Aug 25
Vanessa’s Teaview Snapshot
 | "This is an oolong that leans heavily on floral notes... it also features a weaker creamy (almost nutty) element. "
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Golden Lily Oolong is another wonderful tea from the folks at Zhi. This tea is from a small artisan farm in Taiwan. Like many oolongs, the dried leaves are tightly packed into small clumps, making the leaves appear smaller in size than they really are. The brewed liquid is a pale yellow color. This is an oolong that leans heavily on floral notes, which are evident from first whiff to the finish. The tea also features a weaker creamy (almost nutty) element. After sampling the tea to develop my own reactions, I reviewed Zhi's website, which states that this tea's creaminess has resulted in the tea earning the title of "milk oolong", so it was great see that my taste buds are properly identifying flavors. To me, the creamy/nutty element is not as pronounced as in some of my favorite Formosan oolongs. Overall, the tea has a rich yet clean flavor profile. Additionally, I found that both the aroma and taste had a subtle, though enjoyable, background earthiness to them. This tea was easy to sip mindlessly while looking through the morning newspaper, but was also complex enough to savor and contemplate. My experience has shown me that oolongs typically live up to two, perhaps three, infusions, but the second infusion of this tea was noticeably weaker in the floral and nutty flavor notes. I recommend this tea to oolong lovers, but would caution that second infusions should be steeped for longer than usual (even longer than the typically longer second infusion) to ensure that the second cup lives up to the flavor profile of the first delicious infusion.
— To purchase Zhi Tea Golden Lily, or for more specific information on ingredients or the story behind this particular blend, click here to go directly to the manufacturer's web site.
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