Peach Oolong

Brewed some of this up last night, and made the unfortunate mistake of putting it in my plastic travel mug, which I now am certain is giving off a soapy flavour. It last happened with my Yogurt Strawberry tea from Tsaa, and now this one. I’m certain it wasn’t the tea, as I did taste it prior to putting it in the mug :(

So the soapiness definitely ruined the flavour, but I have to admit that I didn’t taste much flavour to begin with. It just tasted kind of like a light TGY.

However, I just brewed up the second infusion of it tonight (which was left to infuse for probably a half hour, oops), and it’s actually rather good! I can taste the background oolong, with some floral peachy notes that I wouldn’t usually expect in an unflavoured tea. Maybe I just didn’t infuse long enough last time? I’ll have to try again, but I’m enjoying this half-cup now! Rating withheld until I have a tasty first infusion.

ETA: Third infusion likely has merit as well here, but I did a bad thing and left the leaves in the cup for WAY too long. Like, overnight-style. I tasted the tea and it tasted ok until I swirled it and the bitterness permeated the whole cup. Ah well. Next time.

I have no idea why I keep drinking peach things. Maybe I really want peaches? But that’s not a problem, I have a freezer full of them!

This is pretty tasty, I think it’s perfectly sweet enough without adding anything. It’s a pretty light flavor, which you’d kind of expect with an oolong like this…it blends SO PERFECTLY in with the floral notes of the oolong.

I still am not sure what type of tea I find goes with peach best for me. This is better than a roasted oolong, for sure, but still not sure. I am going to try the Lupicia momo oolong next and see if that changes my mind.

Ahhhhhh! YUM!

White Peaches! Tastes JUST LIKE White Peaches! Sweet and juicy! Very nice!
I want to go on record saying that I think Butiki has some of the BEST flavored oolongs I have tasted so far! YUM!

If you like Peach – try this! If you are looking for a nicely flavored Oolong…TRY THIS!

squeaky clean – highly flavored -but still true Oolong! YUM!

Pleasantly sweet aftertaste! Lovely!

Sample Sipdown…this is nice – a good oolong but not peachy enough for me.

I received this as a sample. I was super excited to try it. And then I made it way too weak, I accidentally used it in a cup too big. BOO :(

Yes! I’m denting that “haven’t tried” pile! Plus, I thought this tea would be a treat to try after me crocheting for hours today trying to fix some stupid colour work gone bad on one of my patterns. I do love peaches.. homemade canned! Ahh memories of my teenager years in the summer spending all day peeling and slices peaches and canning them!

DRY: Tarty peach! Very tight balls of oolong.

STEEPED: Light gold, smells like oolong tea with a hint of peach.

TASTE: A nice smooth oolong (almost floral) upfront buzzing with white fuzzy peach flavor. I say fuzzy as I could sense that fuzzy peach skin, mmm fuzzy peach skin! I’d say this is totally a white peach as it is more mellow of a taste compared to yellow peaches. I would say this tea is light, but it is also full of flavor.

Sweetened, I might of over sweetened as I was distracted while adding the rock sugar, but I find the peach too sweet here and not as natural tasting. With that said, unsweetened for me!

Second infusion is still peachy, but astringency is starting. I think I might of overcooked the tea a bit as I was distracted again (roommate chatting with me about our new vacuum)

COMMENTS: This is really tasty! I’m glad I bought a bag instead of requesting it as a sample! I do like the strawberry oolong more, but this is still very good!

I think I have over steeped this one. While it’s nicely flavoured there’s a hint of something there that makes me wish I was instead drinking Madam Butterfly. I’ll have to give this another go tonight when I get home – work isn’t really a great set up for my tea habits…..yet!

It reminds me of the milk oolong from David’s Tea… I’m not getting peach but that’s probably just me. I’m not very good with oolongs yet. It is drinkable though and I’ll experiment with it :D

This one has a nice peach taste amidst the oolong. It mixes really well where I can taste both the peach and oolong, but neither is too overpowering. It’s a bit more flavoured that the Grape Oolong I’m finding, which I like. Slightly more oolong than peach but I think I prefer that over fake or overwhelming tastes that overpower the actual tea. This is one I will repurchase.

I let this one cool a wee bit too long. I prefer it hot.

Courtney ordered this one, and before I sent it to her, she let me give myself enough for a sample. She is awesome. I only took enough for one cup, but that might not be enough.

This has such a light peach taste that works very well with the flavor of the oolong. I like that Stacy’s flavored oolongs have this subtle hint of fruitiness, so the actual taste of the tea still shines through. This is quite yummy.

I’m finishing up my second steep now, and I definitely prefer it hot. My first cup cooled off quite a bit while I was busy doing other things, and I like this warm so much better.

Awesome! Thank you TeaEqualsBliss for sending me some of this tea.

This is really REALLY good. The peach flavor is strong and authentic. Sweet and juicy. One of the very best peach teas I’ve tried – if not the very best! YUM!!!

I received this as a sample from Butiki Teas. The scent is intoxicating. I will definitely be placing an order of this in the future. Peaches!

The liquor is a nice yellow color. The taste was so sweet and peachy with the floral undertones. Delicious. It stood up to multiple steeps. Love love love!!!

This afternoon I enjoyed an entire kettle’s worth of this tea. It made four lovely 15 oz. steeps (adding 30s each time). As with everything I’ve sampled from Butiki, the flavor tastes very natural. I wish the peach would have been just a shade stronger so it would have lasted beyond the 2nd steep. The oolong base could have gone on longer, but I was ready to drink something else.

I have a feeling this would be excellent as an iced tea. Next time I’ll combine the first two steeps and let them cool in the fridge.

I somehow lost track of this sample and re-found it again this morning and decided to finally taste it. It has a very nice peach flavor balanced by the fruity oolong. I think I would really enjoy this one even more iced!

This was a sample tea with my Butiki order. It had such great reviews here, I really wanted to try it, but I didn’t want to commit to a larger quantity. I was leery of the “floral” part in the description of the tea.

I’m afraid I don’t get much peach flavour here. It’s drinkable, but just doesn’t wow me in any way. It does taste a bit floral to me, which is likely why I’m not a big fan.

I’m not going to rate this one, as I knew before trying it that it might not be the tea for me.

BEST PEACH TEA EVER! This is a new cupboard essential for me. The peach flavor is superb – I picture juicy, plump peaches when I sip this. It’s a dream! I love peach tea; I used to live on the Diet Peach powder tea (I know, I know) when I was growing up. So this reminds me of summertime, sunshine, and happiness. Sigh. Wonderful! Thanks to Stacy for sending a sample!

Tonight i’m drinking my Peach Oolong sample sent that came along with my Butiki Tea Order.

I’m following Butiki’s steeping instructions and infusing for 4 minutes at 180 degrees.

The small little rolled leaves smell peachy! They colors range from light green to very dark green, and there are a few twiggy stems. I’m also seeing little flower looking things. Hm..

My first infusion came out a very light golden color. Its such a nice color. Its also smells very floral. Almost like a sweet scent. The peach scent has retreated a bit, but still there. Taste time!!!

The first sip i’m going to describe with the word “juicy”. A light, sweet, floral, peachy, MMMMMMMM! Light oolongs are winning me over. This was what I needed all day. I wish I was better at describing flavors because I can’t really give this tea the praise it deserves.

The second infusion was even better because the oolongs flavor started to peek though. Sweeter, better, amazing.

I disagree with most other reviewers: although I can smell the peach in the leaf, I’m not tasting ANY peach at all in the brew. That having been said…

This is an incredibly floral smelling and tasting tea once brewed. I brewed for 2 min. (while the package said 4 min.), but I’m used to gongfu brewing with the oolongs I’ve had, so I still thought 2 min. might be too long. Not at all , as it turns out. The golden liquor smells and tastes gardenia-like, and the floral taste lingers in your mouth for a couple of minutes. This is brightly flowery with a very slightly vegetal underpinning, and not a trace of bitterness, nor any peach that I can taste. This is my kind of tea! I’m going to have to force myself to stop at one cup tonight.

Now I’m wondering if there’s any peach flavoring added at all, or if it’s just so juicy and flowery that someone decided it tasted like peaches and decided to call it that without adding any flavoring at all…? Going back to the kitchen to smell the package…tawk amongst yourselves…

I’m back. Okay. I smelled something sweet in the leaf, but now I’m doubting that it was actual peach. I think my nose interpreted the sweetness as peach because I expected to smell an artificial peach flavor. I think I’m just smelling the strong floral sweetness of the tea. It’s a different flavor than the eventual smell of the brewed tea, but really, when is that NOT the case with tea?

Weird thing though: I looked at the post-brew leaves, and saw what I think are added flowers (or just the middle of the flowers). They’re wet and don’t hold together well, but they’re kind of cream-colored and as far as I can tell are not tea. However, I can’t find these in the pre-brew leaves. Are the flowers rolled up in the tea and released in the brewing? What kind of flowers are they? Are they maybe…PEACH flowers? (Is there such a thing?)

Well, I admit to still being confused, but whatever this is, added flavors/flowers or not, it is absolutely delicious. If you don’t like flowery oolongs, this is not the tea for you, but I’m really enjoying it. Score two for Butiki (I also liked the Gyokuro sample I got from them, though I didn’t like the fact that it was completely crushed, and that there was barely enough for one cup). I think tomorrow I’ll try the Purple Pu-erh I got from them and see if we can go three for three!

I got this as a free sample in my first order.

First, let me mention that I am not normally an oolong drinker, but more of a wannabe oolong drinker. I really liked this, and the second steep was just as good. The peach is subtle, and the flavor of the tea is light and more crisp than the blacks I usually drink. I see a serious relationship developing between oolongs and me for the summer tea season….. And shockingly, I drank this one straght up…no sweetener!

I was afraid of this tea because I do not generally drink flavored teas. But I like oolongs and I like peach, so it was something I wanted to try. The smell in the package was very strong, this also worried me. I was afraid that I would not taste the oolong, but I was wrong. The oolong flavor was strong and the peach accented it well. I was quite impressed. I enjoyed this cup of tea a lot.