AI Generated Review Summary
Shui Jin Gui Wu Yi Rock Oolong Tea is a highly regarded varietal from the Wu Yi mountain area, known for its complex taste and delightful aroma. Customers praise its unique blend of sweet potato, caramel, grass, and spice flavors, along with its incredible scent. The tea undergoes a meticulous process involving withering, rolling, fermentation, and roasting to achieve its distinctive characteristics.
Review topics: ["taste","smell","color","tea","lid","fragrance","sensation","oolong","notes","profile","amber","potato","bouquet","infusions","brew"].
Reviews
5/5 Wuyi
"Beautiful color, intoxicating aroma, bold flavors across the front of the palate - softening to something like caramel and corn cereal. Beautiful expression of Oolong's subtle grace. Thoroughly enjoyed, will be buying a larger bag, the first 250g went fast!"
— Taylor K. (5/5)
Tobacco smokey sweetness
"The aftertaste is like you have smoked three cigarettes in a row. There is this tobacco like sensation lingering in your throat. The wet leaf smells just like the Premium AA Da Hong Pao (burned tire and smokey). I could not tell the difference. Tasting notes: charred/burnt food, charcoal, tobacco, smoke, mineral, fruity-like sourness, dark notes in general"
— Shiba (5/5)
Tea Review
"Fantastic, well rounded taste. unique mouth coating experience"
— nicholas d. (5/5)
One of my favorite Oolongs
"This has become one of my favorite oolong teas. Great complexity and depth of flavor."
— Bradford P. (5/5)
Refined and Warming
"This Shui Jin Gui oolong is a true delight. The warming sensation it provides is perfect for a cozy afternoon. The flavor is a harmonious blend of burnt sugarcane sweetness, gentle spices, and a hint of dried blueberries. It performs beautifully over multiple infusions, with each steep revealing new layers of complexity. The service from Yunnan Sourcing was exceptional, ensuring the tea arrived fresh and well-packaged"
— Nicola S. (5/5)
The most special roasted profile tea I've had
"I'm new to this style of Oolong, and it's not my preference (meaning a primarily roasted profile). When I first sipped it, I was overwhelmed by the roastiness and thought I wasn't going to like it. I don't have a lot of experience with dark teas, so it reminded me of Gunpowder. But I let it cool a bit and sipped again, and after my palate adjusted, I was quite surprised how much is going on. This tea is definitely special. If any dark tea will win me over, it could be this one. Note that I usually make my tea Western style. Relatively dark in color, and smells like slightly burnt caramel. Lots of flavors going on. Roasted flavor with vanilla, like a roasted marshmellow over charcoal. Notes of spices and smoke. Coffee or roasted barley at the end. A slight bit of milkiness, so it's not completely thin. I can't detect any green in it, personally. Once the tea gets cold, I don't enjoy it nearly as much. If you drink gongfu, obviously this isn't a concern. Maybe this is true for any tea with a roasted profile, but I haven't had enough of them to know. I steeped in 10oz at 205F for 180sec."
— John M. (5/5)
A nice wuyi oolong, will definitely re-order
"I am really a big fan of this oolong, it has a nice warming qi and some lovely burnt sugarcane notes and a bit of spices. Dried blueberries too I think. The roast is well-done, and it doesn't hide the complexity of the tea, it adds richness and doesn't veer into that one-note roasted territory."
— Nicole D. (5/5)
Super tea
"Super tea"
— Maksym K. (5/5)
Good
"Good tea. a bit to toaster for my taste, but i am getting used to it."
— Øystein W. (5/5)
Delicious tea, classic yancha
"Delicious tea, classic yancha"
— do b. (5/5)
