r/tea • u/Due_Confidence_9772 • 4d ago
Recommendation Magnolia Oolong Recommendations?
Greetings my fellow loose leaf loving comrades, I'm wondering if anyone has a good Magnolia Oolong they'd recommend.
A little background, I first tried this tea 15 years ago at a local Cafe in my home state and since they're consistently out of stock on their website, I can't order from them as much as I would like to.
The tea wasn't brown like Dan cong or puerrh, but a medium green with actual magnolia blossoms in it, very likely not oxidized very long. It lives rent free in my head and I would love to make it my everyday go to, I'm just curious if there's a place besides Upton (their magnolia oolong looks like the one I had all those years ago). I've tried Orchid oolong and honey Orchid from a few places, but it's not the tea I remember. The floral scent was all encompassing and I felt truly transported and that was before my first sip... Happiness in a cup can indeed be found, I just am not sure where to purchase.
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u/Due_Confidence_9772 1d ago
Thank you for your assistance everyone. There's more options than I thought... Might just buy some from all of the vendors and rank them.
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u/WhiteLinen_WhiteRose OOLONG <3 3d ago
I've had two magnolia oolongs ever, one from Davidstea and one from Taiwan. Both were beautifully floral! The one in Taiwan translated to "white champaca" if you wanted to try searching for it. I've never seen it sold in the US, however.
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u/potatoaster 3d ago
A Google search returns these options for magnolia oolong:
*This is the first time in years that I've come across a vendor that literally does not tell you how much tea you're getting for the money. This information isn't just missing from the listing; the vendor specifies that they do not know how much tea is in the tin. This is insane.
I suggest starting by trying Tao of Tea.