Easy Teasy: Orange Blossom Oolong

Today has been a oolong type of day. My first cup of the day was a fierce Iron Mercy oolong which was strong and gave me the oomph I needed to get up and get going.

As I was going through my box of samples which I received from my teatourist subscription box, I found this tea. Why not continue the oolong, why not enjoy it with my much loved orange flavouring.

This lovely tea is from Easy Teasy and is their Orange Blossom Oolong.

I have to say I'm relatively new to oolong. When I say new, I'm not a oolong virgin exactly but I've only really come to it in recent years and my exposure to it somewhat limited. 

But, one of oolong's main characteristics is that it is a tea that has serious strength. It's like a hyped up green tea. It has the lightness of a green tea, (sometimes with black tea it sits a little heavy on my tummy) but the strength of a robust Assam. It's a pleasant and satisfying mixture of the two. The only downside I guess to oolong is I find it's better to drink it as hot as you can bear it. Once it cools, there are some blends of oolong that go bitter. However, this didn't stay in the cup long enough so I can't comment on this tea!

The addition of orange into this tea is just wonderful. As you all know by now I LOVE orange in tea and so it was, perhaps, not too surprising when I picked this tea to try. The orange is lovely and refreshing, perfect for this time of year, when the weather is getting a little warmer. It's so lovely and fresh tasting, as if the orange's were picked yesterday.

The tea does include orange peel in it's ingredients, so to look at this tea is gorgeous. The dark green leaves and the sparkling dash of orange peel is just really pretty to look at. But, perhaps, how it looks is the least important thing. The taste is sublime, the orange is mouthwatering and juicy and it's exceptionally flavoursome.

Orange Blossom Oolong is a satisfying and rich tea. It's strong, but the sweetness of the orange evens that out, making this a perfectly balanced tea. I just love how it's delicate on the one hand, with it's orange flavour, yet has a good, solid strength to it through the oolong.

I know on good authority that it makes for a excellent pick me up, ideal for that first cup of the day. As it says on the website, a good alternative to English Breakfast if you fancy a change!

I was hugely impressed with this blend and am excited to delve into Easy Teasy a little bit more to see what tea's they have to offer! I'm sure it's going to be awesome!