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Oolong Tea
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Oolong
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Honey, Malt, Muscatel, Red Apple, Thick, Wood
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From Trident Booksellers and Cafe Boulder Colorado

Darjeeling Red Thunder
8.75
An experimental oolong from the high-elevation tea gardens of Darjeeling, Red Thunder is one of our most popular teas. It is withered and dried in multiple stages, resulting in a thick and heavy-bodied tea which abounds with traditional Darjeeling muscatel and floral aromas. Striking a balance between a more delicate first-flush and heavier and fully oxidized black Darjeeling, our Red Thunder has something for everyone. It is a highly enjoyable, infusable, and unorthodox tea not lacking in feeling or complexity.

Origin – Darjeeling, India

Harvest – 11/27/20

Varietal – AV2 Clonal

Tastes Like – Red Grapes, Honey, Gardenias

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1704 tasting notes

Got this for tea nerd reasons. I’ve been looking for a Red Thunder oolong, and this was waiting and well there.

Not as expensive as some of Trident’s others, this tea is a crowd pleaser. It leans more into black territory, but it’s oolongy enough to resemble a quality Oriental Beauty. I have the 2019 harvest, and it’s got “Malt, floral and honey.” The description I uploaded is more specific, but more floral. Either way, it’s very muscatel with heavy red grape flavor, some red apple personally. I have mostly done western and tumbler style, so I personally get more malt and fruit notes. It’s floral, but not overly so. It also lacks the autumn leaf notes I usually associate with Darjeelings, which is nice change of pace.

I need to do a gong fu note on this one, but it’s pretty good. I want to take my time before I rush it. It’s not making me sing likely due to my green oolong mood during spring. Otherwise, it’s easy to recommend and fends well for itself against other Red Thunders I’ve had. I’m not sure the exact audience of this one yet, but I don’t think it would be hard to sell.

Flavors: Honey, Malt, Muscatel, Red Apple, Thick, Wood

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