Jasmine Tea Sampler from iTeaworld

iTeaworld has been knocking on my owl house for months for a review. I figured other writers had it covered. However, iTeaworld approached me with a Jasmine Tea Sampler that I’d never seen before – four jasmine teas with different levels of scenting. This is educational, but also interesting as not too often tea vendors cite how much scenting is done. Even though I don’t like green tea I want to experience the jasmine levels. A good jasmine (or any floral tea) tea is scented with fresh flowers over time. I often see jasmine teas getting their floral essence from… Continue reading, hoot!

2022 October White2tea Club feat. Fuding Baicha, Silver Bud Red, and Mengku Dragon Ball

It is time for the 2022 October White2tea Club! For this month – 2019 Fuding Baicha, Silver Bud Red, and 2016 Mengku Naked Dragon Ball – an interesting mix of teas. 2019 Fuding Baicha from the 2022 October White2tea Club The leaves have a coconut and flowery scent. My white tea gongfu ratio is 1 gram of leaf per 20ml of vessel size. After a rinse, the leaves smell of golden raisins and more coconut First, Second, and Third Infusion: 2019 Fuding Baicha is super bright, and rock sugar sweet. It has some gentle sips of sweet golden straw, and… Continue reading, hoot!

2022 July White2tea Club feat. 2016 Bulang Puer

Better late than never, is Oolong Owl’s 2022 July White2tea Club tasting! This month has two teas – a 2016 Bulang 100gram sheng cake pressed exclusively for the White2tea Club and Chuan Zibai white tea. Chuan Zibai from the 2022 July White2tea Club Chuan Zibai is a purple leaf Sichuan white tea. The leaf has a sweet baby powder scent. My gongfu ratio here is 1 gram of leaf per 17ml – a little more leaf than usual but that’s how it plopped onto the scale. I used a fearless boiling water temperature. After a steep, the leaves are fragrant… Continue reading, hoot!

2022 Future Sailor Mengsong Purple-White Tea from Bitterleaf Teas

The tea for today is 2022 Future Sailor Mengsong Purple-White tea. Everything about this tea is a good combo of Mengsong region, Zijuan purple leaf varietal, and white tea. I’m a sucker for Bitterleaf Teas white teas and could not resist sample buying a whole cake. Leaf and Steeping Method The leaves have a peppery scent and are what I associate with other purple leaf teas. I use my white tea steeping method of 1 gram of leaf per 20ml of vessel size and a ballsy boiling water temperature. After a steep, Future Sailor smells of sweet floral carnations. Tasting… Continue reading, hoot!

2022 Year of the Tiger Yiwu White Tea from Bitterleaf Teas

Bitterleaf Teas’ white teas are always pretty good and of great value. I was happy to hear they have a white tea version of their “Year of Zodiac” Yiwu. 2022 Year of the Tiger Yiwu White tea is the same material, fangyang/ left to grow pesticide-free, as the sheng version and there is a black tea too! The leaves smell like zesty hay and citrus pith. I went a little heavier on the leaf for this tea than usual for white teas. Typically, I go for a gongfu ratio of 1g/20ml, but I went 1g/15ml as I wanted a bit… Continue reading, hoot!

2022 April Old Ways Tea Club feat. Comfortable Teas

It is time for the 2022 April Old Ways Tea Club! In this box, Tian Geng “Comfortable” Zhengyan Rou Gui, Winter Tea (2021 Da Hong Pao), and White tea cakes! Let’s dive in. Tian Geng “Comfortable” Zhengyan Rou Gui A friendly Rou Gui – this sounds up my alley these days as I drink a lot of my teas on the go or I get distracted with knitting. The leaves smell of fruity rambotan and roast. I used a gongfu ratio of 1grams of leaves per 15ml of vessel size, steeped at a boil. The rinse opens up a fruity… Continue reading, hoot!

2021 Tiger Sniffs the Rose from Bitterleaf Teas

A highly requested tea! Today I’m drinking Bitterleaf Tea’s 2021 Tiger Sniffs the Rose. This white tea cake is made of Naka region puer material, what a treat! When this tea came out, I didn’t hesitate to purchase it. I even debated buying more than one cake. Bitterleaf Teas does a lot of puer but it seems I am a bigger fan of their other teas. Leaf and Steeping Method The leaves smell faintly like melons. A gorgeous cake too! I used 1 gram of leaf per 20ml of vessel size, gongfu steeped in boiling water. After writing this review,… Continue reading, hoot!

Atlas Tea Club feat. Laos Teas

Another Atlas Tea Club box! If you didn’t see my previous post on the Thailand and Nepal boxes, Atlas Tea Club features a new tea region a month. The box I have today is Laos, and I have been looking forward to it. There is a joke about Laos teas. You’ve likely already had teas from Laos, they were just sold as your favorite Chinese region teas. I’ve had some great teas officially from Laos, so this club box will be fun! Little Sprout Green from Atlas Tea Club Laos The leaves have a seaweed butter scent. For my ratios,… Continue reading, hoot!

Tangerine Peel White Tea from Teavivre

I procrastinated for years to get white tea stuffed into an orange. Finally, I purchased some off Teavivre when they had a sale and I had a lot of points. Tangerine Peel White is from Fuding, known for its excellent white teas. When I am sick or feeling off, my tea of choice is chenpi shou. Oolong or black tea stuffed into an orange is also banging. Just shove all tea into oranges! Confusingly, my tea says “White Peony” on the wrapper but the product listing and bag say “Shou Mei” grade. Leaf and Steeping Method The leaf looks like… Continue reading, hoot!

2021 August White2tea Club feat. Moon Bear White

International shipping really screwed me on the August White2tea club package – I got it in late November. Something about August packages that were really slow. Now I’m catching up. When I drank the September club it referenced these teas, so finally, it is time! Today is the long awaited August White2tea club. This one I was pumped for as it has an exclusive white cake! 2021 Everyman’s Baimudan The leaves smell of weedy paper. The leaves are incredibly light. My ratio is the usual 1gram of leaf per 20ml, steeped at a boil. After an infusion, the leaves refresh… Continue reading, hoot!