Val1
Tea Reviewer
Member since Nov. 27th, 2013. Reviewed 6 teas.
Reviews of Teas & Herbal Teas
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Taiwan Oriental Beauty (Bai Hao) Oolong Tea from TeaVivre
Style: Oolong Tea – Region: Taiwan / Formosa47 / 100 Aroma: 3/10 Flavor: 3/5 Value: 3/5
Dec. 8th, 2013
Dark, severely roasted dry tea, and brown color brew. Taste is plain, not particularly harsh, but without any floral overtones. Very unexciting but not particularly unpleasant either, just acceptable. I feel, longer brewing time should be avoided. A second steep was not much different from the first one.
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Superfine Taiwan Moderately-Roasted Dong Ding Oolong Tea from TeaVivre
Style: Oolong Tea – Region: Nantou, Taiwan67 / 100 Aroma: 6/10 Flavor: 4/5 Value: 3/5
Dec. 4th, 2013
Green, amber, without excessive grassy astringency and bitterness, with interesting, intriguing flavor evoking forbidden, undesirable, queer associations, with some mawkishness when cooled. Will drink with care. The second steep, without adding fresh tea, was more pleasant.
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Taiwan Jin Xuan Milk Oolong Tea from TeaVivre
Style: Milky Oolong – Region: Taiwan / Formosa27 / 100 Aroma: 1/10 Flavor: 2/5 Value: 2/5
Dec. 4th, 2013
Green tea, flavorless, boring, below average ordinary green tea with slight soapiness. Brewed at 90 C for 5 minutes
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Taiwan Monkey Picked (Ma Liu Mie) Tie Guan Yin Oolong Tea from TeaVivre
Style: Tie Guan Yin – Region: Taiwan / Formosa80 / 100 Aroma: 8/10 Flavor: 4/5 Value: 4/5
Dec. 1st, 2013
Dry leaves look as if green tea, however, the brew is light brown, slightly lighter color than Auspicious Ayame (a discontinued by Teavana oolong, my benchmark for Oolongs for now), good floral taste when cooled, but not as complex as Auspicious Ayame’s.
I brewed it 8 min. as the color did not seem dark enough whi...
Guang Dong Phoenix Dan Cong Oolong Tea from TeaVivre
Style: Dancong Oolong – Region: Guangdong, China33 / 100 Aroma: 3/10 Flavor: 2/5 Value: 2/5
Dec. 1st, 2013
Wooden, plain taste without fruity nor floral notes
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Superfine Taiwan Ali Shan Oolong Tea from TeaVivre
Style: Oolong Tea – Region: Taiwan / Formosa13 / 100 Aroma: 1/10 Flavor: 1/5 Value: 1/5
Nov. 27th, 2013
Taste resembles brewed field grass: very crude, plain, and left my stomach cramping for whole day.
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