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LuckyMe drank Li Shan High Mountain Oolong Tea by Eco-Cha Artisan Teas

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Spring 2022.

Last tea from my Eco-Cha order. Fairly good high mountain oolong with a decidedly floral flavor and fruity accents. Notes of hyacinth, daffodils, and gardenia. Light-medium bodied yet still coats the mouth nicely. It’s a resilient tea that handles any water temperature like a champ. Boiling water and long steep times never led to any bitterness.

While good, I found this one a bit lacking compared to other Li Shans I’ve tried. It had a somewhat generic high mountain taste, started fading after only a few steeps, and the flavor and aromatics disappeared quickly after opening.

Flavors: Apricot, Floral, Gardenias, Plum

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My Rating Criteria:

95 to 100: Top shelf stuff. Loved this tea and highly recommend it

90 to 94: Excellent. Enjoyed this tea and would likely repurchase

80 to 89: Good but not great. I liked it though it may be lacking in some aspects. I’ll finish it but probably won’t buy again

70 to 79: Average at best. Not terrible but wouldn’t willingly drink again

60 to 69: Sub-par. Low quality tea, barely palatable

59 and below: Bleh

Fell into tea many years ago and for a long time my experience was limited to Japanese greens and flavored Teavana teas. My tea epiphany happened when I discovered jade oolongs. That was my gateway drug to the world of high quality tea and teaware.

For the most part, I drink straight tea but do appreciate a good flavored tea on occasion. I love fresh green and floral flavors and as such, green tea and Taiwanese oolongs will always have a place in my cupboard. After avoiding black tea forever, Chinese blacks have started to grow on me. I’m less enthusiastic about puerh though. I also enjoy white tea and tisanes but reach for them less frequently.

Other non-tea interests include: cooking, reading, nature, philosophy, MMA, traveling when I can, and of course putzing around on the interwebs.

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