Oh my gosh, yes to this sipdown! I feel bad about not resteeping oolong but I am done with this flower candle tea. Goodbye! Maybe I’ll give it another attempt in another harvest- but only as the tiniest of tiny samples.
(2016 harvest)
Flavors: Cream, Custard, Floral, Grass, Jasmine, Perfume
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This was not one of my favorites either.
Flower candle oolong :(
Onwards and upwards. There are other fine teas to drink, no need to torment oneself.
I say this while still holding on to a tea that really needs to be tossed in the bin. Soon, soon.
I’m definitely going to be referring to your notes before impulse buying more than a sample of a new kind of oolong, eastkyteaguy. This, and a couple of the other Verdant Oolong varieties I picked up, have unfortunately been a struggle :(
I feel ya on some of Verdant’s recent oolongs. Their Anxi offerings, in particular, seem to be incredibly hit or miss these days. Personally, I tend to like their regular Tieguanyins, Jin Guanyin, Mao Xie, and Huang Jin Gui. Their Anxi Dan Gui can be really nice too. I find that their Anxi Rou Gui, Zi Mu Dan, Ben Shan, many of their aged oolongs, and a few of their specialty Tieguanyin variants hardly ever do much for me.
I’m stuck with an ounce each of Da Dan, Ben Shan, a specialty Tieguanyin, and Anxi Qilan, and those are approximately my sentiments. The Ming Hua Xiang Tieguanyin alright though! It’s almost enough to make write off Verdant oolong altogether except I do distantly remember enjoying their Jin Guanyin a lot back in 2016; clearly it didn’t last long in my cupboard whereas these others have lingered… Next time I’ll go for those others you listed. XD
I wasn’t huge on the Da Dan either, but I loved the Ming Hua Xiang Tieguanyin. That was my favorite of the specialty Tieguanyins.
This was not one of my favorites either.
Flower candle oolong :(
Onwards and upwards. There are other fine teas to drink, no need to torment oneself.
I say this while still holding on to a tea that really needs to be tossed in the bin. Soon, soon.
I’m definitely going to be referring to your notes before impulse buying more than a sample of a new kind of oolong, eastkyteaguy. This, and a couple of the other Verdant Oolong varieties I picked up, have unfortunately been a struggle :(
I feel ya on some of Verdant’s recent oolongs. Their Anxi offerings, in particular, seem to be incredibly hit or miss these days. Personally, I tend to like their regular Tieguanyins, Jin Guanyin, Mao Xie, and Huang Jin Gui. Their Anxi Dan Gui can be really nice too. I find that their Anxi Rou Gui, Zi Mu Dan, Ben Shan, many of their aged oolongs, and a few of their specialty Tieguanyin variants hardly ever do much for me.
I’m stuck with an ounce each of Da Dan, Ben Shan, a specialty Tieguanyin, and Anxi Qilan, and those are approximately my sentiments. The Ming Hua Xiang Tieguanyin alright though! It’s almost enough to make write off Verdant oolong altogether except I do distantly remember enjoying their Jin Guanyin a lot back in 2016; clearly it didn’t last long in my cupboard whereas these others have lingered… Next time I’ll go for those others you listed. XD
I wasn’t huge on the Da Dan either, but I loved the Ming Hua Xiang Tieguanyin. That was my favorite of the specialty Tieguanyins.