drank Hot & Heavy Oolong by white2tea
485 tasting notes

I tried this a couple times with the sample that came in the club a few months ago. Both times I brewed it pretty heavily, 5g:60mL. This was a really nice oolong. The aroma from the leaf was complex. From the dry leaves, I got notes of mineral sweetness, honey, and roasty nuttiness. After a rinse, the roasted aroma was more prominent, with some medicinal notes, along with a distant fruitiness and a nuttiness which reminded me, strangely enough, of peanut butter on first whiff.

I found the flavor of the tea to be pleasantly complex as well. In the first steep, I tasted a bit of a chocolatey note, but that didn’t stick around much at all. Early steeps displayed mineral, nutty (roasty), and floral notes, along with a red berry finish. That finish was unexpected and pleasant. This finish carried on until maybe the mid-point of the session before it began to drop off slowly. Late steeps were characterized by a lighter, but still tasty mineral sweetness with some floral hints along for the ride. Especially early in the session, the body of this tea was very thick – I could feel it going down my throat and settling in my stomach. There was a relaxing qi involved as well.

This is definitely my favorite w2t oolong I’ve tried so far…though I think it’s only the second one as well, meaning only that I like it better than I liked the Hoplite oolong I tried. Due to the teaclub, I have a few more to get to – the quality of this one bodes well for their revamped oolong line, I’d say.

Flavors: Berry, Creamy, Floral, Fruity, Mineral, Nutty, Roasted, Sweet, Thick

Preparation
Boiling 0 min, 15 sec 5 g 2 OZ / 60 ML
MadHatterTeaDrunk

Mmmmm….I’ll have to pick some up in April for my “monthly” tea purchase. :)

Matu

I can’t imagine you’d regret it!

Daylon R Thomas

Know anyone that has tried Butter Flower yet?

Matu

Hmm, I think I’ve seen a few people brewing it up on Instagram, but can’t remember who I’m afraid.

Daylon R Thomas

Ah. I was really curious about that one. I’d guess it might be like a Chou Shi.

Rasseru

I’ve just had the butter flower, and I thought the same daylon, but was wrong. It’s like the Dan cong apefuzz just reviewed, it’s floral ya Shii but with a hint of citrus or sour yoghurt like you get from tie guan yin and Its more forgiving than the Chou shi, you can brew more normally.

Daylon R Thomas

Interesting. Thanks Rasseru!

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MadHatterTeaDrunk

Mmmmm….I’ll have to pick some up in April for my “monthly” tea purchase. :)

Matu

I can’t imagine you’d regret it!

Daylon R Thomas

Know anyone that has tried Butter Flower yet?

Matu

Hmm, I think I’ve seen a few people brewing it up on Instagram, but can’t remember who I’m afraid.

Daylon R Thomas

Ah. I was really curious about that one. I’d guess it might be like a Chou Shi.

Rasseru

I’ve just had the butter flower, and I thought the same daylon, but was wrong. It’s like the Dan cong apefuzz just reviewed, it’s floral ya Shii but with a hint of citrus or sour yoghurt like you get from tie guan yin and Its more forgiving than the Chou shi, you can brew more normally.

Daylon R Thomas

Interesting. Thanks Rasseru!

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