Sugary Pick Me Up 2022 Shaihong Black Tea x Wuye Dancong Oolong from Bitterleaf Teas

Sugary Pick Me Up 2022 Shaihong Black Tea x Wuye Dancong Oolong

Tea type
Black Oolong Blend
Ingredients
Not available
Flavors
Apricot, Honey, Lychee, Peach, Stonefruit, Astringent, Autumn Leaf Pile, Dried Fruit, Floral, Grass, Hay, Mineral, Sweet
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Compressed
Caffeine
Medium
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Edit tea info Last updated by Cameron B.
Average preparation
200 °F / 93 °C 3 min, 0 sec 16 oz / 473 ml

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  • “This smells SO good. Syrupy sweet. The sweetness in the aroma mellows out in the flavor. The syrupiness morphs into more of dark honey, with some slight bitterness playing off of the honey notes. I...” Read full tasting note
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  • “Sipdown! (34 | 286) This wasn’t my favorite. I was intrigued by the combination of dancong and hongcha, but I found it mostly tasted like dancong to me. And I am not a dancong lover, so I was...” Read full tasting note

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Using a golden ratio of xuepian (winter leaf) wuye varietal Dancong oolong and Yunnan shaihong (sun dried) black tea, this tea combines the best of both worlds to produce a guilt-free, sugary-sweet elixir with none of the calories.

Although this is an uncommon blend of teas, a nice harmony is achieved, in part thanks to a few extra months on the shelf after pressing to allow the flavours to meld together a little more.

This tea is an excellent choice for when you can’t decide what to drink, as it really comes down to what aspect you want to focus on. The 2022 spring black tea unsurprisingly holds things down on the sweetness front, while the Dancong provides an enjoyable fragrance that beckons the nose before even taking a sip.

Brewing-wise, this tea is also quite flexible. The reduced amount of dancong makes it a little resistant to becoming bitter, and it performs surprisingly well brewed both gongfu style and grandpa/thermos style.

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This smells SO good. Syrupy sweet. The sweetness in the aroma mellows out in the flavor. The syrupiness morphs into more of dark honey, with some slight bitterness playing off of the honey notes. I get fuzzy, fresh apricot coated in a super dark honey. Also getting some longan and jujube.

Flavors: Apricot, Honey, Lychee, Peach, Stonefruit

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Sipdown! (34 | 286)

This wasn’t my favorite. I was intrigued by the combination of dancong and hongcha, but I found it mostly tasted like dancong to me. And I am not a dancong lover, so I was really hoping for more of a hongcha flavor. It had some nice peachy notes to it though, reminiscent of dried peaches or apricots. A touch of astringency on the tail end.

So I didn’t love it, but mostly just due to my personal preferences.

Flavors: Apricot, Astringent, Autumn Leaf Pile, Dried Fruit, Floral, Grass, Hay, Mineral, Peach, Stonefruit, Sweet

Preparation
200 °F / 93 °C 3 min, 0 sec 3 tsp 16 OZ / 473 ML
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