Official what Oolong are You Drinking Right Now?

Owes its flavors to oxidation levels between green & black tea.


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Re: Official what Oolong are You Drinking Right Now?

by bagua7 » Jan 26th, '15, 00:54

Let's not spoil this gorgeous Long Feng Xia with a stinky clay pot, pure porcelain to deliver the goods of this awesome Taiwan mountain oolong:

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Pine, cedar, cinnamon, floral..all with finesse. A tea for bodhisattvas, devas and Taoist immortals. :)

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Re: Official what Oolong are You Drinking Right Now?

by ethan » Jan 26th, '15, 07:16

+ sparkles glad to read someone can get so much out of a cup, cheers

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Re: Official what Oolong are You Drinking Right Now?

by wert » Jan 28th, '15, 01:01

Another newly packet, 半天夭。
This one is more roasted than the TLH a couple of pages back, but I think the TLH is more interesting. It could be some personal biased, I haven't really like all the 半天夭 I tried.
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Re: Official what Oolong are You Drinking Right Now?

by Greenteaguru » Jan 28th, '15, 16:42

Hitting the Dong Ding this afternoon. :D

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Re: Official what Oolong are You Drinking Right Now?

by bagua7 » Jan 30th, '15, 23:10

Nice...you reminded me I need to get some. Yummy, yummy. :)

Hope you enjoyed your brew, I had some DYL yesterday and this tea is fast acting, like a bag of lollies. :lol: Lots of tones and undertones. Awesome mountain oolong.

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Re: Official what Oolong are You Drinking Right Now?

by bob » Feb 2nd, '15, 10:24

Long Feng Xia from TeaFromTaiwan. Wonderful tea... My favorite from their winter high mountain oolong sampler. Just look at those beautiful leaves!
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by the_economist » Feb 2nd, '15, 14:26

Having a really nice tgy gifted to me. It's green but not green in the way modern styles seem to be. I guess its traditional qingxiang tgy?

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Re: Official what Oolong are You Drinking Right Now?

by JB-ONE » Feb 8th, '15, 18:53

First time I heard of this tea, I'm on my second round of Ai Jiao a Wuyi oolong from a local tea shop. Really nice tasting and after taste. I think this is one of favorites. Hope I can sleep tonight!

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Re: Official what Oolong are You Drinking Right Now?

by AdmiralKelvinator » Feb 9th, '15, 04:07

Today I'm drinking a 30 year aged HongShui (红水). about 6g in a 110ml yixing. This tea resembles a Yancha very closely, and at first I assumed it was an aged dahongpao. The liquor is dark red, the taste is Mineral-y, slightly sweet with a long finish, and the scent in cup (冷香) is exactly that of yancha. If it walks like a duck, and talks like a duck...or so I thought. But it actually turns out to be a taiwanese oolong with a fair degree of initial oxidation. Depending on how I brew it I can accent the yancha-ness or instead bring out that finish that's characteristic of aged taiwanese oolongs. A very versatile and thought-provoking tea I think.

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Re: Official what Oolong are You Drinking Right Now?

by Peacock » Feb 14th, '15, 14:18

Hung Shui this morning. Excellent cha qi.
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Re: Official what Oolong are You Drinking Right Now?

by JRS22 » Feb 17th, '15, 14:04

I just open my last EOT sample purchased several years ago - a fully handmade 2011 Jin Liu Tiao. After a few sips I thought that now I understand what other teachatters mean by thick mouthfeel. The flavor and roast were perfect. The tea had a chocolate flavor note without being sweet. I was able to brew it for 8 great infusions and 2 ok infusions.

Thanks to my 50 ml Kim Eung Chul 'palomino' pot I have enough for 2 more sessions before I need to decide what year and quantity I can afford to order.

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Re: Official what Oolong are You Drinking Right Now?

by debunix » Feb 17th, '15, 19:18

JRS22 wrote:I just open my last EOT sample purchased several years ago - a fully handmade 2011 Jin Liu Tiao. After a few sips I thought that now I understand what other teachatters mean by thick mouthfeel. The flavor and roast were perfect. The tea had a chocolate flavor note without being sweet. I was able to brew it for 8 great infusions and 2 ok infusions.

Thanks to my 50 ml Kim Eung Chul 'palomino' pot I have enough for 2 more sessions before I need to decide what year and quantity I can afford to order.
The tea sounds wonderful, but as I've just made another order to fill up my tea chest, I'm more curious about the 'palomino' pot. I've been loving the ones posted with a finish like this, which I have been thinking of as appaloosa, but haven't seen any I'd call 'palomino'. So....care to share a photo?

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Re: Official what Oolong are You Drinking Right Now?

by JRS22 » Feb 17th, '15, 23:37

I'm a city person - police horses are usually brown or white. Appaloosa would be correct.

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by debunix » Feb 17th, '15, 23:44

I did ask with true curiosity--he's such a creative potter that I can easily imagine a golden pot with lighter fittings inspiring the title 'palomino'.

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Re: Official what Oolong are You Drinking Right Now?

by Tead Off » Feb 18th, '15, 03:45

debunix wrote:I did ask with true curiosity--he's such a creative potter that I can easily imagine a golden pot with lighter fittings inspiring the title 'palomino'.
I think Dalmatian would fit even better. :D
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