Number 4
Uh-oh-a Taiwaneese jade oolong!
My love!
Well, all near 5 grams are being drank and the aroma is awesome. It reminds me of rice pudding with cinnamon. I very rarely get the cinnamon note. This makes me happy.
First steep was sweet, floral and creamy with a little bit of an edge. Second so far has more honey sweetness in its creamy texture and taste. Three is more fruity, a little bit asian pear like.
I know I said that I probably wouldn’t guess on all of these, but this one screams to me as some kind of Li Shan. It does remind me of Da Yu Ling, but Li Shan or perhaps Ali Shan is what I recognize overall. More to come.
Another steep and more of the same thing. The smell reminds me of Nag Champa somehow. Weird connection I know. Could just be another thing that my brain is playing with.
Two more cups in, and I just get grassy florals with a slight honeyed end. A part of me wanted more, but I was still pretty happy.
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Aha! Did you notice anything different with the leaf?
Do you mean different from a usual Jade oolong? I did notice that it was a little bit stemmy with very light amounts of roast on the surface.
haha! i’ll say no more until Andrew & you are finished tasting them
Good. He’ll probably notice something I didn’t lol.
ah yeah thats another thing I never know about the US, do you get next-day shipping on most things? or is that really expensive? anwhere in the UK next day is pretty normal (not guaranteed though)
Not necessarily. Things ship pretty quickly to Ohio from both my University and my home. Andrew will get his package by Tuesday because of Labor Day is a Federal Holiday. As for companies like Whispering Pines, it can take a while to get to my house-sometimes six days with a four day average, whereas orders get to my dorm 3 days or the next day. Next day shipping can be expensive if it is a large package-something like $14-20 dollars for next day shipping.
Aha! Did you notice anything different with the leaf?
Do you mean different from a usual Jade oolong? I did notice that it was a little bit stemmy with very light amounts of roast on the surface.
haha! i’ll say no more until Andrew & you are finished tasting them
Good. He’ll probably notice something I didn’t lol.
ah yeah thats another thing I never know about the US, do you get next-day shipping on most things? or is that really expensive? anwhere in the UK next day is pretty normal (not guaranteed though)
Not necessarily. Things ship pretty quickly to Ohio from both my University and my home. Andrew will get his package by Tuesday because of Labor Day is a Federal Holiday. As for companies like Whispering Pines, it can take a while to get to my house-sometimes six days with a four day average, whereas orders get to my dorm 3 days or the next day. Next day shipping can be expensive if it is a large package-something like $14-20 dollars for next day shipping.