I LOVE Mandala tea, and this one is no exception. I haven’t been drinking a lot of oolong lately, they have been pushed aside by my new love of blacks.
I need to let this one back in. This is everything I think an oolong should be. It rich, roasty (without being too smokey), smooth and woody. IMHO This is everything I love about dark oolongs. I’m not getting any of the metallic taste that some have. I’m just going to stop buying oolongs, drink what I have then just restock this as my PERFECT oolong.
As always, thanks Garret for providing such amazing teas.
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awwwww yeahhhhh!!! So very happy to read this, my friend! I started buying from this supplier about 3 years ago after the last one fizzled out. This guy continues to set me up with great Rock style wulongs, cleanly grown with no pesticides!! He has consistently supplied me with this top-notch tea.
AND there is a consistent supply of it. That is great news – this is my PERFECT oolong. The search ends……
Some of the Mandala teas sound amazing! Gui Fei is my favourite oolong to date. No matter how many others I try, I always come back to that one.
Courtney – Mandala’s Milk Oolong it stunning, and their colored species it so floral it’s almost unbelievable. I’m more of a dark oolong type, but can totally appreciate how good those two green ones are. I may never buy pu’erh or oolong from any other supplier. Mandala teas just “speak to me” somehow, and Garret and his team have fantastic customer service.
Oo, thanks for reminding me that I wanted this in my next order.
Yeah, baby, this is a wonderful one. I love me some roasty wuyi!
Dexter – I don’t know what causes that metallic taste in oolongs, but I know what you mean, and I find it really off-putting. It’s kind of like astringency, but not, and it really ruins in. Sometimes I wonder if it’s age-related, or a consequence of broken leaf.
awwwww yeahhhhh!!! So very happy to read this, my friend! I started buying from this supplier about 3 years ago after the last one fizzled out. This guy continues to set me up with great Rock style wulongs, cleanly grown with no pesticides!! He has consistently supplied me with this top-notch tea.
AND there is a consistent supply of it. That is great news – this is my PERFECT oolong. The search ends……
Some of the Mandala teas sound amazing! Gui Fei is my favourite oolong to date. No matter how many others I try, I always come back to that one.
Courtney – Mandala’s Milk Oolong it stunning, and their colored species it so floral it’s almost unbelievable. I’m more of a dark oolong type, but can totally appreciate how good those two green ones are. I may never buy pu’erh or oolong from any other supplier. Mandala teas just “speak to me” somehow, and Garret and his team have fantastic customer service.
Oo, thanks for reminding me that I wanted this in my next order.
Yeah, baby, this is a wonderful one. I love me some roasty wuyi!
Dexter – I don’t know what causes that metallic taste in oolongs, but I know what you mean, and I find it really off-putting. It’s kind of like astringency, but not, and it really ruins in. Sometimes I wonder if it’s age-related, or a consequence of broken leaf.