Recommendations for Andao Tea?
I'm going to order a tea table from them, since you qualify for free shipping after $50. I would like to order some teas to go along with the table, and wonder if anyone ordered from them before and has some good oolong or green tea recommendations?
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Andao Tea Reviews:
Oolong:
Big Red Robe: This is a great oolong for the price and the best Reg Robe i've had. Its smooth with a little smokiness and some light sweetness. Good Gan. Great Qi! (90/100)
Green:
Buddah's Eyebrow: A little smoky. Tastes a lot like a good Indian green, but better, mellower with some sweetness. Some buttery mouth feel.(85/100)
Premium Jade Sword: Perfectly groomed, only buds. Very light tasting with a full buttery mouth feel. Nice medium sweetness. (90/100)
Melon Seed: Taste like tea with some slight nutty [maybe seedy?] taste. (85/90)
Oolong:
Big Red Robe: This is a great oolong for the price and the best Reg Robe i've had. Its smooth with a little smokiness and some light sweetness. Good Gan. Great Qi! (90/100)
Green:
Buddah's Eyebrow: A little smoky. Tastes a lot like a good Indian green, but better, mellower with some sweetness. Some buttery mouth feel.(85/100)
Premium Jade Sword: Perfectly groomed, only buds. Very light tasting with a full buttery mouth feel. Nice medium sweetness. (90/100)
Melon Seed: Taste like tea with some slight nutty [maybe seedy?] taste. (85/90)
Thanks for the reviews.. I already made my order but anyway. You say Big Red Robe is great for the price, it may be great but the price seems quite high to me? It is $36 for 100g...edkrueger wrote:Andao Tea Reviews:
Oolong:
Big Red Robe: This is a great oolong for the price and the best Reg Robe i've had. Its smooth with a little smokiness and some light sweetness. Good Gan. Great Qi! (90/100)
Green:
Buddah's Eyebrow: A little smoky. Tastes a lot like a good Indian green, but better, mellower with some sweetness. Some buttery mouth feel.(85/100)
Premium Jade Sword: Perfectly groomed, only buds. Very light tasting with a full buttery mouth feel. Nice medium sweetness. (90/100)
Melon Seed: Taste like tea with some slight nutty [maybe seedy?] taste. (85/90)
I already received my order, that was fast shipping for being free and for a quite large box! (to Sweden). I've tried the Wu Yu Rou Gui and I like it. However my tongue is half burned today so my tasting abilities are not at the top. The tea smells rather spicy which I like.. The taste is like a mellower black tea. It is very drinkable even though no flavor really jumped out at me, except some sweetness. It might be because of my burned tongue though.
I've had the chance to try the melon seed as well, brewing it in a large glass teapot. I really like it, it's very mellow, and slightly nutty as mentioned above. This tea is really subtle tasting though, not a very strong flavor. Overall I like both the teas I got from them and would recommend them.
