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“NOTE – this is not the Feng Huang tea, but the 2016 Taiwan Gui Fei. See the comments below. This is great, the almost-sweet citrus prickliness on the tongue resolving into a thick smoky chocolate –...” Read full tasting note
A medium roasted oolong produced from leafhopper bitten leaves which has a unique taste of grapefruit and apricot.
Sourced direct from Mountain Tea who produce this tea in their Taiwanese tea garden in Nantou.
Tasting Notes:
- Very Smooth texture
- Unique taste grapefruit and apricot
Origin: Wushe Garden, Nantou, Taiwan
Cultivar: Cui Yu
Oxidation: 20%
Roast: 50%
Altitude: 1500m
Brewing Advice:
- Heat water to roughly 85C/185°F
- Use 1 teaspoon per cup/small teapot
- Brew for 1-2 minute
- Always remove the leaves from the water once the tea has brewed
- Re-use the leaves multiple times and increase steeping time with each subsequent infusion
- Best without milk
We always recommend experimenting with any new tea, to find the parameters which suit you best
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NOTE – this is not the Feng Huang tea, but the 2016 Taiwan Gui Fei. See the comments below.
This is great, the almost-sweet citrus prickliness on the tongue resolving into a thick smoky chocolate – it’s got more body than the greener leaf-bitten oolongs I’ve tasted. The leaf/water ratio is approximate and I know it seems small, but it works.
The liquor is a light red-brown with a touch of orange, and the leaves steep up a smart, very dark green with some brown.
NB I’m 99% sure this is the right tea. Mine doesn’t say Feng Huang anywhere, but it is What-Cha’s Taiwan Gui Fei Oolong, and it looks exactly like the picture.
Flavors: Chocolate, Citrusy, Smoke
Maybe the wording is a mistake on steepster, unless Feng Huang also means something in Taiwanese. It would be a bit weird though, as this defo isnt ‘Feng Huang’ Oolong
Ive got this one to try in my box :)
This Steepster listing is for a different Gui Fei I used to have, the 2016 Gui Fei is from a different source.
Happy you liked this one :)
Ah, thanks. I’ve edited the note to make it absolutely clear. It can be quite tricky trying to navigate Steepster’s labyrinthine tea database ;)