I was recently craving Dong Ding oolong, so I had Nari Tea's one, made from the Si Ji Chun cultivar in Nantou, Taiwan 🏔️

The dry leaf aroma reminded me of chocolate cereals in rich milk, as well as orange peel and dark honey.
The tea broth aroma was floral (lilac) and slightly milky, and the tea itself tasted of floral honey, with mineral and roasted notes.

It's sometime hard for me to taste the charcoal roast in a tea, but I've been trying to pay more attention to it when drinking tea lately, and this time I think I was able to grasp it.

Fun fact : I drank Nari's Dong Ding for the first time last December, and when I went back to check my notes, I saw that I had already noticed the chocolate cereals aroma in the dry leaves back then! That's such a specific one, I wouldn't have expected to get it consistently, but I did! 🍫

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As a way to welcome the start of autumn, I drank a tea which perfectly reflected the season a few days ago: 2021 Old Tree Jingmai Shu Pu'er by Nari Tea 🍂

The color of the broth was a fascinating bright ochre that I rarely see in teas.
The aroma was that of a forest after rain and decomposing leaves, but the taste was savory, with a hint of minerality. It also had a surprising sweetness for a dark tea, and this combination of flavors gave it interesting depth.

It overall really reminded me of a beautiful autumn afternoon 🍁

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This Bihu High Mountain Qing Xin Oolong from Nari Tea felt very refreshing during the few hot days we had last week!

The dry leaves had a lovely creamy, milk chocolate and dry apricot aroma, which transformed into a sweet peach and floral flavor once the tea was brewed. It was very smooth and well balanced!

I brewed it with 3.2g/80ml in a gaiwan at 95°C for ~30 sec to start. I was able to brew it many time and it held up very well!

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Hi, I'm Eko!

I've been interested in specialty teas since ~2017, and I'm currently working in a tea house located in Finland.

I'll post pictures & notes on the teas I drink, as well as the tea houses & tea events I attend 🍵

I hope to find other tea enthusiasts on the Fediverse!

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