What's your opinon...
Mod edit by Chip. Added poll option per thread discussion.
I wasn't sure which answer to choose on the poll... I have tried a number of flavored oolongs, and I liked some of them well enough, but I essentially never drink them anymore as I've come to prefer unflavored teas in general. But, for the sake of review, here are the flavored oolongs I've tried:
Coconut Pouchong from Adagio... very nice, I enjoy it occasionally.
Peach Oolong from Adagio... also very nice. I love it mixed half and half with white peach, makes a lovely iced tea. I have a signature blend of these 2 called "Life's a Peach".
Jasmine #12 from Adagio... used to LOVE it but I'm leaning away from Jasmine these days... still nice, but something I would rarely choose.
Orange Blossom Oolong from New Mexico Tea Company... nice, but not my favorite flavored oolong. Too orangish really for me, covers up the taste of the tea a bit too much... but nice to use as a blender with an unflavored tea to make it more subtle.
Osmanthus Oolong from Upton's... pretty good... I loved it at first when I was all about the flavored stuff, but as I've come to enjoy unflavored teas so much, I haven't tasted this one in a few months. It's probably stale.
Dragon Eye Oolong... from Revolution... Yummmm. One of my favorite flavored teas by far. I have only found it in full leaf pyramid bags, but wish I could find it loose in a tin. It's delish.
Sarah
Coconut Pouchong from Adagio... very nice, I enjoy it occasionally.
Peach Oolong from Adagio... also very nice. I love it mixed half and half with white peach, makes a lovely iced tea. I have a signature blend of these 2 called "Life's a Peach".
Jasmine #12 from Adagio... used to LOVE it but I'm leaning away from Jasmine these days... still nice, but something I would rarely choose.
Orange Blossom Oolong from New Mexico Tea Company... nice, but not my favorite flavored oolong. Too orangish really for me, covers up the taste of the tea a bit too much... but nice to use as a blender with an unflavored tea to make it more subtle.
Osmanthus Oolong from Upton's... pretty good... I loved it at first when I was all about the flavored stuff, but as I've come to enjoy unflavored teas so much, I haven't tasted this one in a few months. It's probably stale.
Dragon Eye Oolong... from Revolution... Yummmm. One of my favorite flavored teas by far. I have only found it in full leaf pyramid bags, but wish I could find it loose in a tin. It's delish.
Sarah
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Flavored Oolongs come to my mind as Feng Huang Dan Cong. I find it OK but not like em too much.
Or Taiwanese Gui Hua Oolong, some vendor sell it as Alishan Oolong. I find it good but I heard it's not made from best Alishan leaves. Or Ginseng Oolong (Lan Gui Ren, very sweet and fragnant.
Can't think of much else..I'd love to know..
Or Taiwanese Gui Hua Oolong, some vendor sell it as Alishan Oolong. I find it good but I heard it's not made from best Alishan leaves. Or Ginseng Oolong (Lan Gui Ren, very sweet and fragnant.
Can't think of much else..I'd love to know..
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I have never tried any ginseng oolong yet. From time to time I wanted to try and hesitated. I heard it's very nice and fragrant (and I don't care about the so-claimed health effects). But I guess deeply in my mind, I am somewhat against putting flavor in oolong. And I don't like the ginseng alone. And the high price of ginseng oolong doesn't help either.
So so far I've never had any flavored oolong and therefore can't tell if I like them or not. I believe I will try ginseng oolong someday, when it comes to me
So so far I've never had any flavored oolong and therefore can't tell if I like them or not. I believe I will try ginseng oolong someday, when it comes to me
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I've never heard of these two before. What do these taste like?kymidwife wrote:
Osmanthus Oolong from Upton's... pretty good... I loved it at first when I was all about the flavored stuff, but as I've come to enjoy unflavored teas so much, I haven't tasted this one in a few months. It's probably stale.
Dragon Eye Oolong... from Revolution... Yummmm. One of my favorite flavored teas by far. I have only found it in full leaf pyramid bags, but wish I could find it loose in a tin. It's delish.
Sarah
I'm leary of these 2, especially the peach, after trying lipton's herbal peach... it was like drinking hot liquid jello. I would; however, use them for culinary uses. Peach oolong instead of just water for peach jello would be yummy and infusing Orange Blossom Oolong in orange juice then chilling it down again would be a delicious way to incorporate iced tea into a "traditional" breakfast... or maybe cocktail time? Screwdrivers are yummykymidwife wrote:Peach Oolong from Adagio... also very nice. I love it mixed half and half with white peach, makes a lovely iced tea. I have a signature blend of these 2 called "Life's a Peach".
Orange Blossom Oolong from New Mexico Tea Company... nice, but not my favorite flavored oolong. Too orangish really for me, covers up the taste of the tea a bit too much... but nice to use as a blender with an unflavored tea to make it more subtle.Sarah
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