493 Tasting Notes
This was a sample for review.
I had an enjoyable session with this tea. It says a lot because high mountain oolong is a rare guest. It has wonderful aroma, umami taste, some spice, barely floral on the background. Has long lingering spicy and minty aftertaste. It went thru many steeps, took slightly off boil temp well. Leaves are quite sturdy after many steeps.
I paired it with Kalimantan Aloeswood incense. Really liked the aroma. Not overwhelming just right
Thank you totemtea for sharing this Lishan and incense with me. It was really enjoyable session
Preparation
Revisiting this tea today. I can’t believe it’s been 3 yrs since I tried it.
Amazing transformation. It tastes of cherries, spices and some medicinal notes.
Made in porcelain gaiwan 4g/50ml and 212F
Qi potent and very enjoyable overall. I hope I’ll still find more of it in my local supermarket
Flavors: Cherry, Medicinal, Spicy
Preparation
Sample for review
4g/40ml boil
Nice looking leaves. Highly aromatic. Tastes floral and mushroomy. Went thru decent amount of steeps. I started with short steeps and they were sweet and pleasant. When pushed it’s pleasantly bitter and astringent as expected for young sheng. Seems like perfect sheng for beginners or someone on the go who wants to steep it grandpa
Preparation
This is a sample for review.
4g/ 70ml off boil short steeps
Nice looking dry leaf. Smell chocolaty and bready. It’s like Jin Jun Mei on steroids. Leaf is bigger and brew is so much stronger even with very short steeps.
It was an interesting session. It didn’t work with my usual hongcha parameters but when I transferred to a big gaiwan it was nice and chocolaty. I agree with Teabook this tea is good grandpa style.
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3.5/40ml 212F
I was in the mood for bitter sheng and this sample I got from tea friend was perfect. Strong, bitter, creamy, quick huigan. Some steeps produce slightly metallic aftertaste. You can avoid bitterness with lowering temp and shortening steeps. Bitterness was fading close to 7th steep at 5min.
It was enjoyable overall. To sum up it’s manly tea. If you are looking for soft and sweet sheng this is not one.
Thank you tea friend for sharing it with me ;)
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3.5g/ 40ml clay shiboridashi 205F short steeps
This is a very generous sample i got from my teafriend – thank you so much.
It is my second try. first time i tried it about 6 months ago. it was pretty good then and improved even more now. The soup was sweet and thick, slight pleasant bitterness, zero smoke and quick huigan. it was good pushed at later steeps. went thru decent amount of steeps. it was very enjoyable session.
Preparation
4g/50ml glazed shiboradashi 205F short steeps
Sampling it almost a year later. it is so enjoyable. thick bittersweet with minimal astringency and quick huigan. good even with pushing. the qi is quite noticable too. hope they offer it for sale this year as well. i go thru my 100g rather quickly…
Teaful sent me a package Taste of Taiwan Chapter 1 of samples for review. Very tasteful box with 4 little black boxes inside .
4g /75ml glazed pot 200F
Vegetal nutty and sweet. Very enjoyable. Green tea is my rare guest so it says a lot.
Thank you for sharing this tea with me Teaful, it was very nice afternoon session
I was browsing through your Teaful reviews and noticed that you have a lot of glazed teapots that are 100 ml or less. I’ve been looking for such pots and was wondering if you could let me in on some good sources, as they seem to be very thin on the ground. It’s easier to find yixing pots in this range than it is to find ceramic ones!
Teaful sent me a package Taste of Taiwan Chapter 1 of samples for review. Very tasteful box with 4 little black boxes inside .
5g/100ml glazed teapot 205F
Dry leaf smells incredible. I’ve noticed fall teas have more aroma than flavor. But it was good enough for me cuz I take florals in small doses only.
Floral and nutty with touch of cream. Medium thickness. Takes off boil temp well. Went thru many steeps. It was perfect on a warm sunny day.
Thanks Teaful for sharing this tea with me, I really enjoyed it
Teaful sent me a package Taste of Taiwan Chapter 1 of samples for review. Very tasteful box with 4 little black boxes inside .
5g/ 100ml celadon pot 205F
Nice, floral, nutty and pleasant overall. Surprised how well I took it. I think because it’s fall harvest and florals are not knocking me down.
Thank you for sharing this tea with me Teaful. it was enjoyable session
