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Teatulia Oolong Tea Bags
(Tea Provided
for Review)
Origin:
Bangladesh
More
bagged tea?! I was rather impressed with the Teatulia White teabags I tried
before, but I know oolong needs as much room as possible to expand, so I came
in a little hesitant with this. Regardless I was excited to try it. Once again
I decided to compare this tea in its teabag to it being brewed loose.
Dry
Leaves: I had a hard time photographing the teabag, it seemed more reflective
then the White teabag even though they both feel to be identical regardless,
there was a slight orange aroma and the tea leaves are quite dark.
Tea Bag:
Temperature:
190oF
Brewing
Time: Two Minutes
Aroma:
Toffee and Woodsy
Flavor:
Candied Orange, Lemon, Cherry, Spice and Orchid
Tasting
Notes: At first it felt like a run of the mill Indian oolong, until I could
taste beyond the initial orange. It had a nice tart lemon flavor and something
like cherries cooked in wine. I was surprised to taste Spice, more on the
cinnamon side than anything else, and orchid. Regardless I rather enjoyed this.
I
don’t think I ever had a bagged oolong that was not disgusting, but this was
quite pleasant. The real question is how does it taste compared to being brewed
sans teabag?
Loose:
Temperature:
190oF
Brewing
Time: Two Minutes
Aroma:
Toffee, Woodsy and Honey
Flavor:
Candied Orange, Lemon, Cherry, Spice and Orchid
Tasting
Notes: There was a new aroma that I didn’t taste when I brewed this in its
teabag form; I am not sure how it happened, but there was a honey scent. Perhaps
I missed it last time, or there could be some variation within the tea leaves
leading to the difference. Regardless it was rather interesting that this had a
new aroma and was rather stronger than the last (even though it has a much lighter liquor). I suppose the teabag
concentrates the tea leaves to a small area, while this allowed the leaves to
expand to their fullest.
Honestly
I preferred the teabag over brewing this loose which is really surprising I am not a fan of teabags or
generally the quality of bagged tea, but Teatulia is causing me to rethink
this. Regardless for $8.99 for sixteen teabags (at the time of writing this) this
is worth trying.
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