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“Ahh, this is an absolutely delicious tea. I grabbed it today thinking it was a dark oolong (yeah, didn’t read the name carefully), and felt silly when I realized it wasn’t… but it was a perfect...” Read full tasting note
“What a wonderful and delightful tea from Butiki Teas! I was quite surprised by the recommended water temperature for this one, as it appears to be a much greener oolong for that temp range(normally...” Read full tasting note
“This is a very light oolong. I normally prefer the darker oolong but yet it has such a rich buttery flavor and I LOVE butter so I am enjoying this cup. It has a very silken like mouthfeel. Of...” Read full tasting note
“Additional notes: Sample sipdown! Oh wow, I just saw the last tasting notes date and it was May 5, 2012! Exactly a year ago! I’m not sure how that happened. I followed the steep instructions...” Read full tasting note
Sourced from the highest tea farm in Ping Lin, Taiwan, this lightly oxidized oolong has a fragrant orchid aroma that stimulates the senses. While sipping this smooth bodied delicate tea, floral notes are prominent but give way to sweet nutty and buttery notes. Wen Shan Bao Zhong may be steeped multiple times.
Recommended Brew Time: 50 seconds (Add 15 seconds for each additional infusion)
Recommended Amount: 1 level tablespoon of tea for 6oz of water
Recommended Temperature: 190 F
For more information visit: http://www.butikiteas.com
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This was the last tea I made with/for my brother, before he went back to his house after Christmas. Once again, I made it in my little glass teapot (a current favourite brewing vessel of mine, particularly for Oolongs). I used around 2 tsp.
The tea was absolutely lovely! The dry leaves smelled really good – kinda floral, pretty sweet – so I had high hopes. Whilst steeping, the tea was floral and sweet smelling, still – it had that lovely orchid notes that my favourite greener Oolongs tend to. The liquor was lovely, too – it tasted much as it smelled.
We got ~3 pot-fulls out of the leaves last night and I made a further two from it today before I had to throw them out. The later steeps were less vegetal, but the floral notes were still present and the buttery flavour really came through, particularly in the final steep I did.
A lovely tea – much recommended, if there’s still any available!
Flavors: Orchid
I really like this tea. So buttery!
That’s the reason I like Butiki’s Flowery Pineapple Oolong so much!
I have never noticed this one on the web site before. Is this more of a green high mountain oolong?
TeaTiff: Baozhongs are lower elevation oolongs from Taiwan, usually only oxidized about 8%. they’re typically from either the Pinglin or Wenshan regions of Taiwan, though it could be anywhere. I enjoyed a wenshan baozhong from Beautiful Taiwan Teas, though I’m not sure if it’s the same one as on their website. Floating Leaves is known for their high quality Baozhong selection also.
Thanks, apt. I didn’t know either. I just know it’s tasty and I like it. :)
Thanks apt for the great response. I have been putting together an order to Butiki for a long time. This might just have to go in to try.
