Rou Gui Oolong Tea

Tea type
Oolong Tea
Ingredients
Oolong Tea Leaves
Flavors
Peat, Pine, Roasted, Sweet, Floral, Lemon Zest, Strawberry, Gardenias, Chocolate, Toasty
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Loose Leaf
Caffeine
Medium
Certification
Not available
Edit tea info Last updated by Kirkoneill1988
Average preparation
205 °F / 96 °C 2 min, 0 sec 6 g 6 oz / 166 ml

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  • “It is a strong, untamed tea that is very smoky and peaty, with a touch of sweetness. This oolong is not complex but is very well put together, creating a feeling of warm comfort. I find it to be a...” Read full tasting note
    87
  • “Good discovery for this Rougui oolong roasting light see average, can allow the discovery of tea wuyi, even if that if not classified in ‘grand cru’, but your even detours. the liquor evokes fruit...” Read full tasting note
    77
  • “Very dark leaves with and obvious roasted aroma. Brews a deep red orange. The dark roast dominates the flavor profile, reminding me a bit of French roast coffee, but there is also a light...” Read full tasting note
    72
  • “I got this as a sample, brewed exactly as the package said. I’m not much of an oolong person so… forgive the blunt note. This one has the “plastic” oolong note that I can’t peg, which I’m...” Read full tasting note

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Rou Gui tea is made with the leaves picked from tea plants grown in Wu yi Mountains in Fujian Province. As a kind of high-aroma tea, it belongs to the well-known Wuyi “rock ”or “cliff ” (武夷岩茶) tea family. Rou Gui ( Chinese: 肉桂) here literally means cinnamon in English, since its dry leaves give a distinctive impression of sweet flowers and fruits aroma paired with gentle cinnamon-like fragrance. After brewing, Rou Gui tea presents a clear and peach-hued liquor with distinct cinnamon-like aroma, filling the mouth with a mellow and roasting flavor and lingering sweet end note. Even after 7 infusions this tea still can hold clean liquor and pleasant aroma.

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6 Tasting Notes

87
226 tasting notes
It is a strong, untamed tea that is very smoky and peaty, with a touch of sweetness. This oolong is not complex but is very well put together, creating a feeling of warm comfort.

I find it to be a good alternative for smoked lapsangs, which I initially was a big fan of but cooled over time. Unlike them, this Rou Gui is less abrasive and more friendly and cozy.

Flavors: Peat, Pine, Roasted, Sweet

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77
31 tasting notes

Good discovery for this Rougui oolong roasting light see average, can allow the discovery of tea wuyi, even if that if not classified in ‘grand cru’, but your even detours. the liquor evokes fruit wall, tobacco, taste of sweet, all in voluptuousness that marries well with a moderate but not heavy burping present.

GongFu cha: 6 infu 15/15/30/35/45/60 Secondes

Flavors :
fruit wall, Tobacco, sweet, light floral, medium roasting see light

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72
318 tasting notes

Very dark leaves with and obvious roasted aroma. Brews a deep red orange. The dark roast dominates the flavor profile, reminding me a bit of French roast coffee, but there is also a light fruitiness to it that reminds me of strawberries and lemon zest. Not bitter, but it is slightly tart. I get just a hint of something floral in the aroma.

This tea is decent, but the roast is too dark in my opinion.

Flavors: Floral, Lemon Zest, Roasted, Strawberry

Preparation
Boiling 0 min, 15 sec 7 g 3 OZ / 100 ML

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79 tasting notes

I got this as a sample, brewed exactly as the package said. I’m not much of an oolong person so… forgive the blunt note. This one has the “plastic” oolong note that I can’t peg, which I’m beginning to think is my interpretation of a certain floral flavour. I put it in quotations because it isn’t like it literally tastes like plastic, it’s just something about it makes me think of plastic. So this is quite floral. The dry leaves had smelt quite roasty borderline cocoa which got me excited, but ultimately this tastes like every other oolong I’ve had (few they may be).

Leaving no number ‘cause honestly I’m beginning to think this is just how oolongs are and they personally aren’t my cup of tea (HUR HUR HUR).

Preparation
205 °F / 96 °C 5 min, 0 sec
ashmanra

I wonder if it is the taste that reminds me of the smell of acrylic paint when I had art lessons as a kid. We have been referring to it as a latex note! I actually like it.

happykappa

Ooooh! Definitely, latex is much more fitting for it. Good to know a better descriptor for it, and that it isn’t just me having wonky tastebuds.

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83
152 tasting notes

Dark oolong with a golden orange color and a sweet baked floral aroma. This tea has a fruity and floral flavor with hints of kiwi strawberry and gardenias. It is slightly peppery and has a pleasing aftertaste.

Flavors: Gardenias, Strawberry

Preparation
205 °F / 96 °C 4 g 5 OZ / 147 ML

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100
673 tasting notes

another amazing tea!

when i smell the leaves dry, i smell toasted chocolate.

when i smell the leaved wet, i smell chocolate.

when i smell the brewed tea, i smell toasted tea and chocolate.

when i taste the brewed tea, i taste toasted tea and chocolate.

the color of the brewed tea is a dark orange color.

i rate this a 100 because i love teas like this.

many thanks to teavivre for selling me this sample.

http://www.teavivre.com/rou-gui-oolong-tea/

Flavors: Chocolate, Roasted, Toasty

Preparation
200 °F / 93 °C 0 min, 30 sec 7 tsp 8 OZ / 250 ML

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