Taiwan Four Seasons Light-Roasted Oolong Tea

Tea type
Oolong Tea
Ingredients
Oolong Tea Leaves
Flavors
Dry Grass, Floral, Jasmine, Bitter, Butter, Cardamom, Cookie, Cream, Drying, Flowers, Fruity, Grass, Herbs, Metallic, Milk, Mineral, Mint, Nectar, Orchid, Plant Stems, Spinach, Sweet, Tropical, Vegetal, Walnut, Honeysuckle, Roasted, Sugarcane
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Caffeine
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Average preparation
200 °F / 93 °C 0 min, 30 sec 6 g 4 oz / 110 ml

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  • “An Ode to Tea challenge – T From derk a while ago!  Thanks very much!   I have had this lovely oolong a few times now, and not only is every steep session different, but it seems I can’t describe...” Read full tasting note
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  • “Was keeping this as I don’t get on with most oolong. But I discounted their variability. Broke it out to finish a box before the new delivery comes and it’s lovely. Summer meadows early on, dry...” Read full tasting note
    80
  • “I really enjoy a light roast applied to Taiwanese balled oolong. April 2019 harvest. Freebie from an order last year. Gongfu longer steeps starting at 30s: Dense lilac and orchid aroma. ...” Read full tasting note
  • “I received this as a mystery tea in my last What-Cha order and honestly wasn’t expecting much. Even though the description said it was “lightly roasted,” I’ve learned from experience that this can...” Read full tasting note
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From What-Cha

A splendid oolong which has a sweet taste thanks to it’s light roast which combines very well with a fantastic floral taste due to the Four Seasons cultivar.

Four Seasons is the cultivar which thrives best in Ming Jian and produces a smooth oolong with an incredible floral aroma and taste at a very affordable price, making it a great candidate for a daily drinker.

Tasting Notes:
- Smooth texture
- Floral aroma and taste

Harvest: Spring, April 2019

Origin: Ming Jian, Nantou County, Taiwan
Altitude: 350m
Farmer: Mr. Yi
Sourced: Specialist tea ‘finisher’ who buys, processes and roasts the tea leaves of local farmers

Cultivar: Si Ji Chun (Four Seaons)
Oxidisation: 10-15%
Roast: Light (Level 2)
Picking: Machine

Brewing Advice:
- Heat water to roughly 90°C/194°F
- Use 1-2 teaspoons per cup/small teapot
- Brew for 3-4 minutes

Packaging: Non-resealable vacuum-sealed bag packaged in Taiwan

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An Ode to Tea challenge – T

From derk a while ago!  Thanks very much!   I have had this lovely oolong a few times now, and not only is every steep session different, but it seems I can’t describe any steep session!  I feel I have failed oolongs all of the past year.  Anyway… here is my sad note for this as it’s a sipdown.  The leaf here says “roasted” but it seems like a dark green oolong to me.  Flavorwise, whoa is this starchy both sipping it before and after eating cinnamon rolls.  I would have thought the starch of the cinnamon rolls would have overpowered the starch of the tea – not so!  It seemed more noticeable after.   Otherwise the flavor is very sweet and mellow – I definitely don’t notice a roasted quality (which is perfect for me!).  
Another steep session, that starchiness wasn’t there at all.  Just a light, sweet, slightly fruity oolong.    It was never “roasted” tasting anyway.   And it was delicious always!  Just impossible for me to describe.
Steep #1  // 1  teaspoon for full mug // 21 minutes after boiling  // 1 minute steep
Steep #2  // 3 minutes after boiling //  4 minute steep
Steep #3 // 12 minutes after boiling // 2 min
2021 sipdowns: 47

oh a haiku for haiku day: this took me seconds to come up with, what a pro I am:

Oolong is a treat
Never guessing the flavors
I drink it anyway

Mastress Alita

I’m loving all the tea haikus! <3

tea-sipper

I think I can only handle haiku, barely! haha

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Was keeping this as I don’t get on with most oolong. But I discounted their variability. Broke it out to finish a box before the new delivery comes and it’s lovely. Summer meadows early on, dry grasses later steeps.

Update: revisited again now my taste has developed. Also tried rinsing to open up before steeping. It’s even better. More floral hints. Close to a jasmine taste but pure tea.

Flavors: Dry Grass, Floral, Jasmine

Preparation
200 °F / 93 °C 0 min, 30 sec 5 g 3 OZ / 100 ML

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1541 tasting notes

I really enjoy a light roast applied to Taiwanese balled oolong.

April 2019 harvest. Freebie from an order last year.

Gongfu longer steeps starting at 30s:
Dense lilac and orchid aroma. Lubricating, viscous mouthfeel. Taste — getting a lot of milk and green cardamom in this one. Lilac, orchid, grass, green stems, sugar cookies, nectar, mineral, aluminum, dry grass, walnut, spinach. Cooling, complex. Fruity aftertaste I cannot place, something tropical-custardy? Excellent for 3 infusions. From the 4th on it becomes increasingly drying like walnut skin, bitter and more metallic.

Grandpa is so pectic thick!

Really nice tea for the price.

Flavors: Bitter, Butter, Cardamom, Cookie, Cream, Dry Grass, Drying, Floral, Flowers, Fruity, Grass, Herbs, Metallic, Milk, Mineral, Mint, Nectar, Orchid, Plant Stems, Spinach, Sweet, Tropical, Vegetal, Walnut

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414 tasting notes

I received this as a mystery tea in my last What-Cha order and honestly wasn’t expecting much. Even though the description said it was “lightly roasted,” I’ve learned from experience that this can mean different things to different people. However, What-Cha was telling the truth and this tea is a nice balance between the roast and heady florals. I steeped 6 g of tea in a 120 ml teapot at 195F for 20, 15, 20, 25, 30, 30, 45, 60, 90, 120, and 240 seconds.

The dry aroma is of sugar cookies, honeysuckle, orchids, and other flowers. Yeah, this tastes like a floral sugar cookie: honeysuckle, orchid, butter, light roast, and kind of a sugarcane sweetness, with a bit of grass. The second steep has notes of cream and lilac and a drying mouthfeel. After the second steep, the wet leaves in the teapot have a wonderfully heady lilac aroma, which sadly never appears as strongly in the cup. The floral and grassy flavours become even more prominent in the third steep.

From the fourth steep onward, the roast starts taking over, though there’s still some florals. I get walnuts, roast, grass, honeysuckle, spinach, and veggies in the last few steeps.

Even though it peaked early, this tea was a pleasant surprise, and I’m about halfway through my 50 g bag. I definitely recommend it as a daily drinker.

Flavors: Butter, Cookie, Cream, Floral, Grass, Honeysuckle, Orchid, Roasted, Spinach, Sugarcane, Vegetal, Walnut

Preparation
195 °F / 90 °C 6 g 4 OZ / 120 ML
eastkyteaguy

This is a tea that I’m hoping to break out soon. I’ve been skewing hard towards Chinese teas for months now and have not spent much time with a Taiwanese tea in about four months.

Leafhopper

I quite enjoyed it, although it did peak early. I’m sure you’ll be able to come up with a much better tasting note!

eastkyteaguy

I don’t know about that. I find roasted Four Seasons oolongs to be hit or miss. I know Daylon was big on this one, and he and I seem to have very similar taste in oolongs, so I guess we’ll see.

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1704 tasting notes
I already liked the Four Seasons What-Cha usually has, but the roast mellows out the more soapy florals and adds a little bit of sweetness to it. It’s a very soft, floral, creamy, and almost dessert like tea that pairs well with white chocolate….and its very refreshing. I need to make more details for this one, but I needed to put this one up. I like it more than some of my other high mountain oolongs, which is saying something. More notes in the future.

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