Admittedly, I usually lean more towards unroasted oolongs, because I find the flavor profiles cleaner and more identifiably complex, but this might be the roasted oolong to start changing my mind.
As a person who doesn’t necessarily like smoke (and I know there are more of me out there!), smoke or BBQ notes never entered the picture.
In the first steep, there were elements of floral notes, as well as deep vegetal notes — slightly spinach-y, but almost a little darker tasting — all wrapped up in a lovely creamy mouthfeel. The roasted notes came out in the tail of the sip as a nutty, earthy note and that lingered for a while after the sip ended.
In the second steep, the vegetal notes started merging with a rich earthy cocoa note that pretty much dominated the sip. There’s still a lovely creaminess to the cup, but not as much as before. The aftertaste becomes more woodsy and earthy this round, but still has a nice lingering quality.
The third steep is dominantly earthy and woodsy, carrying over the notes from the aftertaste of the second steep and becoming the overall flavor of this one. There are still wonderful cocoa notes underlying this steep as well.
Overall, this was a very tasty and satisfying oolong. Thank you so, so much Geoff and Max from Temple Road for sending this my way.
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Hi moraiwe, Max here. Thanks for taking the time to review the Tiger Monk. You made many excellent observations, great! As a token of our appreciation we’d like to send a little treat your way (think you’ll enjoy that one too!). Look for an email from us in the next 24 to 48 hours. Cheers!
Wow! Thank you guys so much!
Sorry, we’re experiencing some delays. Rest assured you’ll hear from us soon! Meanwhile, if you could help us by sending us an email to [email protected] linking your Steepster ID to your Temple Road subscribing member email, that would be a big help, thanks!
A New Tea Is Out! You’ll receive a free 10g sample of the Crane Monk Light Oolong Premium Tea for previously reviewing the Tiger Monk. We’ve already received your confirmation email, your tea is on its way. Also, feel free to take advantage of our 50% discount offer, go to www.templeroadtea.com. Thank you!
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Hi moraiwe, Max here. Thanks for taking the time to review the Tiger Monk. You made many excellent observations, great! As a token of our appreciation we’d like to send a little treat your way (think you’ll enjoy that one too!). Look for an email from us in the next 24 to 48 hours. Cheers!
Wow! Thank you guys so much!
Sorry, we’re experiencing some delays. Rest assured you’ll hear from us soon! Meanwhile, if you could help us by sending us an email to [email protected] linking your Steepster ID to your Temple Road subscribing member email, that would be a big help, thanks!
A New Tea Is Out! You’ll receive a free 10g sample of the Crane Monk Light Oolong Premium Tea for previously reviewing the Tiger Monk. We’ve already received your confirmation email, your tea is on its way. Also, feel free to take advantage of our 50% discount offer, go to www.templeroadtea.com. Thank you!
Heading over to check out the temple road website… :)