Tea: Taiwan Monkey Picked (Ma Liu Mie) Tie Guan Yin Oolong Tea
A Tie Guan Yin from TeaVivre
| Brand: | TeaVivre |
| Style: | Tie Guan Yin |
| Region: | Taiwan / Formosa |
| Caffeine: | Caffeinated |
| Loose? | Loose |
| # Ratings: | 4 View All |
| Product page: | Taiwan Monkey Picked (Ma Liu Mie) Tie Guan Yin Oolong Tea |
Reviewer: SarsyPie
✓ 119 teas reviewed
✓ 4 of Tie Guan Yin
✓ 22 of Oolong Tea
✓ 6 of TeaVivre
✓ 16 from Taiwan / Formosa
Review of Taiwan Monkey Picked (Ma Liu Mie) Tie Guan Yin Oolong Tea
July 11th, 2014
| Aroma | Flavor | Value | Total |
| 9 of 10 | 5 of 5 | 4 of 5 | 87 of 100 |
| Superb | Excellent | Good Value |
Method: 1.5 tsp, 8 oz, 208 degrees, 3 and 10 minutes, ForLife brew in mug strainer
Dry Leaf Aroma: The leaves had only a very faintly floral scent.
Brewing Aroma: Oh, THERE you are! This smells gorgeous! There's a very strong floral aroma, like jasmine, but not exactly jasmine.
Flavor: Smooth and floral. I steeped for 3 minutes and the flavor was nice, but not that strong. I put the brew cup back in, intending to try again after 2 min, but I got distracted and another 7 minutes had passed!
The flavor was definitely stronger now. The floral is in your face, but I personally like that, so I'm happy. There was a little astringency, and a bare hint of bitterness, but nothing crazy. I will undoubtedly buy more of this to keep at work for grandpa style brewing. It holds up to long steeps extremely well!!!
Thanks to Angel @ TeaVivre for the sample!
