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My first thought was of some type of paste with a floral back tone. The leaves are a dusty, dark chocolate. The initial aroma coming off the leaves was fruity now it’s a bit more charcoal. The liquor is a beautiful amber color. Liquor aroma is choral, mineral, and slightly floral. The flavor is a smattering of charcoal notes, a bit of baked bread, and floral notes. The floral notes are a bit tropical with hints of jasmine but strong in gardenia. The minerality plays well with the charcoal. An interesting balancing act on the palate.
The dry aroma is lovely. Sweetness of honey, and light plum with sweet woody notes. The leaf is a dusty dark chocolate color with hints of golden buds; beautifully twisted. A hint of chocolate lingers in the bag. The liquor color is so beautiful. A nice amber coloring. The taste is full of different woody notes. Desert wood, old house wood, some varnish (you’ll experience this all in higher amounts as you steep it longer). The wet leaf aroma is a bit bready with hints of raisins.
I find it a little odd to have the whole box on here when one will just go and review each individual tea but then again here I am leaving a review. My palate has had the pleasure of trying out 2 of the 4 thus far. This is a perfect box to show people the depth of the oolong category. From the lighter oxidization of tie guan yin up to the da hong pao. This is quite enjoyable. I will update when I have had numbers 3 and 4. Oh, and I should also mention I love the style of the box. It is a sophisticated appearance that is eco-friendly.
To avoid confusion this is the 2023 harvest. But they also have a 2022 harvest that is also very good. I am excited to see how they compare.
Dry aroma: Lovely, luscious tropical floral notes. Gardenia, plumeria, orchid, and slight hibiscus.
Dry Leaf: Gorgeous pine green mixed with a mellow mossy green. Very pleasing to look at. Tightly rolled, slightly open balls
5g Water @ 190F
Wet Leaf: Creamy, mouth-watering, buttered popcorn, lilac
Flavor: Refreshing, slightly marine, very mineral
Silky mouth feel. Filling.
Aroma cup: Butter. I have some frozen crab in the freezer right now that sounds mighty tasty as I sit here smelling the cup
This is a much fresher rendition of tie guan yin than I’ve ever had. Everything about it screams ‘fresh off the bush’. Granted if you had leaf fresh off the bush the experience is not nearly as enjoyable. The florals of lilac and gardenia blend so nicely with the deep mineral notes of wet rocks and granite.
Side note on the package. I’m very impressed. Not only is the packaging beautiful but also eco-friendly.
Once again… I have things piled on my plate that I need to do. I was about to just go downstairs and play Synth Riders but a cup of tea called my name. I was originally under the impression that this would be a darker roasted tieguan yin. But no worries. I love both. And this smells really good. The initial aroma reminds me of a summer floral. Kind of dandelion but not quite as pungent. I’ll remember the name in the middle of the night. The initial flavor is somewhat mineral with light floral notes. I just want to say it is the flavor of tieguanyin. Onto the second session, the tieguan yin is strong with this one. the floral notes are a mix of tropical and summer. Uh, fifth session? With a renewed sense of vigor, I went back to work while sipping this and watching anime. The flavors are a bit sweeter now. They linger.
Lychee! The moment I opened the bag the aroma hit me in the face. Oh is that delectable! Fruity, a bit of minerality, and some woody tones. The dry leaf is nicely roasted, a dark chocolate color; with long twisted form. My mouth is watering. While steeping I scent more pomelo and mango. A bit of passion fruit and some lychee. The first sip reveals some roasty notes. I feel my sense of taste is a bit off because of this dang canker sore so I will have to update when it’s gone to see if anything changes. But I am also getting lychee and some charcoal. The charcoal becomes heavier with time. This is truly a dark-roasted oolong. OH! Whoa. So a minute past the last bit slipping down my throat my palate was hit with a lychee flavor. Ooo. Lychee after taste. Me likey! The wet leaf aroma has some sweet fruity notes.
A smokey black tea. Warm wood notes, mildly tart and fruity, no bitterness. I personally prefer floral black teas but I think dads would really like this one. Barbeque, whiskey, bourbon, sausages, men perfume, cigar, those are what the tea remind me of.
sold for $29.99/100g
Gongfu Sipdown (2349)!
Continuing sampling through this gifted sampler with a session of the oolong for which I’ve heard the most overall positive feedback: Fenghuang Dancong!! I have to say that I get it. From just the first sip this oolong is so nuanced and flavourful. The first notes that come to mind are grilled plums, fresh lychee, charcoal, roasted peanuts, orchids, pomegranate molasses, and milk chocolate. That’s a lot, I know. However, those first sips really were like a rapid fire wave of non stop flavours one after the other. It’s the grilled plum that I’m most enjoying fixating on, those subsequent infusions start to feel a little cohesive as many of those notes group together into overarching families; roast and mineral, deep jammy fruits, florals, and otherwise “brown and decadent” flavours.
If you’re among the crowd of people who were also gifted with either iteaworld’s Classic or Oolong sampler, or you’ve seen the wave of posts and were inspired to pick one up for yourself, you should probably prioritize trying this one for a spin…
Tea Photos: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cw8azlcuMON/?img_index=1
Song Pairing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYYJwd2mfnE
Gongfu Sipdown (2351)!
Like many of my other tea friends here and on IG, I was also reached out to by iteaworld to try some of their teas!! This morning, I decided to kick off my sampling with their Yunnan Black alongside some sweet Niagara grapes as a bit of a “breakfast” tea session. To me, the standout tasting note of the session was a warm, inviting golden note of baked or roasted yams. Though I didn’t find this tea to necessarily be sweet, the mix of these starchier flavours with supporting notes of cocoa, pecan, and malt combined in a way that was not unlike a sweet potato pie. Subtle undertones of raisins were made sweeter and more focal through the complimentary pairing of grapes!
Overall, I found this black tea very smooth and approachable with a medium to heavy body erring closer to the heavier side. It was a very nice intro to iteaworld, and it makes me excited for my next few sessions as I explore this sample pack!!
Tea Photos: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cwn2WyqO5_R/?img_index=1
Song Pairing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFlULnKuxtg
I really enjoyed this oolong tea. It’s light and sweet, perfect for an easy drinking experience and is my preferred flavour when it comes to oolongs. This sweet, floral tea, that is plucked from trees over 100 years old, is great!
https://iteaworld.com/products/fenghuang-dancong-old-tree-oolong-tea
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A perfect cup of tea for the morning! The strong, roasted flavours get the taste buds going. The floral aftertaste has me coming back for me. A lovely cup of oolong tea. https://iteaworld.com/products/minnan-narcissus-oolong-tea
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This is a very nice, fresh tasting oolong tea from iteaworld. It’s sweet and buttery and smells divine. It’s a nice, light tea with floral notes. Similar to green tea, but with that deep sweetness you can only get from an oolong. The actual tea leaves are also beautiful.
https://iteaworld.com/products/tie-guanyin-oolong-tea?pos=2&psq=tie+guan&ss=e&v=1.0
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I really enjoyed this tea that I sampled from iteaworld. It reminds me a lot of a black tea, but it has the aftertaste of an earthy green tea. I love that the experience of this tea changes as you continue to drink it – from the first sip to the last swallow. It tastes nutty, roasted, and delicious! https://iteaworld.com/products/dahongpao-oolong-tea
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This tea that I received for free to sample rather surprised me. I was expecting strong and intense smoky flavours, similar to other Lapsang Souchong teas that I have had, but instead, the tea tasted really mellow, in an enjoyable way. It is a rich tasting, though light, black tea. I tasted sweet, floral notes, reminiscent of roses.
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This is a lovely, if yet intensely smokey, black tea with beautiful earthy notes. This tea would pair perfectly with dessert to help cut the sweetness. It has a smooth taste with no bitterness and would make a great introductory tea for those who have not experienced Souchong. The quality is also seen through the multiple steeps of this tea.
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Iteaworld quotes this tea as “The Strongest-flavored Black Tea in China”. It is a lovely black tea, perfect for the mornings with its wonderful, strong taste. It has flavours that reminds me of roasted cocoa.
https://iteaworld.com/products/yunnan-black-tea
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I found this tea to be surprisingly good. I had some underwhelming oolongs from their tasting pack, but this really seemed the deal. Notes of stone fruit like apricot were accompanied by a lightly pine smoked aroma. This faded away as the session developed, with heavy longan sweetness making itself apparent. And what a huigan!! This is no light praise coming from someone who is very well acquainted with Wuyi black teas. My only criticism is that of quality control. On my second pack, I found a hair in my newly opened package and was disheartened. However, this is not an issue with the tea, but rather the company and I am only reviewing the tea in itself. iTeaworld responded responsibly by taking this into account and improving quality checks, while also promising to send a new sample. Website: www.iteaworld.com
Flavors: Apricot, Lychee, Pine, Smoke, Stonefruit
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A sweet oolong with toasty, sugary, whiskey notes. Light bodied, no bitterness or astringency.
sold for $29.99/100g
Turns out I already wrote a review for this. I’ll write a new one just for fun.
A very aromatic, perfume like oolong. The dry leaves smell like sugar cookies and the tea has a muscat wine quality to it, sweet, very flowery, a bit fruity, a little bit of sandalwood, very light astringency. The hydrated leaves are from 1 in to 3 in long. This tea can handle grandpa style like a champ.
side note: This is also one of my mom’s favorite among all the teas I have.
sold for $34.99/100g
A great oolong with honey, Muscat wine, and longan flavor. Very aromatic and sweet.
sold for $34.99/100g
https://iteaworld.com/products/fenghuang-dancong-old-tree-oolong-tea
A good black tea with milk chocolate, baked sweet potato, and fruit flavor. No astringency or bitterness.
sold for $9.99/100g
