Name: Formosa Alishan Oolong
Brand: auraTeas
Type: Oolong
Form: Loose leaf
Cost: $6.50 (Canadian) for 18 grams, quantity discounts available
Review: The dark green, rolled leaves have a sweet, roasted grain nose, and infuse to a very pretty medium gold liquor. The nose on the infused leaf remains sweet: Rather reminds me of a nutty/whole grain toast with some honey on it.
As I would expect from an Alishan, this is a fairly light bodied oolong, but with enough substance to keep the nutty sweetness from becoming insipid. Best infusion is the third, but this tea maintains flavor for several infusions.
I tried this iced, as well, and found it very tasty: The sweetness lends itself well to iced preparation, and makes it a good option for those who have a sweet tooth, but don’t want or need the extra calories of sugar.
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Lainie: How did you prepare the tea? Gaiwan or Yixing? How much leaf per cup? What temperature?
Sounds very good.
Steve,
I used a small gaiwan, about 1 tsp of leaf, and steeped at 95c. Good stuff!
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