Butterfly of Taiwan

A Oolong Tea from

Rating

68 / 100

Calculated from 6 Ratings
Tea type
Oolong Tea
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Ingredients
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Flavors
Honey
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Caffeine
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Typical Preparation
Use 3 oz / 100 ml of water
Set water temperature to 205 °F / 96 °C
Use 2 g of tea
Steep for 2 min, 45 sec
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6 Tasting Notes View all

“Trying to finish this tea as I’ve had it for a while. Still tastes great! I’ve now tried quite a few oolongs from Taiwan but most of them are a greener style. This tea, which I believe is usually...” Read full tasting note
“A very pleasant Oolong. Like any Oolong, the leaf need to open freely (no filters here). Infused leaves have a very good smell – don’t miss that part. And yes, it’s 5 min. steeping, minimum, with...” Read full tasting note
“I deleted my review 3 times it goes something like this 1st Steep: Honey-like, sweet 2nd Steep: Overbrewed it but it’s still very good 3rd Steep: Nice good equilibrium on the top, very round taste,...” Read full tasting note
“I love teas that can take abuse. This oolong begs for water just off the boil with a full five minute steep—plenty of time to referee a three-way cat battle royale among a trio of tiggers who all...” Read full tasting note

Description

Very heavy fermentation: 70% and over.
A superb tea, delicate and scented. All the qualities of Wu Long (oolong) teas are well defined in this tea: it is woody and honeyed, round and long lasting in the mouth. This is the tea to sample first when discovering these typical Taiwanese teas. It must be drunk alone, with nothing added.

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