Creamy Toasted Coconut Oolong

Tea type
Fruit Oolong Blend
Ingredients
Not available
Flavors
Butter, Cocoa, Coconut, Smooth, Sweet, Vanilla
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Bulk, Loose Leaf
Caffeine
Medium
Certification
Kosher
Edit tea info Last updated by Cameron B.
Average preparation
190 °F / 87 °C 4 min, 0 sec 10 oz / 295 ml

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  • “Happy Mardi Gras! It’s snowing where I am, which is decidedly not Mardi Gras weather, but I’m recognizing the holiday with some low-key at-home activities. My partner made vegan jambalaya, I’ve got...” Read full tasting note
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  • “The TTB has arrived! So big, so many teas… no chance to try them all! Tea #40 When I was choosing from oolong bag yesterday, I chose the Melon oolong as you can see in my last note. I was returning...” Read full tasting note
    80
  • “Strange VariaTEA TTB #10 I love a good coconut oolong, so I couldn’t resist giving this one a go! There’s actually a lot more than coconut going on here, though: it has cocoa nibs and vanilla bean...” Read full tasting note
    75
  • “Thanks so much for this one, Tamarindel! I HAD to try this one! A green oolong with fresh looking flakes of coconut, cocoa nibs and big pieces of vanilla I can see in the blend. Coconut,...” Read full tasting note
    88

From Simpson & Vail

A perfect tea for afternoon enjoyment! This delightfully light tea brews to an ecru color and has the taste of baked goodies with an undertone of an earthy oolong. The rich, exotic aroma is accompanied by the smooth, delicious taste of coconut macaroon with vanilla accents. Great hot or cold.

Ingredients: Oolong tea, cacao nibs organic, organic coconut pieces, vanilla beans, coconut macaroon flavor, blue cornflower petals, and vanilla flavor.

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6 Tasting Notes

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Happy Mardi Gras! It’s snowing where I am, which is decidedly not Mardi Gras weather, but I’m recognizing the holiday with some low-key at-home activities. My partner made vegan jambalaya, I’ve got a king cake-scented candle, got my fleur-de-lis earrings on, etc. Of course I had to find a tea that’s on theme. I finally landed on a coconut oolong in a nod to Zulu coconuts (decorated coconuts are a prized giveaway at the Zulu Social Aide and Pleasure Club float parade on Mardi Gras day). My partner thinks it’s a stretch but I’m sticking by it. Also because the creaminess of this coconut oolong complemented the spiciness of the jambalaya nicely. So thank you to whoever put this in the Strange VariaTea TTB!

Dustin

I totally forgot about Mardi Gras! Those festivities don’t seem to reach California. We are in the middle of Chinese New Year celebrations right now.

gmathis

For fun, we’ve been keeping an eye on a Webcam aimed at Bourbon Street in NOLA. So many eccentrically dressed people!

Kaylee

Dustin, it’s such a weird confluence of a week – Lunar New Year, Mardi Gras, and Valentine’s Day all squished together! Mardi Gras definitely isn’t big where I am, but we have a couple of New Orleans bars and restaurants, expats, etc. that celebrate.

gmathis, it hadn’t occurred to me to check until your comment, but a lot of the major parades are livestreamed now. You might find that entertaining to watch next year. They usually start in earnest the week before Mardi Gras. The costumes and floats can get pretty elaborate (my forever favorite is the giant Muses high heel).

gmathis

That does sound like fun. We are lousy travelers, but love to spectate from afar and in doing so, have discovered some fun feeds and webcams.

Kelmishka

Happy Mardi Gras! Sounds like a fun celebration!

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The TTB has arrived! So big, so many teas… no chance to try them all!
Tea #40

When I was choosing from oolong bag yesterday, I chose the Melon oolong as you can see in my last note. I was returning pouches, baggies and other packages back to the bag and this was left behind on my desk. Decided to brew it today, probably as very last tea “to try” and 10 others I will take to try some other day. And I will move the TTB. Afterall, I have it almost for a month.

This one is indeed creamy and indeed toasted coconut. I could not notice anything from cocoa which should be in as well, but I don’t mind it at all. The vanilla is there though.
Overall quite enjoyable cup, but maybe I have been expecting a bit more from the coconut, more like baked coconut goodies or something.

Preparation
185 °F / 85 °C 4 min, 0 sec

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Strange VariaTEA TTB #10

I love a good coconut oolong, so I couldn’t resist giving this one a go! There’s actually a lot more than coconut going on here, though: it has cocoa nibs and vanilla bean and possibly some other vanilla/cream flavoring? The overall affect is a sweet, smooth, buttery blend with a slightly generic “dessert” flavor. It’s pleasant, but not nearly as coconutty as I was hoping, based on the name!

Flavors: Butter, Cocoa, Coconut, Smooth, Sweet, Vanilla

Preparation
195 °F / 90 °C 4 min, 0 sec 1 tsp 12 OZ / 354 ML

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Thanks so much for this one, Tamarindel! I HAD to try this one! A green oolong with fresh looking flakes of coconut, cocoa nibs and big pieces of vanilla I can see in the blend. Coconut, chocolate, vanilla on an oolong base is unique enough to me! I used two teaspoons because there are a ton of goodies here mixed with the oolong leaves. The oolong is smooth and really hides behind so much coconut flavor! I really like the coconut flavor. However, the chocolate and vanilla is also hiding behind all that coconut. With the second steep, the coconut is a bit tamer and the oolong makes more of a presence, though still a smooth delicious green oolong — it seems like a buttery oolong more than any other flavor type. Love the buttery oolongs. The third steep still has a ton of coconut and is still very smooth, even while steeping at just boiled. This is excellent if you’re looking for a coconut oolong. Though the chocolate and vanilla are still missing (unless they just blend in so well it is tough to notice), so I will lower the rating without the balance of the chocolate and vanilla. A better balance between the ingredients and this would be a perfect blend.
Steep #1 // 2 teaspoons for a full mug// 8 minutes after boiling // 1 1/2 minute steep
Steep #2 // 14 minutes after boiling // 2 minute steep
Steep #3 // just boiled // 70 seconds

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Dry, the leaves smelled a bit like cinnamon. Steeped, they smelled like perfume, which gave me a bit of panic, since I really can’t take those perfumey teas. Happily, it doesn’t actually taste like perfume, but it definitely has some floral aspects. And I do taste a light spice note, though not cinnamon necessarily. I think it’s a reach to call this coconut, though. I get a tiny hint of coconut way in the background, but it is faint compared to all the other flavors.

Preparation
190 °F / 87 °C 3 min, 45 sec 1 tsp 8 OZ / 236 ML
Fjellrev

What a misleading name then. If something is supposed to have creamy, toasted coconut, damn straight I’m going to expect that rather than cinnamon and perfume.

Tamarindel

Yeah, it’s not a good approach to the flavor at all :( And then I ended up dumping the cup about half way through because the perfume notes started going to my head.

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