This is a beautiful oolong, with its dark and twisted leaves, so long and so rich looking. I had this today with a chocolate chip muffin and hubby joined me. He still says this isn’t his favorite but he drank several cups anyway.
My tastes in oolongs go back and forth – I orefer greens for a while, then roasted, then milk oolong…but I can say that this was really excellent today, and it is quite old. I know some oolongs are aged, and even pressed into cakes like puerh. I think this one is a good candidate for that because it seems to have kept it’s charm, roasty, nutty, and on the final steeps having a cool sweetness akin to licorice root or ginseng.
I think roasted oolongs keep for a long time, at least 5 years. I have one that says it’s good for 15 years!