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drank Taiwan Longevity Oolong by TeaSource
109 tasting notes

Next up from my exploration of the teabox is Longevity oolong by Teasource. This is a 4 year old retoasted oolong.

Starting with a quick rinse to open up the leaves, the aroma came out of the yixing like POW… I got hit with coffee, roast, chocolate, dark wood and cherry. The liquor color is dark honey color, with a touch of red. Not quite as red as red tea, more towards honey but darker.

The first infusion I got the same aroma, and now tasting it, yup it tastes like coffee, also dark bittersweet, cherry, chocolate…its actually more roasty than wuyi oolongs. This really surprised me, the roast on this is quite heavy.

Second infusion it was even stronger, the tea leaves are opening up a little now and really just pounding the aroma, the yixing also intensifies it because of the way it holds the heat, I was also brewing this a bit on the hot side, near 205.

I brewed this out about 12 infusions and it lost very little flavor through any of the infusions. Though later in the infusions I actually tasted a little more of the tea, and a little less of the roast. Though the slightly fruity cherry flavor kept with it throughout.

I do have a bit of a soft spot for aged oolongs.

HIGHLY recommended.

Flavors: Cherry, Chocolate, Coffee, Dark Bittersweet, Dark Wood, Sweet

Preparation
205 °F / 96 °C 0 min, 30 sec 6 g 4 OZ / 120 ML

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