Reviews of Teas & Herbal Teas from Taiwan / Formosa
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Formosa Oolong Spring Dragon from Upton Tea Imports
Style: Flavored Oolong – Region: Taiwan / Formosa40 / 100 Aroma: 7/10 Flavor: 2/5 Value: 1/5
Feb. 26th, 2021
Are my taste buds missing something here? This is an expensive oolong, and Alex Z. gave it a good review. But it really did not do much for me, sorry to say. There is a little floral aroma, and it tasted light and fairly simple. Nothing to get excited over. Maybe I did not get a good bag of it for some reason or o...
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Dong Ding Oolong from Tradition
Style: Jade Oolong – Region: Taiwan / Formosa100 / 100 Aroma: 9/10 Flavor: 5/5 Value: 5/5
Jan. 31st, 2021
This is a really great tea, it has a complex aroma and flavor. This type of tea is normally expensive but this one is cheaper yet the taste is perfect. And of course, as you all know my biggest issue with teas is ones that are too astringent, and this tea was not astringent at all so it's perfect!
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Hu-Kwa Tea from Mark T. Wendell
Style: Lapsang Souchong – Region: Taiwan / Formosa95 / 100 Aroma: 10/10 Flavor: 5/5 Value: 5/5
May. 20th, 2020
This is an excellent tea. I am not normally a lapsang souchong enthusiast, but this one is quite compelling. Smokey, but not overpoweringly so. It's rich but mellow, with a natural sweetness. Hints of cinnamon. I have tried both the loose leaf and teabags and they are equally fine. Highly recommended.
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Hu-Kwa Tea from Mark T. Wendell
Style: Lapsang Souchong – Region: Taiwan / Formosa80 / 100 Aroma: 8/10 Flavor: 4/5 Value: 5/5
Feb. 8th, 2020
As expected the aroma is similar to a pine forest on fire, or a freshly paved road. For those new to lapsing souchong, it might be a bit intimidating. Those who are adverse to trying because of the aroma are missing out on a wonderful cup of tea. The liquor is a deep amber color. The flavor is nice. Once brewed, the bu...
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Dong Ding Light from Harney and Sons
Style: Oolong Tea – Region: Taiwan / Formosa82 / 100 Aroma: 8/10 Flavor: 3/5 Value: 4/5
Feb. 4th, 2020
Very pale yellow liquor, delicate flavor. More aroma than taste for me. Tasty, but a bit too subtle for my old palate
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Oolong Standard Grade from Upton Tea Imports
Style: Oolong Tea – Region: Taiwan / Formosa70 / 100 Aroma: 8/10 Flavor: 4/5 Value: 3/5
Jan. 2nd, 2020
A flavorful and complex oolong that is better than your average Chinese restaurant tea. This has a very nice garden/forest like aroma. The flavor is complex and leans toward the brighter, cleaner end of the oolong spectrum. The price is a little higher than I would expect for an everyday oolong, but it makes sense g...
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Pinglin Bao Zhong Rincer Wulong Tea from Camellia Sinensis Tea House
Style: Oolong Tea – Region: Taiwan / Formosa60 / 100 Aroma: 5/10 Flavor: 5/5 Value: 3/5
Sep. 21st, 2019
Wiry green leaves. Prepared 7.7 g in 18 oz boiled water; brewed for 4 min. Added 3.5 oz ice. Net 2.9 g per 8 oz. Nice flavor - like a green tea, but with extra flavor notes. The tea liquor was yellow with a slight orange tinge.
My Pratt Tea Dictionary says that Bao Zhong is a very lightly oxidized wulong.
Taiwan Ruby 18 Black (Sun Moon Lake Black) from Floating Leaves
Style: Black Tea – Region: Nantou, Taiwan55 / 100 Aroma: 5/10 Flavor: 4/5 Value: 3/5
Sep. 20th, 2019
Leaves are very long and wiry. Had to pick up leaves with fingers to get into tea sack. Prepared 7.6 g in 18 oz boiled water; brewed 4 min; added 3 oz ice. Final = 2.8 g per 8 oz. Strong tea flavor; slight wulong taste. I wonder if this tea is as fully oxidized as most black teas.
The Chinese characters on the bag ...
Crimson Lishan from Floating Leaves
Style: Black Tea – Region: Taiwan / Formosa97 / 100 Aroma: 8/10 Flavor: 5/5 Value: 5/5
May. 23rd, 2019
Brewing style: 4g leaf in 80ml gaiwan at 212°F/100°C
Steam-damp leaf aroma is cassia spice & malty raisin.
The infusion maintains these notes, golden & complex, with a strong energy lingering in the throat. Broth is lightly astringent & medium bodied, with a slight honey viscosity. Warming & grounding. If blac...
Formosa Amber Oolong from Upton Tea Imports
Style: Amber Oolong – Region: Taiwan / Formosa75 / 100 Aroma: 8/10 Flavor: 4/5 Value: 3/5
Jan. 25th, 2019
This is a flavorful oolong. I tasted marzipan, chestnut, and some woody notes. It gets more flavorful as it cools, which leads me to think it would be good on ice. The price is a little high, but this is clearly a notch above the average Chinese restaurant oolong.
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Taiwan Lapsang Souchong Black Tea from Organic Herbie
Style: Lapsang Souchong – Region: Nantou, Taiwan41 / 100 Aroma: 2/10 Flavor: 2/5 Value: 1/5
Nov. 14th, 2018
This tea sorely disappointed me and left me feeling sad and empty. I thought from the description that I was going to like it, but the description was somewhere between severely misleading and blatantly wrong. Thank you to Organic Herbie for the free sample. But PLEASE, update the description for this tea because it is...
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Almond Oolong from Adagio Teas
Style: Flavored Oolong – Region: Taiwan / Formosa72 / 100 Aroma: 7/10 Flavor: 4/5 Value: 2/5
Oct. 26th, 2018
Thank you to my friend Joe for giving me this sample!
The aroma of the dry leaf is intense and intoxicating, an intense fragrance of marzipan or sweeet almond, like stinging your nose in a bottle of amaretto or almond extract. It's pretty much all flavoring; I can't discern any qualities of the underlying tea from t...
Formosa Oolong (Oolong #8) from Adagio Teas
Style: Oolong Tea – Region: Taiwan / Formosa90 / 100 Aroma: 10/10 Flavor: 5/5 Value: 4/5
Oct. 25th, 2018
This tea has a woody smell. It tastes of of coffee, chocolate and smoke but not overpoweringly. It is a full bodied tea with a malty taste. I have also found the taste changes drastically with brewing time. Shorter brews do not seem to produce the coffee/chocolate taste as much. It is never bitter unless over stee...
Almond Oolong from Adagio Teas
Style: Flavored Oolong – Region: Taiwan / Formosa96 / 100 Aroma: 10/10 Flavor: 5/5 Value: 4/5
Sep. 20th, 2018
This has turned out a surprise favorite. The aroma of the dry leaf is of fairly intense almond extract. After brewing, the almond aroma is still strong but a bit more blended and muted. The oolong and almond flavors work very nicely together. The tea also does pretty well with a second steeping. I may get this one in m...
Read Full ReviewFormosa Oolong (Oolong #8) from Adagio Teas
Style: Oolong Tea – Region: Taiwan / Formosa88 / 100 Aroma: 8/10 Flavor: 4/5 Value: 4/5
Sep. 6th, 2018
I really enjoyed this tea. It reminded me of restaurant oolongs, except with more complexity and less astringency. It resteeps well, too. It isn't my favorite oolong, but it's a solid example of its type.
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Smaragdine Green Tea from Tradition
Style: Green Tea – Region: Taiwan / Formosa72 / 100 Aroma: 7/10 Flavor: 3/5 Value: 5/5
Aug. 21st, 2018
Tradition's "Smaragdine" (which just means "emerald-like") green tea is a longjing (dragon well) style tea from Taiwan. The sachets hold just under three grams of full-leaf tea that has some tips.
Like most green teas, it benefits from cooler water (165°) and shorter steeping times. The review is based on four minu...
Black Tea Bar (Loose-leaf) from Ten Ren Tea
Style: Black Tea – Region: Taiwan / Formosa89 / 100 Aroma: 8/10 Flavor: 5/5 Value: 5/5
Aug. 21st, 2018
I bought this at the H-Mart in Metuchen, NJ. The label didn't give me much of an idea of what to expect; all I knew was that it was Taiwan-grown black tea and was inexpensive. I was pleasantly surprised to find that this quickly became one of my favorite teas for daily drinking. I highly recommend it and would gladly b...
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Formosa Super Fancy Black Dragon (o) from De Theefabriek
Style: Oolong Tea – Region: Taiwan / Formosa54 / 100 Aroma: 5/10 Flavor: 3/5 Value: 3/5
Aug. 12th, 2018
Dark liquor, resteeps well, up to 4-5 times.
The first sip always mildly surprises me with its sweetness. It has a very mineral taste and there's a hint of smoke. I can kind of taste the advertised fruitiness in it if I concentrate, but that's not a descriptor that would have come to my mind.
I'm not generally a fa...
Hu-Kwa Tea from Mark T. Wendell
Style: Lapsang Souchong – Region: Taiwan / Formosa95 / 100 Aroma: 10/10 Flavor: 5/5 Value: 5/5
Jul. 13th, 2018
I call Lapsang Souchong "campfire tea" and I love its smokey aroma. Sometimes smoke is all you taste, but not with this tea -- it has a lovely flavour behind the smoke. I don't usually buy tea on-line but this was worth the trouble.
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Superfine Taiwan Qing Xiang Dong Ding Oolong Tea from TeaVivre
Style: Oolong Tea – Region: Taiwan / Formosa82 / 100 Aroma: 8/10 Flavor: 4/5 Value: 3/5
Jun. 8th, 2018
I wasn't as impressed with this as I was with the roasted version. It's pretty good, but nothing really stood out to me, and it lacks the complexity of the roasted version. Without the roast it's just another floral oolong to me. However, roasted Taiwanese oolongs are among my favorite teas, so maybe someone who loves ...
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Superfine Taiwan Moderately-Roasted Dong Ding Oolong Tea from TeaVivre
Style: Oolong Tea – Region: Nantou, Taiwan95 / 100 Aroma: 10/10 Flavor: 5/5 Value: 4/5
Jun. 3rd, 2018
This was one of the free samples I picked with my Teavivre order. I put most of the sample in my gaiwan, leaving just enough for a later western style brew. The dry leaves smell quite roasted, but also floral and somewhat woody. The first infusion has an aroma much like the dry leaves, but a bit more floral. The taste ...
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Formosa Oolong from Harney and Sons
Style: Oolong Tea – Region: Taiwan / Formosa72 / 100 Aroma: 7/10 Flavor: 4/5 Value: 5/5
May. 11th, 2018
The H&S Formosa Oolong was my first experience with Taiwanese oolong-style tea. As such, I had no idea what to expect going in to it.
Now, I'm not a really big oolong drinker. I mostly like blacks and Japanese greens. As such, my only other experience with oolong (at this time) is a Chinese TGY. Compared to that, th...
House Blend Oolong from Jasmine Pearl Tea Company
Style: Oolong Tea – Region: Nantou, Taiwan86 / 100 Aroma: 8/10 Flavor: 5/5 Value: 4/5
May. 7th, 2018
This is a blend of Gui Fei and Jade oolongs, since the website doesn't make that clear. It has a very floral aroma, as expected. The first cup is clean with a honey-like sweetness, but it's more aromatic than flavorful. The second cup is more interesting: mild stone fruit notes appear, and the mouthfeel is thicker comp...
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Formosa Oolong from Harney and Sons
Style: Oolong Tea – Region: Taiwan / Formosa70 / 100 Aroma: 8/10 Flavor: 4/5 Value: 4/5
Apr. 17th, 2018
1st steep - 212F and approximately 4 min : 1.5 t or 1 heaping teaspoon : 12oz water
I was a bit concerned at first because the box aroma has a strong syrupy cherry amaretto smell to it. But once brewed, this tea has a mellow but present good black tea smell, and maybe a little nutty towards the end. There was no tra...
Taiwan Jin Xuan Milk Oolong Tea from TeaVivre
Style: Milky Oolong – Region: Taiwan / Formosa65 / 100 Aroma: 6/10 Flavor: 4/5 Value: 4/5
Feb. 13th, 2018
An overall, 'meh' tea. Was not milky or creamy at all, but that was expected. Had a cabbage taste which was the main thing I disliked about this tea. I would recommend this tea if you a fine with a strong vegetal taste.
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