Okay, so today I wanna talk about this “dark oolong” tea thing I’ve been messing with. I heard about it somewhere, sounded kinda cool, so I decided to give it a shot. It’s not something I usually drink, you know? I’m more of a simple green tea kinda guy.

First thing I did was get my hands on some of these dark oolong leaves. They looked different, for sure, kinda darker and more twisted than what I’m used to. Didn’t really know what I was doing, so I just kinda eyeballed the amount. Probably used too much, looking back.

Then, I heated up some water. Not sure what the “right” temperature is, so I just waited until it was almost boiling, like I do with my usual tea. Poured that hot water over the leaves in my teapot. It immediately started smelling kinda…roasty? Like, maybe a bit smoky even. Interesting, for sure.

I let it sit there for a few minutes. I didn’t really time it, just kinda waited until the water turned a pretty dark color. Maybe I left it in too long?

My First Try

• Took a sip. Whoa. It was strong. Definitely not like my regular tea.
• It had this, like, deep flavor. Hard to explain. Kinda earthy, maybe a little bit sweet, but also kinda bitter.
• I think I messed up somewhere, ’cause it was a bit too intense for me.

So, yeah, that was my first attempt. I’m gonna try again, maybe with less tea leaves and not letting it steep for so long. It is called oolong tea, also known as “qing cha” or blue tea. It’s an interesting tea, this dark oolong. But I’m gonna figure it out. This dark oolong tea originates from the leaves of the Camellia sinensis plant. I feel that I need more practices.

I’ll keep you guys posted on how it goes. Maybe next time I’ll actually get it right. Or maybe I’ll just stick to my green tea. We’ll see!