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Golden Osmanthus Oolong (Huang Jin Gui) is named after sweet osmanthus, a flower that is fragrant and sweet. This oolong offers a floral fragrance and the tea has a light golden color when brewed. Fragrance of all our oolong products is the natural taste from the tea, without any additives.
The tea sold here was produced in spring season of 2009.
This tea was processed with traditional method. Unlike modern style light oxidized oolong, this tea doesn’t require fridge-storage. Room temperature without direct exposure to strong light will be perfect for storing this tea (sealed in pack) for up to 2 years.
Leaves are dark green, they smell raster fresh grassy.
Tea is very light yellow. Also smells grassy.
Surprise, surprise, it tastes very grassy! It’s quite delicious. First sip seamed a bit watery but I changed my mind with the second one. It’s just as smooth as it should be. It only has a hint of nutty taste, mostly grassy tho. More green that oolongy.
(sipping further)
Leaves a really nice aftertaste in my mouth. Mhm, I like this one…
While it may hit the tongue sharply and distinctly grassy, the green citrus flavor of this tea transforms into a mouthful of sweetness almost like chewing on barely roasted nuts.
Hmm. This tea smelled intriguingly nutty, but it tasted very weak. When I tried steeping it longer, it got distressingly bitter without getting any more flavorful. Probably I made it too weak — I’m still figuring out the best way to judge proportions. I will definitely try it again, because a tea which tasted the way this smelled would be fantastic.
(Backlogged from Saturday.)
