Long Life Oolong

This is a very peachy oolong. You can find apricot and almonds with the earthy sweet oolong flavors, but the main flavor brought out is peach.

Without sugar or milk, this tea is naturally sweet and fruitful, not too bright and not too dark, as peach and apricots are. The almonds compliment the sweet oolong, with a soft hint of citrus.

It is not a surprise how delicious this is, as I have enjoyed peach teas before, and rarely does one disappoint. Long life oolong is just peachy.

This was the first Oolong I ever bought. I did expect more peach, but I was a novice back then….I now have a special relationship with this tea, one that I expect to last many years. It’s expensive, but it’s one I’ll always keep stocked up.
It’s light, refreshing, and the peach, apricot, and almonds go oh so well together. The oolong itself is a buttery heaven. The smell just takes me in and doesn’t let go. Yup. I’m in love :D

I decided to try out something fruity, and it’s delicious! I had the first steeping with a slice of peach cake, and I’m in heaven. I’m sure this would be delicious iced, and I don’t even like iced tea.

I think I’ve just been overwhelmed by choice lately, and tea just…I don’t know, I haven’t been craving it like I usually do, and nothing I made tasted quite right or hit the spot.

Until this tea. I love peaches. I can’t say it enough, I love, love, love peaches. As a girl raised in Tennessee, which is darn close to Georgia, I could never get enough of peaches. Drinking this has me ready for summer and sun tea and the sweet tea I keep in the fridge that my wife won’t touch. Reminds me of home and hot Southern summers. Makes me long for a big plate of barbeque…I love this tea.

1 TB for 500mL teapot, bare.

I made this too strong. The buttery mouth-feel almost cloyed, especially with the peaches. Will try again, weaker and steeped less time. I expect that when properly made it’s really good. Smells great.

Mmmm…peaches! I love this one! It’s fruity, refreshing and could be equally good iced and warm. This is one of my recent additions to the permenant collection! I found it really similar in smell to mango madness although the taste was a bit different.

Smells amazing in the bag and in the cup. Found the taste a bit disappointing, but still not bad for a flavoured oolong.

A nice, delicate tea, but there’s not as much peach flavour as I had hoped for.

Contrary to what my many negative reviews may have you think, I don’t completely hate David’s Tea. I’ve just been disappointed by a LOT of what I’ve tried lately.

However, one of their teas I will always adore is Long Life Oolong. It don’t care what is or isn’t in it, I just know that it tastes and smells amazing and I absolutely love it. The taste is clean, refreshing, and slightly sweet. It works well as a hot tea but it’s even more delicious when iced.

This is definitely a tea I’ll be stocking up on. I can’t get enough of it!

Roommate picked some of this up during Reading Week (I had yet to restock it myself, for confirmation as to whether or not I liked it).

We accidently used water that was too hot, though (brain was thinking it was a black tea), and I don’t think we used enough tea, as it’s rather weak. So unfortunately, I remain indecisive. I wish it was more like Banana Oolong though; I can’t taste the oolong at all, and it would be nice to taste something other than peach.

I know nothing about oolongs. There was much guesswork done here. It was not a total failure!

1st steep – 2 minutes: It smells very peachy and a little nutty. It actually smells basically just like the dry leaves. The taste is a little weak, I think next time I’m going to do a longer steep or add more tea (this time I used 1.5tsp/12oz). It’s a little mouth drying but tastes peachy and nice and smooth.

2nd steep – 3 minutes 30 seconds: I think this would be a good studying tea. Still quite peachy but I would like it to be more full-bodied. Much less drying this time.

3rd steep – 5 minutes: Weeeaaak! Definitely using more tea next time.

My wife made a cup of this and didn’t offer any to me. I think that’s grounds for divorce.

Mmmmm. I do love this oolong. A coworker was drinking this the other day at work but couldn’t remember what it was called. I identified it with a sniff. It’s just so sweet and distinctive. I should reach for this more often. It’s almost as naturally sweet as a rooibos, but not so much so that I don’t want to drink it!

I’m not a big drinker of oolong teas – but I have a feeling that might be changing.

Picked this up at David’s Tea and brewed for 6 minutes (I like my tea pretty strong). The fruity aroma of the brewed tea was muted from the dry tea (which had a bit of a fake smell), but still delicious smelling (peaches, apricots and the slightest hint of almond).

I was very pleasantly surprised by this tea – the fruitiness of the peach and apricot nicely compliment the earthiness of the oolong and there’s a creaminess to the tea that is really enjoyable. It truly slides down your throat like buttah (as Paula Deen would say).

I also ended up trying it iced as well as I didn’t finish my cup before I had to leave the house, so I put it in the fridge. I really enjoyed this tea iced as well – I felt that creaminess really shone through and the hint of peach, apricot and almond were perfect iced.

Love this tea both hot and iced and I’m thinking if you like your tea sweet, the sweetness wouldn’t take away from the tea. Though I won’t be drinking this everyday, it will definitely be staying in my tea cupboard and regular rotation.

And I also feel that I should give it extra points for the Star Trek reference in the description (but I didn’t).

I cannot believe how good this tea smells. It makes me want to use it as potpourri. It looks pretty cool too, so that idea isn’t all bad. It’s a slow night at work tonight so I’m hoping this is my chance to try multiple steeps with this tea.

First steep:
I steeped for about five minutes, and love the golden colour it produces. The peach isn’t as show-stopping as the smell has me hoping, but it’s very nice. Subtle, and smooth.

Not bad, but i find that the peach flavour clashes with the oolong. I’m not a big fan of this mix. I prefer drinking straight oolong.

I really like this tea. It almost tastes a tiny bit too good to be true though. (not quite fake, but really flavorful) Delicious though.

What a warm and refreshing nectar. The peach in this tea really tempers the oolong leaf – which I find is not especially pungent in this blend. The almond comes through as a nice addition to this melange, but does not have a distinct flavor of its own.

The mouth feel of this tea is a little dry and nectar-ish, although not negatively so. It’s a pleasant thing.

I like this as-is or sometimes lightly sweetened with stevia for dessert.

Great, well-balanced tea.

My first oolong – not my first taste of oolong, but rather the first I’ve purchased for myself and steeped at home.

Dry it smells almost like a rich peach liqueur, or caramelized peaches. Steeped it is DELICOUS both hot and cold (and lukewarm, when you make it and leave the cup somewhere…) – the taste of peaches and almonds are definitely bright and present, along with a warmer toasty flavour that I’m assuming comes from the tea itself. 2nd steep just as tasty and satisfying!

Note – Jun 8: I still like the taste of this tea, but am now finding the liquorish, almost fermented smell of the peach to be a bit off-putting. I find I now go to Happy Kombucha when I want a fruity oolong!

I got a cup of this to go today while out with a friend and it was really good! He got it iced and I got it regular, and we both let each other sample them to compare if we liked the tea more hot or iced. I found that once this cooled down a bit (probably about ten minutes after I bought it) it was a lot better. Very sweet and smooth, with a perfect hint of creaminess.

The light peach flavouring in this is just lovely. The first time I steeped this I did it for a bit too long and it gave off a slightly bitter taste, but still not over powering. It’s a tea I imagine would taste amazing both hot and iced. It’s such a light, summery feeling tea. Just fantastic.