Tea: NarcissusVendor: Lupicia USA
Price: $5.00 / 50g
Vendor Description: Oolong tea with a distinctive aroma and refreshing astringency. As it has a refreshing aftertaste, it even goes well with oily dishes.
Leaf: The leaf for this tea is a large black colored oolong tea. It reminds me somewhat of the Glorious Seed (Se Zhong) tea in terms of shape and light rolling. It however is a much darker oolong than Glorious Seed. While Glorious Seed was a green oolong, this is a much darker oolong, with an aroma that reminds me of Wuyi oolongs. (I have a feeling that is what this one is.)
1st Infusion Parameters: 5g, 5oz, 208F, 45s, 5s rinse
1st Infusion: This infusion has a thick and heavy aroma to it. The tea has a hue similar to that of a light cup of coffee. The flavor is thick and rich. Most of the flavor is on the outer sides of my mouth. The central portion of the flavor isn't as strong as the sides. It starts out up front but moves to the sides instead of down the center. There is a very heavy roasted type flavor to this tea.2nd Infusion Parameters: 1:30, 208F
2nd Infusion: This infusion has the same dark coffee brown hue as the first. The aroma though is much lighter than the first. The flavor is still rich and bodied. It is intense and bold, starting early on in the front and moving into a nice middle flavor. It is much stronger than the first infusion.
3rd Infusion Parameters: 2:00, 208F
3rd Infusion: The hue this time was a bit lighter than the second infusion. There is still a light aroma to the tea. The flavor is significantly lighter than that for the second infusion, but it feels very even from the start to the finish. It finishes with a light sense of astringency.
4th Infusion Parameters: 3:00, 208F
4th Infusion: This infusion has a lighter copper color. The flavor is even lighter than before, although it still has a good degree of body left to the tea. There is no bitterness or astringency though.
Rating: 7/10
Conclusion: This tea is best described as an everyday Wuyi. Although I have no idea if the tea is actually from the Wuyi mountains, it feels like it is. The flavor isn't as refined as some nicer Wuyi oolongs, but it is representative. It's relatively nicely priced and has the strength to continue for a fair number of infusions.
4 comments:
Narcissus is the best translation of Shui Xian, though it usually is translated Water Spirit. So I should guess it is a Shui Xian.
I'd like to know about the copy that called this tea astringent. Would that really be refreshing to taste? That's a question I have in my mind about it because I am interested in an "everyday Wuyi." These along with everyday Formosa Oolongs are going to be what I drink most of the time. But I haven't come across anyone before touting astringency as a virtue. --Jason
An appropriate astringency is considered a virtue for several sencha and other light green teas. This is one of the first times I've seen it for an oolong. A light astringency is essential for a clean feeling tea.
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