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TieGuanYin(Iron Goddess Mercy)-Oolong from Zen Tea
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This was my first tea I broke into from my Zen Tea sampling! When I took my first sip of this my initial thought was, “Wow this is silky and smooth!” I’m still not used to getting smooth from my teas, but it’s definitely something that I like!

While I was steeping this I did not get much of a scent out of it at all, granted my sense of smell isn’t the greatest either. When I drained it into my cup though I got a definite light and invigorating scent from it.

Picking out what this tastes like is a bit hard for me, because like the description says, the taste is complex and layered. In fact I only have a sip left and I’m still not sure what is exactly that I’m tasting. Definitely getting some floral and almost.. grassy taste from it. The grassy-ness kicks in in the after taste I think.

Overall, I think this was really enjoyable and calming. I’m excited to see how this handles a second steeping.

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Nik
Nik 2012-09-23 09:36:55 -0400

From my (extremely) limited experience with oolong and having read several tasting notes here, I’m learning that oolong is a type of tea that often keeps you guessing ’til the last drop. I love that about it and am looking forward to trying more oolong!

Lesli
Lesli 2012-09-23 10:58:13 -0400

I love oolongs for that exact reason – there flavors are dimensional and ever-changing!

starfishey
starfishey 2012-09-23 18:12:14 -0400

Yes! It most certainly does. I’m really glad I grabbed this as a sample. I’m also very limited in my oolong experience, but if this is how most oolongs are than I should definitely get some more!

Lesli
Lesli 2012-09-23 20:59:12 -0400

I just realized I used the incorrect form of “there”… I mean *their

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I’m pretty new to the tea drinking world, only started drinking it regularly about a year ago.

I like green, white, and herbal, fruity teas. I haven’t gone out of my comfort zone a lot. I’m open to trying new things though! Oolongs are what I’ve been getting into recently.

It’s a rare thing for me to actually finish my tea. Reason being I like to take a couple sips over a long period of time, and for some reason those last 2 sips I always forget about until they are gross and cold. Aww. D:

I’d love to tea trade with anyone interested!

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