This is one sad village. I walked uptown in this chilly weather to get milk (and thought I’d snag some half and half) and the freshest stuff they had expires on the 6th. The half and half was even worse, the freshest expiring on the 3rd. Wow. So I passed on that. I’ll continue using 2% milk while I’m here. It really makes you appreciate the urban life!
So I’ll try this oolong for now! I know Steepsterites mentioned that this is quite weakly flavoured, and I almost didn’t get it, but thought, why not? I like oolongs anyway.
Indeed, it is very subtly flavoured. I wouldn’t even think it was flavoured if I had no previous knowledge of this tea. But I can say that it is incredibly buttery. As I’m letting it cool down, a light bakery note has unfolded alongside the butteriness. This reminds me more of, say, a butter cookie than a pudding. I’ve never actually had Christmas pudding before but based on the traditional ingredients, I’d imagine that it’s similar to my grandma’s Christmas cake. That said, I still say that the subtle buttery sweetness here is closer to a cookie than a Christmas cake/pudding.
But I agree with others that I’d ultimately like to see more flavour. I was hoping for more spices, particularly the cinnamon. There’s a vague fruitiness dancing around the buttery note, as well, but it could very well be part of the base. In other words, I’ve had unflavoured oolongs in the past that were just as fruity.
I’m looking forward to experimenting with this one further, but for now, I’m in the Too Subtle camp.
