Somehow, in all my oolong tasting, I have never tried a Ti Kuan Yin. Considering that a lot of people love TGY and it’s very popular, you’d think I would by now! Luckily when packaging up a swap for Jennkay a few days ago I remembered that I should make a cup.
In the bag this smells, well…grassy. Alarmingly so, actually. However as it steeps it smells less like grass and more like a green oolong I’m familiar with. So far so good.
The taste is different from any other oolong I’ve tried, and while it is good I’m not sure I’m in love with it. The grassy (hay?) smell comes through in the taste, and while it is layered with that smoothness I’m used to it’s much sharper than most oolongs I’ve tried. I can tell it’s good-quality tea but I’m not feeling it right now.
