Well my 75th review should be for something special, and this tea is certainly that. This was certainly an interesting blast from the past. I was 6 when this tea was produced.
I had the honor of sharing this sample with a friend and we both had a very similar impression of the flavor, so I feel confident in relaying our observations.
The first steep yielded a very distinct dill flavor. In fact it was almost briny like pickle brine! Whaaaaat? There were of course the expected roasted and leafy qualities of oolong, but a pickle-like flavor stood out to us the most.
On the second infusion some more nuances emerged, sort of a toasted sesame flavor and a light sweetness. It has been a while since we enjoyed this tea together and I am going off of notes here that I recently found lying around, so I didn’t really log down my reactions to any later steepings, but I remember each infusion getting milder and more on the sweet roasty side while the dill and brine flavors backed off.
It was really interesting to me, also strange seeing how much different people’s impressions of it were here on Steepster. I’d have never described it with some of the notes some others did, but I guess we all taste and remember tastes differently. :3
Flavors: Dill, Roasted, Vinegar
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I realize this is an old review; but I recently had this tea and I, too, tasted a very distinct dill flavour!
Hooray! You have saved me many moments of wondering if I’m the only one who ever tastes dill in really roasted teas! I pick up that note in them sometimes, but others don’t usually. It’s weird!
It’s probably also worth noting that in someone else’s review they mentioned tasting Cilantro which is maybe equally as weird as us tasting dill. But yes, I’m quite relieved myself to see I’m not the only one who tasted dill in this one! It even got much more intense with subsequent infusions!
I realize this is an old review; but I recently had this tea and I, too, tasted a very distinct dill flavour!
Hooray! You have saved me many moments of wondering if I’m the only one who ever tastes dill in really roasted teas! I pick up that note in them sometimes, but others don’t usually. It’s weird!
It’s probably also worth noting that in someone else’s review they mentioned tasting Cilantro which is maybe equally as weird as us tasting dill. But yes, I’m quite relieved myself to see I’m not the only one who tasted dill in this one! It even got much more intense with subsequent infusions!