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“Oh how I love Formosan oolongs. Toasty, roasty, sweet, nutty goodness. The problem, of course, is that now I’m craving shu mai and the soonest I could have any is this Saturday.” Read full tasting note
“Jim sent me a sample of this a long long time ago after I told him that I liked my oolong teas to taste like chinese restaurant tea. I thought I had logged it but I guess not. I know I’ve had some...” Read full tasting note
“I had this sitting around for a few months, and while looking through my stash for any samples I might have overlooked, I found this. It was fine. Better than any teabag/grocery store tea, but not...” Read full tasting note
“A great every day oolong. Smoky, rich, nutty, but doesn’t have those unique and rare attribute of teagschendner’s other higher-end oolong offerings. This is what I usually expect from a...” Read full tasting note
A fine and robust representative of Oriental Beauty or Dong Fang Mei Ren, a specialty of northern Taiwan. The Ming Xiang is heavier than its Formosa counterparts, a rich amber in the cup with a smoky depth that contrasts with sweeter fruit notes.
Preparation: Two heaping teaspoons per 8oz cup of filtered, boiling water. Allow to brew 3 minutes.
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Jim sent me a sample of this a long long time ago after I told him that I liked my oolong teas to taste like chinese restaurant tea. I thought I had logged it but I guess not. I know I’ve had some of it before now, so I don’t know why I didn’t log it! I found some of this remaining hidden in the back of my tea drawer. It seemed like the perfect choice for reading a book with a cat in my lap.
This brewed up pretty light, so I might not have used enough tea leaves (2 tsp). Despite how light it was, I could still taste a beautiful oolong with a touch of maltiness and nuttiness. It has no astringency. The color of the tea is exactly as pictured. I like it!
I had this sitting around for a few months, and while looking through my stash for any samples I might have overlooked, I found this.
It was fine. Better than any teabag/grocery store tea, but not really memorable. I think I had too little in the sample to get a good taste…I greatly reduced water in my pot and sugar and while this tea wasn’t bad tasting, it didn’t really catch my attention. Maybe I should learn to brew by the cup for when I get small sample-sizes like I had of this. Maybe that would have helped? But as it is, neither pot I made really caught my attention.
Still rating it a 70, because there was no bitterness, no off-flavors…nothing worse than the crime of being a good tea that was unmemorable when compared to other good teas in its weight class. Still very drinkable.
Second steeping was sweeter and less roasty, toasty without getting into the gross, floral sweetness of a “monkey picked” (osmanthus scented) oolong.