Momo Oolong Super Grade

Lupicia does it again. Another absolutely astonishing fruity tea. I love the oolong base with the fresh white peach flavor. The aroma is incredible as well- like you’re biting into a white peach picked right from the tree. Compared to Alphonso Mango (which I sipped last night), this is a bit more true to the actual fruit, and is less candy-like. Still, I think I prefer the former.

Sipdown (624)!

Thank you Sil and the rest of the involved Heffalumps & Woozles for letting me get in on your Lupicia group order earlier in the year! I received the package of teas earlier today while at work, and I immediately cracked a bunch of them open to share with coworkers.

This was one of two individually wrapped sachets included with the rest of the teas, which I’m assuming were free samples from the big group order? I’m not entirely sure, though…

I can’t remember if I’ve tried this in the past – but when I opened the sachet package it both smelled pretty nice and also somewhat familiar. It’s supposed to be “white peach” flavoured, and I did get peach from the smell but mostly I found it quite floral smelling – both in the way that is characteristic for the base oolong used but also in a bit more of a perfumed rose petal sort of way. Also a little bit buttery and slightly coconut-y, from the base tea.

Steeped up it was fine… but not amazing.

It certainly lacked the robustness and dense, juicy fruit note that I know I’ll be getting from the bulk of the other flavoured oolongs I included with my order. The peach note was there, but minimal – very floral, delicate peach. Really, it was a super floral cup in general: a little rose-y but mostly a lot of orchid and gardenia notes from the oolong itself. Just a hint buttery, and a creamy mouthfeel as well. I can appreciate this tea a lot asa soft, delicate tea that showcases the base used in a very lovely way. However, personally, I wanted just a bit more peach/body.

Smells great, tastes fine

I won’t get into how I stumbled upon this tea in the wild. It was an unopened tin so I was the first to break the seal of the bag inside. Sweet and succulent perfume of peach, almost overpowering but pretty natural, as in it had some depth. The steam wafting from the cup was more gentle, still very peachy with some light florals but lacked the depth of the dry leaf aroma. The tea was delicious and silky when sipped hot and I could taste some of the underlying floral and vegetal pouchong base tea, but once cooled slightly, the tea lost its magic. I went on to brew another 2 cups from the leaf and picked up on a hint of butter in the aftertaste.

So overall, the scenting was amazing but I felt let down by the lack of depth from the base tea and the tendency to fall flat if not sipped piping hot. Still would never turn down a cup if offered!

I got this from Mastress Alita! Thank you! This is just what I need after a week of heavy winter teas.

This brews up to a pretty greenish yellow. Hot, it holds onto a bit of that distinct musky oolong aroma, but what I smell is mostly peach. That fermented flavor fades away as the tea cools. I love the idea of peaches and rose, and the pieces of dried fruit and rose petals look so nice together.

As far as flavor goes, peach is in the forefront. In fact, I can’t really taste the rose notes at all. (Not that I mind – I love fruity oolong blends.) Maybe it’s just the peach, but I feel like I taste osmanthus instead of rose. I adore osmanthus, so that makes this tea pretty perfect for me. Another winner by Lupicia.

Still happily working through my first Lupicia order.

Long dark strips of Taiwanese pouchong with bright bits of pink rose petals in it. Smells delicious, a strong aroma of fresh white peach, couldn’t smell the rose which is a good thing for me. Sat by too many people in my lifetime who wore heavy cheap rose perfume. That’s an instant headache. I digress lol.

The wet leaves were the same aroma with an added mild vegetal aroma of the pouchong. The light yellow liquor aroma was a faint peach. Taste profile was a delicate, light yummy white peach with very very faint good rose hints (good as in faint lol). The 2nd & 3rd infusions, there was a little astringent effect going on, pleasant physical sensation, that very slight drying out my tongue. I didn’t taste the coconut, meringue nor was it perfumey that I saw in some of the other reviews.

4g, 200ml, 212°F, 4 steeps, 1.5m, 2m, 2.5m, 3m

Sipdown no. 12 of April 2019 (no. 61 of 2019 total, no. 549 grand total). A sample teabag.

This is the sample teabag that killed my Zojirushi! It will no longer pump the water up into the cup. Arghhh!

But I still love the tea. I ordered quite a bit of it before Lupicia went goodbye, and it still deserves its high rating in my book.

A lovely Taiwanese Oolong. When drinking this tea visions of falling cherry blossoms on a beautiful spring day may occur. Even the dry and wt leaf smell is heavenly. A sweet tropical peachy scent. Not your usual grandma peachy smell. The flavor has slight hints of grass mixed in with the peach. It’s a silky brew that goes down nicely.

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I’m down to only one more cup of this since I used about 2 tsp for my cup this morning. I appreciate how reliable this tea is because it always makes a solid cup. The floral rose flavour and fruity peach work well together. There is a lot more fruit than flower but I’m fine with this because the rose is hiding in the aftersip. There is a natural sweetness and vegetal quality to the base. The base is smooth and slightly thick but also almost creamy.

Sipdown! I actually finished this two days ago but I was unable to write it up until now. This was my go-to peach tea at work. It is not finicky about temperature and brew time, which is a key requirement for a good work tea when all I have is the hot water spout from the water cooler and I can easily get called away from my desk or get too caught up in work to time a steep properly. The peach flavor is juicy and sweet without tasting like candy. It’s more like a drop of peach nectar in a medium roast oolong. I probably won’t restock this – the next Lupicia on my list is the melon oolong – but I would recommend it.
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