Monday, October 3, 2011

Teatime at Cloyne!

Sarah, Ellie, Natalie, Liz, and Haley

On Thursday we had a busy tea sesh in the Ren and Stimpy room at Cloyne (my co-op).  About twelve of us hung out and tasted teas for an hour and a half.  We started with Rootd Tea's Wild Honey White Tea.  It is light and flowery, perfect for starting off.  Then we moved on to a Dragonwell Green Tea from Numi.  People really liked its grassy flavor and borderline astringency - it's very refreshing.  The third tea of the night was another of Rootd's selections, donated to me by Nick Bastone.  It was a lightly oxidized Tie Guan Yin, one of my top oolong picks:

Rootd Tea's Tie Guan Yin Oolong - The leaves are unrolled after several infusions.

Maris and Frank

Lastly, we had a darker oolong from Samovar called Wuyi Dark Roast.  The darkest of the teas that evening, people liked its honey color and roasty aroma.  I love this tea - its richness is filling in a really nice way.
Managing the gaiwan!

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