Classic Phoenix Oolong

I’m not sure what honeysuckle tastes like…. but if it tastes like a flowery honey, then this is honeysuckle. Smooth and refreshing. It seems to need more leaf than the oolongs I’m used to. Then again, I’m used to balled up oolongs and these are sticky. Perhaps I should start weighing my tea?
By the third steep, something woodsy is coming through to join the honeysuckle.

A very enjoyable oolong. It makes a good everyday tea. One of these days, I’ll have to stop getting new teas and samples so that I can actually drink a tea enough for it to actually be an everyday tea.

Anyway! I wanted to give it a try before deciding if I wanted to send it out on a swap. Turns out this is totally swap worthy so a few lucky leaves are taking a trip a Canada. yaaaay!

This Oolong is Oh-So-Lovely!

I will write more about this later. Right now… I need to be alone with this tea.

Long twisted leaves – completely accurate!

Reminiscent of honeysuckle – indeed! And a bitty nutty. Smooth – very smooth!

Beautiful all-round!

This is the very first phoenix oolong for me! I got this from Mercuryhime I believe. The leaves are lovely Looking at leaf size/color/differences is one of the things I love about tea. These are long, wiry, and deep brown.
The tea smells very, hm, clean! It is very sweet and deep tasting. There is a distinct floral note that I keep coming back to. It is very pleasant and a bit roasted tasting on the end of the sip. ahhhh this is a good oolong!

The leaves are longer and twisty. The color of the cup is a nice mellow yellow. I may have steeped this too long, since the flavor was a BIT bitter, but it still has that lovely sweet, floral and light flavor a good oolong has, and has a good deal of residual flavor for a while after. It also leaves my mouth a bit dry. But this one is very delicious. WAY better than the Element Tropical Peach Oolong I also bought with this one in their closing sale.

My level of light to strong flavor for oolongs – 2 out of 5 for this one.