Saturday 14 March 2015

Exploring Tea - Part 3 - Milk Oolong

Milk Oolong


Apparently the finest Tieguanyin Oolong tea from China.
 You would not want to add milk to this tea

TASTING NOTES

Cup: pale yellow-green
Aroma: cream, caramel
Taste: milk, floral, balanced
Finish: smooth, sweet

I found it delicate and definitely with a hint of cream and caramel on top of the mild green tea flavour.
A pleasant afternoon drink

 I first came across Newby Teas when looking for a good Peppermint tissane
I was so impressed with their website that I phoned them and asked if they would mind if I took information from their site in order to do some blog posts on tea
They were more than happy and yesterday I received some gifts of tea from them, the above being the first that I have sampled (apart from the Peppermint that I bought and showed in a previous post)

I'll be sharing some very interesting tea history in my next tea post.

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10 comments:

  1. Elizabethd14 March 2015 at 18:34

    I have recently read that OOlong tea is low in caffeine. I wonder if you know anything about this?

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  2. Come Away With Me14 March 2015 at 20:01

    This one sounds especially delicious to me.

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  3. I'm mostly known as 'MA'14 March 2015 at 21:35

    Now I'll be looking for that Oolong tea. It sounds wonderful !

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  4. Vee14 March 2015 at 22:10

    Though peppermint is not a favorite flavor, I think I could be happy about the "medicinal" effects. How nice of Newby Teas to bless you with some samples. I have enjoyed two pots of proper tea in recent days thanks to you!

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  5. Gracie Saylor15 March 2015 at 02:09

    Hi Barbara, I have just had a lovely visit with you through your blog and I got caught up on your posts since January: the amazing Dorset house and gardens, the military museum so enjoyed by your grands, the interesting stories about tea that I never tire of learning about, and your walk about and gardening. My latest computer challenge was buying a new battery for my laptop, and my last blogging challenge was setting up a new Blogger profile so that I am once more not a no-reply blogger :-) In spite of all the strange glitches I have with blogging, I really enjoy it, and I am so glad I discovered your blog and that we can visit back and forth through cyberspace. Thanks for posting, Barbara. Praying for blessings for you and yours.

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  6. Needled Mom15 March 2015 at 13:56

    This one sounds delicious. I am going to have to look for this one.

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  7. Deb17 March 2015 at 11:41

    I look forward to more of your post on Tea, I host 4 to 5 tea parties throughout the year and always looking for new tea to introduce.

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  8. Lorrie19 March 2015 at 03:39

    What a delicious sounding tea!

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  9. Anonymous21 March 2015 at 02:45

    This tea sounds wonderful, and very pleasant to drink in a fine tea cup with a saucer.
    Looking forward to your next tea post.
    Audrey.

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  10. bristowmom29 March 2015 at 17:56

    Barbara, first, I just checked comments on my blog and found several from you that we're awaiting moderation. I don't know why they were held! Thank you for your comments.

    Second, this tea sounds delicious.

    Third, in Taiwan there is a wonderful tea shop called Smith & Hsu (pronounced Sue). When you are seated you are given a box full of small jars which hold tea leaves of each variety they serve. As I recall there were close to 30 varieties. You could smell each jar and thereby decide which you wanted to order. My favorite was chocolate mint, which I thought sounded very strange for a tea, but it was delicious! Not that you'll ever visit Taiwan, but if you did I am certain you would enjoy Smith & Hsu.

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