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Cui Feng Dong Ding Style Gao Shan Oolong 2021 - teamountain.cz
Whenever I'm in Prague, teamountain is almost the first tea place I head to — modern interior, great selection of oolongs, Japanese green teas, and heicha.
Since they sell most teas starting from 50g, shipping to Poland isn’t really expensive, and the prices are reasonable, I figured reviews of their teas might be helpful.
Cui Feng Dong Ding Style Gao Shan Oolong - 2021
Origin: Cui Feng, Nantou
Harvest: May 2021
Roasting: three times, last time in March 2022
Cultivar: Chin Shin
Price: 295 CZK ~ 59 PLN /50g
The dry tea smells intensely of toffee and roasted nuts.
The first infusion is light, lacking oiliness, but the aroma lingers long in the mouth.
Already in the second infusion it reaches its peak — the roast manifests as a very delicate sweetness combined with light vanilla, completely free of astringency.
In the following infusions it’s delicate but consistently pleasant. From the 4th infusion it starts losing flavor, but it remains enjoyable for another 2–3 infusions.
It will be great for fans of lightly roasted teas, though for me it would probably be nicer either unroasted or more heavily roasted.
Rating: 8/10
