Mandala's Milk Oolong is BACK!
Hey tea-heads! The slow boat has arrived and with it, the milk oolong you’ve been waiting for!! We are working hard to keep it stocked but transit times/logistics sometimes interfere with our lovely little plans. Get it while you can :) Thanks, everyone! Be sure to check out the “sale” section on our site, too. Lots of great things marked down for the week.
I have a sample of this that I need to try! I can’t access the chart on the website that gives western brewing instructions—would you mind sharing them here?
HI… I typically use a teaspoon in 8 ounces for a stronger brew. You may want to start with less to see what happens for your palate. Rinse at 195 for 5 seconds or so then do your first steep at 1 minute. Then 2. Then 3. We have many customers who brew this up with one long steep 3 to 5 minutes.
No rules. Just guidelines. Like I tell people in every one of my tea classes, play with your tea! Experiment with amounts, times – tweak the variables of the experiment and see what the outcome is. With joy, of course :)
Gratitude,
Garret
This seems to be something I keep getting hung up on, being new to the world of tea: steeping times. Every tea I get that doesn’t have instructions I always scour the internet for info on the BEST way to go about it, and after my first order from Mandala I’m realizing it’s far more rewarding to tweak and explore! In any case, I’m enjoying some of your Milk Oolong Tea right this moment and at the rate I’ve been savoring it (if you can even call it that, considering I’ve been drinking it nearly every day), it’s quite a relief to see it’s in stock again!
Hi Ryan! Sen Rikyu, the “father” of the Japanese Tea Ceremony (an intricate ceremony that takes years of study and hours to practice) said this: “Tea is naught but this: First you heat the water, then you make the tea. Then you drink it properly. That is all you need to know.”
I love that. To me, the most important part of that quote is the “drink it properly” part. Any good tea, made halfway mindfully using good water and consumed with clear mind will be a great tea. The lens through which we view (or in this case taste) the experiment will definitely color it. Tea always tastes better when I’m in a better mood, enjoying good company or looking at something beautiful.
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