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“This is my “Taiwanese Tea” from the Steepster Scavenger Hunt. Last night, I stumbled across this tea as I was sorting through some things in the kitchen cupboard. This is old – from just before I...” Read full tasting note
“Spring 2019 harvest. To be honest, I was a little bored by this tea. This is a middle of the road kind of Li Shan. It has a generic high mountain flavor and lacks the depth and fullness of better...” Read full tasting note
This is an exceptionally smooth, full flavored oolong tea from the Li Shan (Pear Mountain) tea region of Taiwan.
Cui Feng (翠峰) oolong tea is grown at an altitude of 2,000 meters (6,500 feet) in cool, moist conditions, producing some of the best oolong tea in the world.
Cui Feng brews to a rich, honey-colored liquor, highly fragrant and with a smooth, robust flavor, full in the mouth.
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This is my “Taiwanese Tea” from the Steepster Scavenger Hunt.
Last night, I stumbled across this tea as I was sorting through some things in the kitchen cupboard. This is old – from just before I took over 52Teas, but it was still in a vacuum sealed pouch so, I kept my fingers crossed in the hope that there would still be some flavor left in these leaves.
And there is some flavor here, but not nearly as much as I would have expected from a top quality Li Shan Cui Feng. It’s definitely showing it’s age here, so I’m not going to fault the tea or the tea vendor for the lack of flavor – it’s totally my fault – it got lost in my cupboard. :(
For the flavor that is here, it’s smooth, creamy & sweet with notes of vegetation. Hints of what I would expect from a Li Shan – just not enough of it – due to the age. This is a sipdown though & finding this tea was a timely find if for no other reason, than it helps me on my scavenger hunt.
Spring 2019 harvest.
To be honest, I was a little bored by this tea. This is a middle of the road kind of Li Shan. It has a generic high mountain flavor and lacks the depth and fullness of better Taiwanese oolongs. It’s not a bad tea by any stretch, but I’ve been spoiled by some really amazing Li Shans in the past.
The tea offers enticing aromas of flowers, tropical fruit, and pine. The brewed tea had a lilac-y character with fruity hints and a mild sweetness. Starts off light and slowly builds up to a buttery mouthfeel. It gives at least 6 infusions and on occasion, I’ve pushed it to as many as 9 steeps.
Flavors: Floral, Fruity, Pine, Vegetal
