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“This tea I have received from Leafhopper, however it was sitting in my box of oolongs for a little while. Thank you! And as we have no vintage years here, which would be highly useful, as there is...” Read full tasting note
Doke Rolling Thunder Oolong Tea is processed by expert methods of sun-drying and oxidation to yield a nice buttery flavor and fruity aroma. Oolong teas are loved by tea connoisseurs for the rich flavors and variety of fragrance. We invest our passion and labor to give you a cup of pure enjoyment, and your pleasure will be the best return for us. Taste this Oolong tea to experience the best refreshment. This masterfully crafted Oolong is not to be missed. While the dry, hand-rolled leaves have an aroma of leather and spice, the resulting amber brew delivers a soft and subtle scent of roses. As you savor the robust flavors, notice the hints of malt and honey. Enjoy with your favorite seafood.
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This tea I have received from Leafhopper, however it was sitting in my box of oolongs for a little while. Thank you!
And as we have no vintage years here, which would be highly useful, as there is 2012 and 2013 version; I decided to make a new entry. But it seems it is actually very same tea, just different harvest!
What is uncommon as well, is that when I was searching for this tea, Lochan Tea website leads to TeaSwan webshop. As it is direct link; I assume it is just vendor for them, but it is interesting putting TeaSwan branding on the teas though.
Last thing I want to write down before my experience is that I really liked the name from very first time I saw it. Rolling Thunder sounds a little tropical, a little like upcoming monsoon season in India or something like that.
And now to my experience. I have used 90°C water and all 3 grams for my 125 ml gaiwan, which I haven’t been filling fully. I think that I could add 100 ml each steep.
I made a several steeps, in total I think it could be around 6-8. I wasn’t counting them properly as I was studying for finals (held on 6th February). Also steeping times were various, between 20-80 seconds.
At first it was very pleasant, mouth-covering oolong with notes of stonefruits, mostly apricots and peaches, very straightforward, but certainly not boring; with grassy-mineral aftertaste, with meadow-floral aromas. With following steeps it started to be more floral in my opinion, with autumn-leaf notes too, a little like a white tea notes.
Then I did a several a bit longer… around minute long steeps and while those steeps were tasty and enjoyable, it was over rapidly and last steep was just a hot water with hints of leafy flavour. Maybe I over-brewed it fast and thus the tea went boiled away quickly. Also, my hopes for this tea were a bit higher, but afterall it’s Indian oolong, a region not so famous for this tea type.
