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drank Taiwan 'Shan Lin Xi' Light-Roasted High Mountain Oolong Tea by What-Cha
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Another awesome What-Cha oolong. After the rinse, the leaves smelled of a wonderful aroma of light roast, sweet honey, some unique notes already stated in the previous great reviews. The aroma alone can put it on another level. It’s lovely. Light amber liquor also with a unique aroma.

Very smooth, sweet and creamy, a fragrant roast but light toasty roast with floral, honey and stonefruit notes. Long lasting natural honey sweet finish. Thick. The balsam menthol is very nice and makes it quite unique.

gaiwan, 6g, 203°F, 110ml, rinse, 7 steeps: 25s, 35s, 45s, 55s, 65s, 75s, 85s

Flavors: Creamy, Floral, Honey, Menthol, Stonefruit, Sweet

Preparation
200 °F / 93 °C 0 min, 15 sec 6 g 4 OZ / 110 ML
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derk
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Do you have a recent harvest of this? I think mine is from 2017. Curious how they compare. I absolutely love this oolong.

Kawaii433
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I have the Spring 2018 harvest. I can send some to you. :D

derk
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You know, I think I’ll take you up on that, thanks! Moving tomorrow, so I’ll message you when I’m settled.

Kawaii433
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Yay. Sounds good!

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derk
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Do you have a recent harvest of this? I think mine is from 2017. Curious how they compare. I absolutely love this oolong.

Kawaii433
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I have the Spring 2018 harvest. I can send some to you. :D

derk
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You know, I think I’ll take you up on that, thanks! Moving tomorrow, so I’ll message you when I’m settled.

Kawaii433
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Yay. Sounds good!

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Longtime casual tea drinker. In the past, mainly Matcha, Gyokuro, Sencha, Genmaicha… Etc. I like all teas: Green, oolong, black & pu’erh (prefer ripe over raw).

Chanoyu (for matcha prep) and Gongfu cha (for other types of tea) are the main ways I prepare my tea (Gaiwan, Yixing teapot, Kyusu). I drink all tea… Usually unflavored. This past year, I’ve tried many flavored now because of all of you lol. As long as there aren’t artificial sweeteners, it’s all good.

Favorite stores: TeaVivre, What-Cha, Mandala Tea, 52Teas, Whispering Pines, Bird & Blend, Yunnan sourcing, White2Tea, Lupicia.

The flavors I dislike: Artificial sweetener, lavender, violet, any strong floral-perfumey tea; cantaloupe, papaya, honeydew, rose, licorice, anise, jasmine, any mints, leather.

Favorite flavors: Citrus fruits (especially grapefruit & tangerines), granny smith apple, bananas, guava, mango, tamarind, watermelon, stonefruits, chocolate, caramel, vanilla, milk, cinnamon, creme, bread/pastry, nuts, toasted, roasted.

I generally don’t add anything to my teas unless they are flavored, then I may add a splash of milk.

As I explore, my ratings may shift. 90+ generally means I’ll keep it on my shelf.

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