person drinking it said she wouldn’t call it sweetness, but rather a cooling sensation, followed by hearty toasted nut flavor. The sweetness really can linger for a while!

http://hojotea.com/item_e/o16e.htm

2012-06-26 16:04:07 -0400

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gmathis 2012-06-26 18:15:06 -0400

Interesting. The ginseng that has crossed my palate tasted like I was sucking on an unwashed potato.

Kittenna 2012-06-26 18:29:00 -0400

Hmm, I was apprehensive about this one, but maybe should get to trying it sooner rather than later…!

Amy oh 2012-06-26 20:53:47 -0400

@gmathis – I’m with you there, the ginseng oolongs I have tried are weird tasting to me.

Jim Marks 2012-06-27 09:12:01 -0400

Because the ginseng is adhered to the tea using a sugar solution, this tea has a cloying sweetness which can be pleasant.

It also helps hide the floral notes of the oolong.

Bonnie 2012-06-27 10:07:34 -0400

I like the 3rd steep the best. The first is too powdery, the second still a little strong. The third you can taste the oolong floral and the sweet ginseng. More subtle.

Jim Marks 2012-06-27 11:29:04 -0400

Yes.

ashmanra 2012-06-27 11:42:28 -0400

I feel like animal from the Muooets over this one. I want them all! ALL! ALL!

ashmanra 2012-06-27 11:42:47 -0400

Whoops! Muppets!

K S 2012-06-27 16:32:21 -0400

Sounds a little more like Cookie Monster to me.

SimplyJenW 2012-06-27 16:41:41 -0400

I have a sample of this that I need to try soon. It seems so much like thepuriTea’s Gunpowder….(I kind of think the name gunpowder and the fact it is listed as a green over there at thepuriTea is wrong…)

ashmanra 2012-07-03 01:30:31 -0400

I wrote an email to to ask if any sugar solution was used, because that wild be a real deal breaker possibly for my friend who wants some as she is diabetic. They said there is no sugar or licorice root in this. One article I read about the cheap stuff said they use powder oolong and mix licorice root with it, but I can’t find any evidence they do that with this kind. I guess a tiny amount of sugar wouldn’t hurt her, but we at least need to know if it is there!

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