Thank you FONG MONG TEA for this free sample
Wow-this doesn’t taste like any kind of oolong I’ve ever had! In fact, if you had given me a blind taste test, I could not identify this tea-or even hazard a guess. I might guess an herbal tea. I’ve never had an Oriental Beauty tea before, so I had no idea what to expect here.
The leaves are large and twisted with colors of chocolate brown and rust contrasted sharply by chalky white tips. The dry leaf aroma is a rather generic, mild black tea scent.
The brewed leaf aroma smells much like grapefruit. Liquor is a deep amber hue. Flavor is very unusual and unique. This does not “remind” me of any kind of tea I’ve ever had. I taste notes of grapefruit, apple, and vinegar (apple cider vinegar?). I also taste some sort of woody type spice.
This is all very interesting. Let me try another steep or two to think about the number rating.
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try it around 180 degrees… :)
How long should I steep it for at that temp? You only did 90 seconds? That’s so much shorter than they recommend.
I don’t know why they recommend 6 minutes…. I usually steep all my oolongs for short periods of time, but then I am usually going for multiple steeps as well.
Okay, well I have enough loose tea for another brew, so maybe I’ll try that next time.
Six min is too long…….I gongfu my oolongs and kep the steeps alot shorter.
try it around 180 degrees… :)
How long should I steep it for at that temp? You only did 90 seconds? That’s so much shorter than they recommend.
I don’t know why they recommend 6 minutes…. I usually steep all my oolongs for short periods of time, but then I am usually going for multiple steeps as well.
Okay, well I have enough loose tea for another brew, so maybe I’ll try that next time.
Six min is too long…….I gongfu my oolongs and kep the steeps alot shorter.