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Very nice tea. Some chocolate in the aroma, but translates more to a maple syrup-like flavor and sweetness, which is better in my opinion. Comes through nice and strong with a full black tea flavor but no bitterness. This would be a excellent choice for a breakfast tea for those who don’t add milk or sugar. Impressive quality in the tea leaves, but maybe lacking a bit in complexity. Also, the fine little “hairs” from the leaves are abundant and even make their way through my t-sac paper filters. If you leave a pot of this tea sitting, it will rapidly grow darker likely due to these fine particles. Luckily this darker brew is still sweet, pleasant, and drinkable but the flavor noticeably alters. Maybe it is best to brew this by the cup. In either scenario, the fine particles are not noticeable when drinking. No mouthful of leaves or anything like that.

This is a wonderful tea and I hope it remains in the Harney and Sons lineup. Brewed for a short steep of two minutes it is perfect. Gives some basic lighter black tea notes like a Ceylon afternoon tea maybe, but with the oolong-like addition of some tropical fruitiness of guava or mango. Definitely some vanilla in the aroma as described by Harney and sons. At 2 minutes of steeping you should get a really nice, deep, and balanced cup. But be warned that this one will get bitter quickly if steeped for longer times.

I don’t normally drink green teas but bought this on a whim. I visited T&T Ginseng in Las Vegas and was pleasantly surprised with their lineup of teas. Between this one and the Foojoy Gold Lungching I purchased, I think I’ve changed my mind about green teas. This one has aroma of green beans, and a pleasing blend of green beans and nuttiness in the flavor. Nice and strong flavors without much bitterness.

Good budget buy for oolong. I picked it up for $8.39/8 oz box at T&T Ginseng here in Las Vegas (https://ttginseng.com/). I was thrilled to discover this local retailer which carries a variety of Foojoy teas, Ten Ren teas, and various other teas.

This is clearly a lower-grade oolong, as many stems are present. It is a very heavily roasted style of oolong mostly rolled into brown-black balls.

It brews a beautiful and clear dark amber cup and presents a pleasant nutty roasted aroma. There is good body to it, with almost a syrupy mouthfeel and maybe some caramel with the slightest hints of raisin or fig-like fruitiness and some oak. That might all sound kind of great, however these flavor notes are not as prominent as one might hope, and this can present as a pretty one-dimensional tea defined mostly by the heavy roast flavor. But there is some depth if you look carefully.

All in all, this one isn’t a great tea, but it is a good everyday drinker and a good value for those who might enjoy darker roasted oolongs entering the territory of what is more like a black tea.

I agree that the tea has honey and vanilla in the aroma, but tasting I find notes of buttery artichoke and honeydew melon. Very nice tea with unique qualities and lingering flavor. One of the best teas I have found.

Well, it’s tea. Very underwhelming. I’ve purchased budget-priced Ceylons in the past that I was satisfied with, so I figured why not give this one a try? I suppose if you like adding milk or sugar this tea is probably doable, but I like drinking my tea straight. Has some obvious Ceylon characteristics (hints of lemon, maltiness, leatheriness, etc), but the good stuff takes a back seat to the muddy harshness. I don’t know how they describe this as having a “golden color” and “light flavor,” because this tea brews pretty dark and has a harsh charcoaly taste that predominates.

I bought a small tin about 1 year ago and thoroughly enjoyed! Can’t write a detailed review from memory, but as a tip to others I had great results steeping this tea as if it were a first flush Darjeeling (about 2 minutes). It does get very bitter beyond that timeframe. Now I have a 1 lb package on the way and will give a proper review/rating shortly.

Great value oolong. Love this one. At $40/lb it is a good deal. If I did a blind taste test I would believe it was a nice straight oolong without flowers added. The osmanthus blosssoms are not nearly as in-your-face as rose petals or jasmine would be. In fact, the osmanthus seems to add more of the qualities I would expect from a very high-quality oolong. There is a nice fruity sweetness, some floral aspects, and a nice lingering flavor.

Pretty good. It is worth the extra money for the pai mu tan white tea, though. If I hadn’t experienced the pai mu tan white tea beforehand, I suppose could have been one of my staple teas.

Very nice and toasty, with grilled peach undertones as described. Very well-behaved tea with a lot of body. This would probably be great for blending with a more astringent first flush darjeeling that needs a little balance. I still have a bunch of Vahdam Teas, so I will try this blend idea out with the Giddahapar first flush.