I’ve never been much of a fan of oolong teas – they’re just not my kind of thing. I got this sample free with my last Adagio order, though, so I thought I’d give it a try. The leaves are kind of impressive. They’re the second biggest tea leaves I’ve seen so far, twisted, and black-brown with a faint green tinge. I don’t like the smell of the dry leaves much , or the scent of the tea as it brews. I’m not sure what it is, but I find it bitter and a little coppery, and not very inspiring.
Brewed, the liquor is a fairly pale golden yellow. I find the taste more tolerable than the smell, although similar in some respects. There’s still a slight coppery taste that I dislike intensely. I can’t really get very excited about this tea, probably because it’s not the kind of thing I like to drink. I know there’s a lot I’m failing to appreciate, but I guess I’m just going to have to mark this one up to experience. If I ever find an oolong I can more or less stand to drink, I’ll be as surprised as anyone. And I’ll be sure to let you know.
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I am with you on the oolongs – you likely need to try dark oolongs instead of the vegetal green ones (someone suggested this to me and it’s worked so far given that i’m more of a black tea drinker than anything). If you are ok with maple as a flavour – butiki teas has a maple pecan oolong that is super tasty. It’s one of the few oolongs i’ve found that i enjoy…though it’s not a straight oolong :)
That sounds really nice. I like maple rather a lot, so I’ll have to have a look at that.
(also…and maybe i’m biased but i pretty much dislike every adagio tea that i’ve tried….)
I haven’t liked all that many either. I notice it more with black and oolong teas, but I thought it was probably just me. I’m thinking of trying Jing’s oolong explorer sampler, just to try and work out whether I actually don’t like oolong, or whether I’m just trying the wrong ones for me. I like the sound of flavoured ones, too. That might be an easier way in.
I am with you on the oolongs – you likely need to try dark oolongs instead of the vegetal green ones (someone suggested this to me and it’s worked so far given that i’m more of a black tea drinker than anything). If you are ok with maple as a flavour – butiki teas has a maple pecan oolong that is super tasty. It’s one of the few oolongs i’ve found that i enjoy…though it’s not a straight oolong :)
That sounds really nice. I like maple rather a lot, so I’ll have to have a look at that.
(also…and maybe i’m biased but i pretty much dislike every adagio tea that i’ve tried….)
I haven’t liked all that many either. I notice it more with black and oolong teas, but I thought it was probably just me. I’m thinking of trying Jing’s oolong explorer sampler, just to try and work out whether I actually don’t like oolong, or whether I’m just trying the wrong ones for me. I like the sound of flavoured ones, too. That might be an easier way in.