I feel like I’m running around like a madwoman trying to get ready for my next trip… a month in Argentina, starting this Sunday! So find myself having to stop a moment and remind myself to brew a cup of tea! Next up on the dark oolong road, this one.
Obviously I’m comparing these teas strongly to each other, and have thus far tried the 2011 “Golden Key” and the 2011 “Qi Lan”. The brewed aroma of this tea is more similar to the Qi Lan than the Golden Key, in that it is roasty but not overwhelmingly so. I can detect a few honey-floral notes in the background of this tea.
The flavor of this tea is much brighter than the previous two, surprisingly so. It’s got a slight mouth-tingling brightness that I usually associate with darjeelings. There are some honeyish notes here, but I’m not getting any real sweetness from this cup, if that makes any sense… like the honey flavor without the sweet. The toastiness is there but very definitely in the background, and I’m having trouble sussing out other flavors over the sheer brightness of the cup. This one’s not my favorite of the ones I’ve tried so far, but still definitely a drinkable tea.
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I hope you have a wonderful trip! So many of my relatives from Italy lived in Argentina before coming to America. There is a whole little Italian expat community from what I hear. I would love to go there to see what it is like.
Argentina is gorgeous! The people are so warm, the architecture/ culture is very European/ Italian especially in Buenos Aires, and the food is amazing albeit challenging for a non-meat eater :) You’ll have so much fun and a month is ample time to enjoy all it has to offer. Enjoy!
I’m really excited, but I’ll also be spending most of my time doing research in museum collections, so I unfortunately will only see a very small part of what Argentina has to offer, despite all the time there! But it should be fun anyway.
I hope you have a wonderful trip! So many of my relatives from Italy lived in Argentina before coming to America. There is a whole little Italian expat community from what I hear. I would love to go there to see what it is like.
Argentina is gorgeous! The people are so warm, the architecture/ culture is very European/ Italian especially in Buenos Aires, and the food is amazing albeit challenging for a non-meat eater :) You’ll have so much fun and a month is ample time to enjoy all it has to offer. Enjoy!
I’m really excited, but I’ll also be spending most of my time doing research in museum collections, so I unfortunately will only see a very small part of what Argentina has to offer, despite all the time there! But it should be fun anyway.