Best of Summer Oolong

Tea type
Oolong Tea
Ingredients
Apricot, Natural Flavours, Oolong Tea, Peach
Flavors
Apricot, Cherry, Floral, Fruity, Nutty, Orange, Peach, Roasted, Roasted Nuts, Smooth, Stewed Fruits, Stonefruit, Toasty, Drying, Honey, Malt, Powdered Sugar, Sweet, Toasted
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Loose Leaf
Caffeine
Medium
Certification
Organic, Vegan
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Average preparation
195 °F / 90 °C 3 min, 0 sec 3 g 12 oz / 350 ml

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  • “Using this tea for the January sipdown prompts “an apricot tea” and “a new tea.” It was the only apricot tea I could find in my spreadsheet, and came from my latest tea order, which was in December...” Read full tasting note
    85
  • “Summer 2021 possibly August or September. Sipdown – goodbye summer! I’m glad someone’s playing around with the natural stone-fruit notes in roasted and red oolong teas. I’ve said it many times...” Read full tasting note
    80
  • “I don’t think I’ve even realized there’s almond flavouring in this tea until this cup. I got the usual sort of peachy/tropical vibe that I’m used to and it was kind of that perfect balance of sweet...” Read full tasting note
  • “(52teas (Anne) 2022: 72) Someone else drank this recently and I knew I had it but couldn’t remember the flavour at all… so here we are! I think I must have enjoyed it more the first time, based on...” Read full tasting note
    83

From 52teas

Tea of the Week for June 28, 2021

Anniversary Tea: Best of Summer Oolong!

Tea Description: This tea is BOTH our tea of the week for June 28, 2021 & our Happy Anniversary to Us tea for this year. I had planned on a different tea for June 28, but that tea didn’t go as planned & rather than keep our subscribers waiting any longer for that tea to be tweaked, I decided to just reshuffle the menu slightly. Next month, keep your eyes peeled for a VIT release! (Note for subscribers: you’ll receive a bonus tea in your July box!)

Until then, lemme tell you about this tea! This tea begins with a blend of dark Oolong teas (a baked Thai Oolong & a dark Fujian Oolong). The blend was first flavored with almond essence (don’t worry, it’s nut free & allergen friendly!) & then combined with peaches & apricots to give it a decidedly summer-y taste. Hence the name! The richness & deeply baked notes of the Oolong tea blend together with the fruit notes of apricot & peach give this a sort of “cooked fruit” taste & the nuttiness of the almonds shines through – to create a nut & fruit dessert experience for your teacup. Sweet, juicy, smooth – absolutely lovely!

Oh, it’s also organic, VEGAN, gluten-free & allergen-free.

organic ingredients: oolong teas, peaches, apricots & natural flavors

Generally speaking, when it comes to Oolong teas, I prefer them served hot. But this particular blend – you really should try iced because it is spectacular chilled! Still amazing hot, of course, but since these days I’m drinking more iced tea than hot (due to the fact that we’re getting a serious heat wave here in the Pacific Northwest) this particular tea is a TREAT & helps to make these rather unbearably hot days just a little more bearable. (Air conditioning helps too!)

I love how smooth this Oolong blend is. It is naturally rich & fruity so the addition of almond essence, peaches & apricots just enhances the overall fruity notes. As I mentioned in the description above, the natural toasty notes of the Oolong (almost charcoal-y?) give the cup a fire-roasted dessert kind of taste – like a sweet peach-apricot-almond crumble fresh off the campfire!

to brew: PLEASE shake this blend before you measure it. The Oolong has two distinctly different leaf shapes, one is more of a pellet while the other is more of a twisted leaf shape – and the pellets tend to settle toward the bottom of the pouch and you’ll want both of these teas equally represented in your teacup!

use 2 1/2 grams of leaf & fruit to 12 ounces of very hot water (heated to 180°F) & steep for 3 1/2 minutes. strain & allow to cool for at least 5 minutes to allow the flavors to develop.

this blend doesn’t really need sugar, I found it plenty sweet enough without & I personally prefer it unsweetened. However, if you are one who likes a sweeter tea, I would recommend trying a drizzle of honey.

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6 Tasting Notes

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Using this tea for the January sipdown prompts “an apricot tea” and “a new tea.” It was the only apricot tea I could find in my spreadsheet, and came from my latest tea order, which was in December of 2021.

I’ve steeped this up and it has an absolutely lovely stonefruit aroma… a juicy apricot/peach note, that has an overtone of sweet florality, like fruit tree blossoms. The fruity aroma is strong, and I only make out a hint of toasty roasted oolong beneath it. The oolong has a warm, roasty and nutty flavor, and I’m getting just a hint of a syrupy cooked orange/cherry flavor there, as well. The sip is full of a strong apricot/peach stonefruit flavor that is very nice… more of a juicy flavor which leaves a sort of effervescent and sweet fruity/floral note at the back of the tongue, rather than the usual “peach candy” flavor I get from most peach teas.

It’s really good! Anne notes “cooked fruit” or “apricot/peach crumble” and I can see both. It’s very satisfying; the base isn’t a strong roast dominating the cup with charcoal/smoke flavors, just warm, toasty, and nutty, and the fruit flavor is very spot on. This would probably make an amazing iced tea too, but I’m not sure yet if I want to use up the remainder of my packet with that preparation… I’ll have to check my mood later.

Flavors: Apricot, Cherry, Floral, Fruity, Nutty, Orange, Peach, Roasted, Roasted Nuts, Smooth, Stewed Fruits, Stonefruit, Toasty

Preparation
205 °F / 96 °C 3 min, 0 sec 3 g 12 OZ / 350 ML
Kelmishka

Ahh, this sounds delightful!

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Summer 2021 possibly August or September.

Sipdown – goodbye summer! I’m glad someone’s playing around with the natural stone-fruit notes in roasted and red oolong teas. I’ve said it many times recently, but I think roasted oolong teas are sorely underutilized in flavoured blends. They have such great potential: roasted/toasted malt, fruit, flowers, almost cloying levels of dark honey.. my brain tends to translate it all into ice cream cone tea with various toppings! It’s baked goods in a cup.

Here, we get some lovely stewed apricot and peach (I think) that perfectly compliments the base tea – the result reminds me vividly of my Grandma’s warmed canned peaches; and isn’t it so fitting that I’m tapping into this out of season? I think so. The (stronger than I usually like it ) toasted notes are near coffee-like, and are also so close to turning into a stone-fruit cobbler or turnover. I think my Grandma would’ve liked this one; I know it would’ve fit right in on her kitchen table.

Steep Count: 3

Flavors: Drying, Fruity, Honey, Malt, Peach, Powdered Sugar, Stewed Fruits, Stonefruit, Sweet, Toasted

Preparation
185 °F / 85 °C 3 min, 0 sec
Evol Ving Ness

I’m just going to put this here: <3

Crowkettle

Thanks, Evol <3

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I don’t think I’ve even realized there’s almond flavouring in this tea until this cup. I got the usual sort of peachy/tropical vibe that I’m used to and it was kind of that perfect balance of sweet ripe fruit and just a little bit of funk. However, I definitely noticed the nuttier undertones and lingering almost amaretto type flavour in this cup and that kind of surprised me just since it’s not something I’ve really tasted from this tea before. I think it made me like it more, though!

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(52teas (Anne) 2022: 72)

Someone else drank this recently and I knew I had it but couldn’t remember the flavour at all… so here we are! I think I must have enjoyed it more the first time, based on my rating. It’s ok today – fruity but I’m not getting much oolong. Possibly understeeped? I don’t really remember.

Sidenote: toddler currently having “rest time” (there is no resting being done by him, he’s just in his room by himself, playing and chattering away), and baby is (maybe) down for a nap in her crib. Will I actually get a midday break for the first time ever? Am I learning how to succeed when putting a baby down for a nap, when I epically failed for 2.5 years with my first child?! Stay tuned.

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