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Excellent jasmine tea. Very close to a jasmine green tea pearl. The body was clear and clean, and was brew-able in short ten second incremented steeps. The jasmine is strong, incredibly sweet, and naturally creamy in texture. I easily got eight cups, with another potentially looming on the horizon.

This was not super complex, but it was also not super vegetal. The florals were strong, but they were also airy and light. I think this jasmine oolong could be a favorite. I would give it to an experienced jasmine tea drinker and a newbie alike. I’m going to have to see it western, but I am fairly happy with this turn out.

I quite enjoyed this one.

In basic speach: this was a smooth black tea little bitterness and no astringency Gong Fu. It also had a lingering sweet aftertaste that is not super common with blacks. Would recommend it to a connoisseur like the website says, but a newbie genuinely curious about the world of black teas would enjoy the excellent body.

In over-obsessive tea snob speach: this was a great tea Gong Fu with bready toast notes ending with a sugary aftertaste. There was smooth malt too and comes close to the other black teas with the caramel and chocolate notes, though this tea in particular does not necessarily have them. Instead, the kinds of images in my mind from drinking is broiled toast coated with butter, sugar, and cinnamon. It is like other Taiwaneese blacks, namely a Sun Moon Lake Assam, but it lacks the brisker and more tomato-y notes that I associate with that variety. It does have the weird cinnamon thing going on, though it’s not as strong as I’ve had in other teas.

So overall, I HIGHLY recommend at least a try of this tea. It’s texture, balance, and sweet aftertaste are excellent and worth experiencing-hence the connoisseur recommendation. As Oolongowl commonly says about certain teas, this is a mouth-feel lovers tea. Someone absolutely newer to the imaginative world of teas might not be super impressed with the texture and just might assume it’s a slightly sweeter than usual black tea. I personally brewed it using around 3-4 grams (closer to 3), first steep 20 sec, 35 sec, 45 sec, 1 minute, 2 minutes, 3 minutes at 180 F.

This tea became another subject to my amateur blending. I’ve been wanting a good coconut oolong, and a part of me has been tempted to blend coconut with a Taiwan Jade, but since I have not drank this too often, I figured this tea was a good option. With the natural floral and lemon tang this had, the coconut might make it a bit sweeter and creamier.

So, I bought some cheap organic dried coconut pieces and blended it into the bag. They were HUGE, so I had to really make sure I got an even distribution. After a week of scenting, the results were really frickin’ close to coconut water. I guess I am on target. I could still taste the natural notes with the coconut flakes. The flakes on their own are incredibly creamy and sweet. Hopefully, they helped add those qualities to the tea. I’m still a little bit hesitant about the tang, but oddly enough, I found my experiment to be refreshing and headache relieving.

The white grape tartness continues to deter me however. I am very tempted to add a dash of vanilla, but I do not know the “more is too much” point yet. I was also thinking about pineapple pieces, but I do not know if it’s necessary with the teas natural fruit quality. Here’s to experimenting!

Gotta to love self fulfilling prophecy. I was not as enamored the second time, but the tea had the sweet creamy flower notes that made me say “HOLY SWEET CREAM BATMAN!” I brewed the liquor a little too strong. More broth and a little bit of astringent veggie, but still flowery, creamy and sweet. I still recommend it and enjoy it.

Thanks again Jeff! This was a nice blend from Unytea. There was more fruit than white tea, but I did not mind that. The cherry combined with the pineapple and regular apple were perfect for me. It is also very sweet, very light, and very refreshing. I would probably get more of this blend if it weren’t for the price. It’s otherwise a great fruit tea blend which I could see myself drinking often.

HOLY SWEET CREAM BATMAN!

Yes, I gong fu’d this tea with moderately longer steeps and am backlogging, but this tea was my favorite of the jade oolongs I’ve had so far from this company. It took a tinsy bit to open up, but after it did, the bouquet of flowers and sweet cream opened up exponentially.

Man was I lucky to get 50 grams of this….of course I’m going to finish it in a week. I really can’t thank the company enough for offering this oolong. After the long quest for the perfect floral and creamy jade oolong..this ALMOST hit the marks I wanted.

I was surprised that this tea needed to be brewed western to open up. The texture was very milky and thick while the flavor was light and aromatic. Many of the reviews describe this tea as particularly sweet and creamy, but it did not have the sweet honey note that I associate with this variety. That was the mark I was hoping to hit, but it could have been a result of brewing. I also wonder when this tea was harvested, though it has a few qualities that remind me of a winter oolong.

I’ve used 5 grams and I’ve used three grams for 6 ounces of water-both steeping in 30 seconds for the heavier leafed sessions and three minutes for the lighter sessions. The texture was mostly the same for both with the heavier gong fu attempt being crowded by the milky sensation. The western brew was more balanced, but I was left wanting more from the flavor. The florals, however, hit the lilac-plumeria combo I love with a cream like body, albeit one like unsweetened thick whipping cream. This quality keeps me coming back to this tea because of how I deeply associate those florals with my childhood in Hawaii. Best of all, there was absolutely NO bitterness or astringency.

While I was pickier and more hopeful with this tea, I still thoroughly enjoyed it and was thoroughly impressed with how close to milk the texture and taste. The changing and ever comforting florals also impressed me. I think that it will keep me in good company for the short time I have it.

Golden Tea Leaf was kind enough to offer me a sample at my request. Thank you so much!

They did warn me that this needed some Cha Dao, and I brewed this as suggested. It was not as sweet as I expected and was heavier in texture than in flavor. Like most of the oolong that I had from the company, the texture is incredibly thick and silky. It was also creamily green like freshly rinsed spinach. The vivid florals described on the page were present, but subtle. Pine and hyacinth were more dominant for me than jasmine, though I caught hints of it with the very small splash of citrus. The florals were more dominant later on, and I got about six cups for each session.

I can see why Pascal said that this tea was not for everyone and more for a connoisseur. The flavors were very subtle and took some careful discrimination to pick out. I also had to really get my nose close for the wonderfully floral smell. I preferred the other selections picked for me because the flavors of this tea were too subtle for me while the texture was a little bit too thick. I am glad to have enjoyed this Lishan anyway.

Whiteantlers was dear enough to lend me some. The first steep is the best, though this is not the greatest flavored milk oolong. It is a touch less veggy than a Quangzhou, but still super veggy. The later cups were not as good, but I surprisingly appreciated it even against a great white tea cake. Otherwise, it is pretty typical for a flavored milk oolong, just a tad bit weak and too vegetal for my tastes, but fruity and creamy enough to please me.