derk Send Message

199 Followers / 153 Following

derk drank Taiwan 'Shan Lin Xi' Light-Roasted High Mountain Oolong Tea by What-Cha

1634 tasting notes

Unsealed the last 50g packet of this tea that I hoarded a few years ago. It’s a 2017 harvest and still tastes magnificent!

Not much attention paid like today’s white tea… There is some change with age, though very little. Honey with a hint of butter, cardamom, clean-sweet peppermint, dried cut grass, balsam wood, roasted walnut, black sesame seeds, background roastiness. And I think I get that grilled pineapple Daylon got as a fruity midtone. All the tastes translate into the aftertaste, where they also meet with a grassy peach skin. Eventually a very strong returning sweetness from the throat. I’m not usually a fan of Taiwanese roasted oolong but this one is something special.

Flavors: Butter, Cardamom, Cut Grass, Honey, Macadamia, Medicinal, Nutty, Peach, Peppermint, Pine, Pineapple, Roasty, Sesame, Sweet, Walnut, Wood

Preparation

Boiling 0 min, 30 sec 5 g 4 OZ / 110 ML

I Like This

15 likes

0 comments

People who liked this

Profile

Bio

This place, like the rest of the internet, is dead and overrun with bots. Yet I persist.

Eventual tea farmer. If you are a tea grower, want to grow your own plants or are simply curious, please follow me so we can chat.

I most enjoy loose-leaf, unflavored teas and tisanes. Teabags have their place. Some of my favorite teas have a profound effect on mind and body rather than having a specific flavor profile.

Favorite teas generally come from China (all provinces), Taiwan, India (Nilgiri and Manipur). Frequently enjoyed though less sipped are teas from Georgia, Japan, and Nepal. While I’m not actively on the hunt, a goal of mine is to try tea from every country that makes it available to the North American market. This is to gain a vague understanding of how Camellia sinensis performs in different climates. I realize that borders are arbitrary and some countries are huge with many climates and tea-growing regions.

I’m convinced European countries make the best herbal teas.

Personal Rating Scale:

100-90: A tea I can lose myself into. Something about it makes me slow down and appreciate not only the tea but all of life or a moment in time. If it’s a bagged or herbal tea, it’s of standout quality in comparison to similar items.

89-80: Fits my profile well enough to buy again.

79-70: Not a preferred tea. I might buy more or try a different harvest. Would gladly have a cup if offered.

69-60: Not necessarily a bad tea but one that I won’t buy again. Would have a cup if offered.

59-1: Lacking several elements, strangely clunky, possesses off flavor/aroma/texture or something about it makes me not want to finish.

Unrated: Haven’t made up my mind or some other reason. If it’s puerh, I likely think it needs more age.

bicycle bicycle bicycle