Thanks so much again, Kawaii433! I had this one a couple weeks ago but it was a tough tea to describe. I see little rose petals in the oolong, but I wasn’t tasting it much. This time, it was a little more noticeable. The oolong wasn’t my favorite, it was a little harsher in flavor than I’d like my oolong. The flavor was very vegetal. Maybe like salty seaweed. So not the best pairing with rose notes. But possible also, the idea was to distract the not-so-tasty oolong base with some rose? My steeping parameters were all over the place though, so maybe it’s my fault. I also think I forgot a rinse. And little crumbs from the oolong liked getting through my porcelain infuser on EVERY steep (even with making sure the mug was clear of them on the next steeps… I have no idea how so many crumbs get through this infuser on every steep.) So I’m sure it didn’t help the flavor at all with the crumbs that kept steeping. Sorry, rose oolong, you just didn’t get a fair chance.
Steep #1 // 1 teaspoon for smaller mug // 30 minutes after boiling // 1 1/2 minute steep
Steep #2 // 12 minutes after boiling // 2 minute steep
Steep #3 // just boiled // 2 min
2019 Sipdowns: 19
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Hi! I love tea and trying new ones – it adds a bit of variety to my day! Books, music, TV & movies are my thing… and tea, of course.
Some of my favorite tea shops (still operating):
birdandblendtea.com
teavivre.com
52teas.com
svtea.com
whisperingpinestea.com
justea.com
harney.com
Dammann Freres
fusionteas.com
shop.Javateaco.com
Lupicia
Octaviatea.com
Davidstea.com
eco-cha.com
what-cha.com
singleoriginteas.com
teasenz.com
tealyra.com
Mandalatea.com
verdanttea.com
Favorite tea shops (RIP):
butikiteas.com
steapshoppe.com
steepcityteas.com
aquartertotea.com
dellaterrateas.com
zentealife.com
angrytearoom.com
theteamerchant.net
joysteaspoon.com
tealiciousllc.com
Rivertea
Specialteas
My icon photo is Richard Mayhew from the graphic novel ‘Neverwhere’ by Neil Gaiman, Mike Carey & Glenn Fabry.
Most of the teas listed in my cupboard are actually sample sizes. I don’t really have 2,000 ounces of tea around here! Many of my teas have only one teaspoon left… maybe two. But I like keeping them in my cupboard list for reference to what I could be sipping. Usually, I write tasting notes once for each tea. I’m still drinking them, just not writing tasting notes each time!
I’m always in search of: Hattialli, Qu Hao black, Jin Jun Mei, teas using marshmallow root.
My dislikes: hibiscus, ginger (unless in chai), turmeric, bee pollen, charcoal type flavors
My ratings:
95-100 – Super awesome deliciousness favorites – cupboard essential
80-95 – Also pretty delicious
65-80 – Pretty good
50-65 – Okay
1-50 – Probably won’t want to sip it again
I’m planning on being a Steepsterer as long as there IS a Steepster, so if you’re not hearing from me, that means something happened to my health… if you know what I mean. (Or as evidenced by the great computer hiatus of 2019, something happened to my computer… I have a dumb phone so can’t access internet on that. As of 12/20/21 my wifi might start getting unreliable.)
Happy sipping!
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USA
lol I can relate to forgetting to rinse and/or steeping parameters out of whack sometimes hehe.
But I definitely should be paying attention to teas sent so kindly, Kawaii. :D
lol tea-sipper :P You’re good. :)