Aside from aged oolongs, this brews the darkest cup of oolong I have had yet. This is a very dark and roasted taste which I really enjoy. This tea doesn’t have fruity notes to is as many other pheonix oolongs I have had included.This is not an outside tea though as it is just very strong, I prefer to sip this as I read because it just throws my senses wild as it is very strong.