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LuckyMe drank Wu Liang Mountain "Gao Shan Oolong" Spring 2021 by Yunnan Sourcing

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I wasn’t feeling the heavy vegetal flavor of this tea so I decided to tinker with steeping times/temps. By cutting the steep times to 10-20s and lowering the temperature a tad to about 195, it took on a totally different character. The tea acquired a naturally sweet and fruity flavor, characteristic of a high mountain Taiwanese oolong. Delicious nectarine-like stonefruit notes emerge with a refreshing floral fragrance and taste. A gentle vegetal tone develops in later steepings, though not harsh or overbearing provided you keep the steep times short.

Flavors: Mineral, Stonefruit

Preparation

195 °F / 90 °C 0 min, 15 sec 5 g 4 OZ / 118 ML

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Zennenn
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This inspires me to try again with a few teas that just didn’t behave as I had expected.

LuckyMe
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It’s all about finding that sweet spot…a lot of teas are just finicky.

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Zennenn
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This inspires me to try again with a few teas that just didn’t behave as I had expected.

LuckyMe
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It’s all about finding that sweet spot…a lot of teas are just finicky.

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My Rating Criteria:

95 to 100: Top shelf stuff. Loved this tea and highly recommend it

90 to 94: Excellent. Enjoyed this tea and would likely repurchase

80 to 89: Good but not great. I liked it though it may be lacking in some aspects. I’ll finish it but probably won’t buy again

70 to 79: Average at best. Not terrible but wouldn’t willingly drink again

60 to 69: Sub-par. Low quality tea, barely palatable

59 and below: Bleh

Fell into tea many years ago and for a long time my experience was limited to Japanese greens and flavored Teavana teas. My tea epiphany happened when I discovered jade oolongs. That was my gateway drug to the world of high quality tea and teaware.

For the most part, I drink straight tea but do appreciate a good flavored tea on occasion. I love fresh green and floral flavors and as such, green tea and Taiwanese oolongs will always have a place in my cupboard. After avoiding black tea forever, Chinese blacks have started to grow on me. I’m less enthusiastic about puerh though. I also enjoy white tea and tisanes but reach for them less frequently.

Other non-tea interests include: cooking, reading, nature, philosophy, MMA, traveling when I can, and of course putzing around on the interwebs.

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