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“My first AliExpress order, I thought I would try to find a cheap oolong that I could drink all the time so as not to delve into my good stuff, I thought that while it wont be remarkable it could at...” Read full tasting note
2015 Autumn
My first AliExpress order, I thought I would try to find a cheap oolong that I could drink all the time so as not to delve into my good stuff, I thought that while it wont be remarkable it could at least be drinkable. I really wanted to like it and will try to be neutral in my review.
This is (apparently) the Autumn 2015 Mi Lan Xiang, which is a Dan Cong I really like.
I opened the bag to be greeted by a smell which I can only describe as a dusty old sofa. It really does smell like that. Perhaps a hint of pot pourri in there. okayyy.
On to the brew, I tried this twice before deciding I am just going to bin it. It doesnt just smell like an old sofa, it also tastes like one. Like, when you were a kid (or adult) and you ate the cushions of your sofa? it tastes like that. Barely perceptible aroma, and mouthfeel of sofa dust. drying and.. salty? I didnt even get much oily weirdness at the bottom of the cup where the leaves were.
Thoughts of how this stuff was stored, and/or how old it is running through my head. I dont know if im spreading misinformation as I dont have a clue how this is stored or if its old but it doesnt taste fresh and nice to me. It really smells like old dusty furniture, not a pu-warehouse storage smell at all.
I tried to brew my current fave Mi Lan to get the taste out and the damn stuff has stuck to my mouth permeating into my current tea with its pot-pourri & dust-flavour, erm, yuck.
Bin it goes :D
p.s. I could only list ‘dust’ as a flavour because ‘old sofa’ isnt on the list
p.p.s. Also, the bag wasnt vacuum sealed, as you can get with other teas, I dont know if that is ever relevant to freshness.
Flavors: Dust
So sorry you had a bad tea for your first Aliexpress order! I’ve gotten some great teas from Han Xiang Ecological Tea Co.
Thanks for the tip :)
Also, im not sure if this needs to air in the same way some puerh does? its been quite a long time in transit.. i’ll try it again in a week or two, maybe saying ‘bin it’ its a bit rushed
lol on eating old dusty sofa. im done with Aliexpress after they sent my pile of autumn leaves and sticks instead of Da Hong Pao. dont waste your money, even if its cheap.
you have to ask for the refund since they sold you “old sofa cushion”. im serious, no jokes
bahahaaa apparently is AAAA – one grade higher than jing tea shops mi lan.
As wise man once say ‘True ancient bush taste like ancient sofa’
Wow, at least you got an entertaining review out of it!
I had similar disappointments with JKTea’s 2010 xia guan wild raw puer and a Wuliang raw from an Amazon vendor. i remember flavors of burnt pizza. For low priced satisfying oolongs I recommend ESgreen, particularly their DaWuYe Dan Cong.
ah thanks. I love dawuye, been drinking that and Ya Shi all afternoon