
Dark Roast Iron Goddess Oolong
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We don't normally think of Iron Goddess Oolong comes from Indonesia. Since Indonesia has a lot of active volcanoes, the soil around the area where this tea is grown has a lot of minerals. The Taiwanese origin tea maker, bake this mineral-rich tea leaf by using charcoal to give a deep, bold dark chocolate aroma. Brew this tea with high temperature (205 Fahrenheit) to bring out the intensity of peppery and smokey cinnamon.
The really cool thing about this tea, no matter how long you brew this tea, this tea will never get bitter. In fact, if you brew this tea for 10 minutes, the strong flavor is reminiscent of a bold and smooth tasting coffee. Add a dash of cream and ice, you can easily fool anyone that you are drinking an iced coffee!
Origin: Sumatra, Indonesia
Notes: Bold, Caramel, Chocolate, Coffee
Country | Type of tea | Rinse | Water Temp | 1st steep | 2nd steep | 3rd steep |
China | Green | No | 190ºF / 88ºC | 15 sec | 10 sec | 20 sec |
China | Aged white | Yes | 205ºF / 96ºC |
1 min |
15 sec |
25 sec |
China | Classic white | No | 175ºF / 80ºC | 30 sec | 15 sec |
30 sec |
China | Twisted oolong | No | 205ºF / 96ºC | 30 sec | 15 sec | 20 sec |
Taiwan | Rolled oolong | No | 205ºF / 96ºC | 45 sec | 15 sec | 20 sec |
China | Small leaves black | No | 205ºF / 96ºC | 15 sec | 25 sec | 35 sec |
China | Big leaves black | No | 205ºF / 96ºC | 45 sec | 15 sec | 30 sec |
China | Shou puerh | Yes | 205ºF / 96ºC | 30 sec | 15 sec | 30 sec |
China | Heicha | Yes | 205ºF / 96ºC | 30 sec | 15 sec | 30 sec |
China | Sheng puerh | Yes |
190ºF / 88ºC |
30 sec |
20 sec |
30 sec |
China | Sheng puerh | Yes | 205ºF / 96ºC | 10 sec | 5 sec | 10 sec |
the flavor was rich and buttery. the dark roast leaves the taste buds with subtle notes of popcorn.
I agree with the reviewer who said "for those coffee enthusiasts who want to try out tea and don't want to give up their coffee flavor". That's pretty much it. Stays strong through many, many steeps. The first steep/wash was a little weak, still worth drinking, but after that the color, flavor and aroma all exploded. Beautiful aftertaste, maybe fruit? Maybe some spruce tips? Something bright. I'm new to tea, still struggling to describe what I'm tasting, but whatever it is, in this case it's all good.
i really enjoy this tea.
You can watch Leo’s live review of the dark roast iron goddess oolong here: https://instagram.com/teaandwhisk/live/18091957252202203?igshid=xgd84hnhn143
A dark roasted iron goddess is definitely for those coffee enthusiasts who want to try out tea and don't want to give up their coffee flavor.