Organic Sparrow Tongue

Before I forget I drank this one Saturday, the day after the worst migraine I’ve had it months, so I didn’t want to try anything aged or too roasted. I thought this would be greener but it was actually a perfect middle ground. Cute little pellets unfurling into delicious orchid candy-like tea. It tasted very familiar and maybe I had actually brewed it once before but it had a lot of the qualities I like. Will definitely revisit soon, perhaps western style. Yum.

This is a very refreshing, very green oolong. It’s crisp and lightly floral—I’m reminded of jasmine more than anything, even though I know that’s not quite right; I see lots of mentions of honeysuckle but I don’t actually know what that tastes like, so… The tea is quite sweet; there’s a bit of grassiness but overall I’m finding it light on the vegetal notes. It does have that cooling mint-like quality, but, happily for me, without tasting like mint at all. This is a very enjoyable cup of tea, although I think I do prefer oolongs that are bit more heavily oxidized.

Very sweet and buttery with just a touch of honeysuckle and fresh cut grass. I like this a lot! Reminds me of a mix of Jin Xuan and Ti Guan Yin. Brews up a surprisingly gold color despite the very green flavors and appearance.

This was a free sample that came with my Butiki order. (Thanks, Stacy!) My first thought was that it was really sweet for a green tea. Then I started to taste a light, buttery vegetal quality to it. As it cooled even more, I started to feel a cooling sensation almost like it had mint in it, but without a mint taste. I REALLY liked this one! ONWARD FOR A SECOND STEEP! :-)

Wow, was this ever buttery!! I basically had enough for one steep, plus re-steeps, from Cavocorax from our last swap, so I made it last night. The mouthfeel on this was sooo thick. It’s a really nice oolong. I wish I remembered a bit more about the rest, butI drank before bed and am only sitting her now typing up this tasting.

I love a nice rich buttery oolong! Mmmmm…so good.

Used a thicker walled celedon gaiwan. Dried leaf showed pretty good conformity a few broken leaf here and there.
Steeps 60/60/50/45/50/50/50/60/60/70/90/120
Gorgeous deep yellow color with whiffs of artichoke and gardenia. Flavors of the same with the addition of butter and sesame. Mouth-feel was thick and buttery, 4th steep brought out the sweetness so it was my favorite. During the last 4 steeps there was a precipitant drop in flavor but gladly there was no bitterness to take its place. Good brew all in all.

I had this one last night before bed. When I placed my last Butiki order, I accidentally ordered this twice, without ever having tried it once. Fingers crossed that I like it.

Whew! I do!

Floral, sweet, incredibly buttery. Delicious.

I had this western style, and saved my leaves so I can have some more.

Method: 1.5 tsp, 8 oz, 205 degrees, 3 minutes, French Press

Dry Leaf Aroma: Seaweed

Brewing Aroma: very lightly floral

Flavor: Mild, with floral notes. I thought this was a pleasant tea. It’s not my fave, but I liked it!

I don’t have much time to write about this. I’m not quite sure about how I feel about this one yet. I enjoyed it, of course, but it combines flavors that I have not experienced together before, and I feel like I need to try it again to know if this one is for me or not.