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Enjoy 2023-24 black and green teas from Arakai estate.
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What are the aromas and flavours of an oolong from the highest mountain in Taiwan?
I have thoroughly enjoyed this pouch of tea. Every steep gave me the buttery, smooth, vegetal drink that I love. So fresh!
A Really Elegant, Light, and Subtle Green Tea
This is another great selection by Charity. Thanks to her amazing ability to source delightful oolong teas she has converted me to oolong and to Taiwanese tea. I used to buy expensive high end Japanese green teas, and they can be superb, but after a gap of a couple of years, I recently re- tasted a Hojicha Yabukita ( which used to be one of my absolute favourite Japanese green teas) and I was shocked to find that I far preferred this Lung Ya, which is almost at the other end of the taste spectrum among fine Green teas. Of course there’s room for many different expressions of Green tea, and we can all have a predisposition to one kind or another, and want different tastes at different times. Lung Ya is almost ethereal in comparison to the earthier, more vegetal Japanese Green teas, but despite its light body and floral bouquet it is very satisfying and has a surprisingly long finish. It’s good value for this quality, but don’t expect a full bodied punchy, earthy, or vegetal Green tea. It’s lightness is part of its charm
We highly recommend this absolute gem of a tea. It tastes rather like a cross between a regular oolong and a red ( black) tea, combining the best features of both. Smooth, well balanced, with good mouth feel and a long, very satisfying finish. It promotes the sense of well-being and mild mood elevation that we have only got from very good oolongs. The ageing and the preparation process give it richness, character and complexity.
