Dec 19
Review: Jumbolink International Over Ten Years Aged Oolong
Jumbolink International, Oolong Tea Add commentsBabette’s Teaview Snapshot
 | "Based on the aroma and the color, I expected a matching flavor. In that I was disappointed. This was my surprise. I’ve never tasted a tea with so much promise and so little delivery."
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This is the second Jumbolink Tea I've tried and I find it even more surprising than their "Green Gold Tea".From the moment I opened the package, I thought it had the musky fragrance of a puerh rather than the sweet flavor of oolong. But having been aged for 10 years, that did not surprise. From the appearance of the dry leaf to the aroma and appearance in the cup, I would still think of this tea a puerh. It infuses quickly to a very dark brown, looking more like a cup of coffee.
Based on the aroma and the color, I expected a matching flavor. In that I was disappointed. This was my surprise. I've never tasted a tea with so much promise and so little delivery. So, on my next infusion, I used fully boiling water and steeped it for more than 5 minutes. There was still a lot of color and aroma, but very little in the cup.
The wet leaf was still tightly crumpled. It never seemed to soften and release as it infused. It remained tight resistant to being opened and is very dark ...œ almost black. The leaf does not have the characteristic look that I've seen in oolongs but it doesn't have the depth of flavor that I want in a puerh.
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