Tea: Soureni Organic Oolong
A Darjeeling Oolong from Fresh Darjeeling Tea - 
Organic
This tea has been retired/discontinued.
| Brand: | Fresh Darjeeling Tea |
| Style: | Darjeeling Oolong |
| Region: | Darjeeling, India |
| Caffeine: | Caffeinated |
| Loose? | Loose |
| # Ratings: | 1 View All |
Reviewer: Alex Zorach
✓ 1453 teas reviewed
✓ 6 of Darjeeling Oolong
✓ 143 of Oolong Tea
✓ 3 of Fresh Darjeeling Tea
✓ 78 from Darjeeling, India
✓ 209 from India
Review of Soureni Organic Oolong
December 29th, 2009
| Aroma | Flavor | Value | Total |
| 9 of 10 | 5 of 5 | 4 of 5 | 83 of 100 |
| Superb | Excellent | Good Value |
This tea is unlike any other I have tried!
Cup is very light in color, and aroma very vegetal and somewhat floral, with a clean, honey-like fragrance. Tones of asparagus and spice. Certain aspects of the aroma are reminiscent of a Tung Ting, but overall the tea is crisper, cooler in quality, more bitter, and less sweet. Thin-bodied overall, but this is more than made up for by the rich, complex, and unique aroma. Until trying this tea, I had been disappointed with Darjeeling oolongs...although not as full-bodied as Chinese or Taiwanese oolongs, this tea has definitely convinced me that Darjeeling can produce serious and high-quality oolongs.
I experimented a bit with the brewing. I found a single infusion of five minutes produced the results I liked best--this tea acquires a bitterness but it is a pleasant one. Be sure to use enough leaf--the leaves take up a lot of space. People desiring a more delicate tea might enjoy multiple briefer infusions.
