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Arby drank "Light Roast" Premium AA Grade Ben Shan Oolong of Anxi by Yunnan Sourcing

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I was pretty sure I had reviewed this before, but oh well.

~80 deg. C for 4.5 minutes, ~1 tbs leaf in 600mL hot water.
2016 harvest

I’m watching this great documentary called “The Raw and the Cooked” about traditional Taiwanese cooking and I feel the need to drink oolong now. I know this one is from Anxi, China, however it is the only oolong I have with me.

This light roast smells more like a medium roast and gives a bit more of a toasted grain and mineral flavour to it. The roasted flavours in oolongs are always difficult to desribe, but I guess it is similar to toasted barley or whole grain toast. There is a bit of creamy mouthfeel, but not as much as one would hope for from a jade oolong (does a roasted oolong count as a jade oolong? idk what counts).

Flavors: Creamy, Grain, Mineral, Roasted Barley, Rye, Smooth, Toasted Rice

Preparation

180 °F / 82 °C 2 min, 45 sec

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I am a biochem major hoping for a career in research genetics and evolutionary biology. I love science fiction and spend too much of my time reading comic books. I’m a passionate keeper of spiders, cacti, and exotic plants. I eat a vegan, plant-based diet for moral and environmental reasons (I mention this only because it is relevant to which flavoured teas I drink).

I drink mostly flavoured and low caffeine teas/tisanes, but I will try anything twice. As far as pure teas go, I gravitate towards whites, yellows, and jade oolongs. I’m always open for trades and sample sales/exchanges. Message me any time :)

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Most of these are only tiny samples/I can’t always spare any, but feel free to ask.

Favourite flavours/ingredients:
Rum/alcohol, clove, cardamom, rosemary, pine, sage, moss/Earthy, lychee, floral, creamy, malt, hay, rice/grain, toasty, desserty, cocoa/chocolate, decaf or no caffeine, very unusual flavours

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Decaf teas (any variety)/no caf tisanes like honeybush and rooibos, yellow, jade oolong, white, Darjeeling blacks

Least favourite flavours/ingredients:
Acidic/sour/tart, melon, grapefruit, bitter, astringent, smokey, sickly sweet (too much chicory, cinnamon, or licorice root), yerba mate, tumeric mushroom/fungus,

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Animal products: [confectioners glaze, , marshmallows, , natural flavour, white choc chips, caramel bits, etc]
St. John’s wort (herb)