Tea: Crane Monk - Light Oolong
An Oolong Tea from Temple Road
Brand: | Temple Road |
Style: | Oolong Tea |
Region: | Taiwan / Formosa |
Caffeine: | Caffeinated |
Loose? | Loose |
# Ratings: | 1 View All |
Reviewer: Amanda
✓ 338 teas reviewed
✓ 47 of Oolong Tea
✓ 182 of Pure Tea (Camellia sinensis)
✓ 2 of Temple Road
✓ 32 from Taiwan / Formosa
Review of Crane Monk - Light Oolong
April 15th, 2014
Aroma | Flavor | Value | Total |
10 of 10 | 5 of 5 | 5 of 5 | 100 of 100 |
Outstanding | Excellent | Outstanding |
I snipped open the sample package and was immediately slammed with intense floral aroma, I am not saying it was overwhelming (because flowers make me happy) but it was incredibly intense! The aroma is an incredibly heady mix of orchids and hyacinth flowers with a sweet honeysuckle quality. The floral aroma fades to green vegetation and chestnuts, and from that we have a finish of honeyed bread. The aroma is one of the most intensely floral aromas I have experienced from an Oolong, it is fantastic, the other notes are great as well, but that floral intensity really steals the show!
For the first steep, well, give me a moment I need to come up with words that are not just a pile of inarticulate yummy noises. Sometimes I am not dignified when I am sipping a really good tea. The initial taste is incredibly sweet and floral, orangeblossoms and honeysuckles with rich leafy notes. It tastes like what a conservatory smells like, blending flowers, vegetation, and a heavy warmth that makes you never want to leave. The mouthfeel is buttery smooth and thick, I think I could get lost in this tea. I was able to get multiple steeps :)