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“I really didn’t know what to expect from this tea until after the leaves were warmed. My familiarity with (good) Oolongs at this point is limited mainly to a very good Jade Tieguanyin that I have...” Read full tasting note
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I really didn’t know what to expect from this tea until after the leaves were warmed.
My familiarity with (good) Oolongs at this point is limited mainly to a very good Jade Tieguanyin that I have since run out of. Currently I am awaiting a shipment which includes various rock oolong samples, which wil give me something of a broader spectrum.
Having said that, I am pretty certain this tea is best described in its relation to Jade Tieguanyin. Both are oolongs pushing their boundaries towards the green side, the Jade Tieguanyin going so far that it evokes laments from people more familiar with the traditional roasted Tieguanyin, and the Pouchong going so far that it is said to lie between green and oolong tea.
The smell of the leaves is richly buttery and reminds me of all that I had forgotten about the Jade Tieguanyin. It remains consistent over multiple steepings. Unfortunately flavour and mouthfeel are both thin in comparison. Instead the Pouchong can invoke an array of green tea sentiments, like an aged sheng can where a shou can’t. For me that doesn’t really make up for advertising as a Jade Tieguanyin first.
Qi-wise I feel also slightly watered down and confused, and definitely more energized than calming.
All that being said, I think in its category this tea must be of a good quality, and the price is not too bad as well.
Flavors: Bitter, Butter, Butterscotch, Orchid
