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Tea Gallery 2009 Phoenix oolong

Wow you still have some of that left? This is the Fenghuang Shuixian? It was my first knockout oolong

the_economist wrote:Wow you still have some of that left? This is the Fenghuang Shuixian? It was my first knockout oolong

I am not sure. I was just given a small sample. The tea was very sweet with a nice dark fruit flavor. This Phoenix oolong was a little more roasted than a typical one you would find.

Almost finished with the last packet of Norbu's 'White Oolong--from Jenai, Taiwan. Mmmm lovely sweet floral delicate. Will be so sad to see the end of this one.

Tonight I'm trying a dark roasted Hutou Yan Shui Xian from Five Star Tea. Got a sample of it from Andrzej. It's very... toasty? Kind of like oolong's answer to hojicha. Wonderful and comforting for a cold night!

A pretty close to perfect tea moment: Hawaiian oolong, fruity and sweet and fantastic as always, brewed in a Seong-Il pot and enjoyed from my Suzuki steel glaze cup, with cooling assistance from a Petr Novak Yuzamushi. Mmmm.

Sadly, only a couple more sessions in that tin.

Flight of left over Wuyi oolong before breakfast.



First to die out is 2007 Bei Dou Yi Hao.

>>Brandon

what a beautiful Shui Ping teapot lying on this white plate.
I love its shape harmony.

1950s Shui Xian, for my tummy.



Chasing down last of high fire 2011 Shui Xian.



Medicine and old wood. The perfect cup.

The Patina is doing excellent on that blue B : )

brandon wrote:

Brandon - where/how did you get the pot in the back repaired? (I broke the spout on one of my favorite pots)

2010 handmade shui xian from EOT. 9 infusions so far and still delicious. This is not tea for a day crowded with appointments as it's good for so many infusions.

Nice session with good SX and new tetsubin seeing first use.
Woody, just a little sour, with lots of minerals

"50% Roast" Anxi Tie Guan Yin

Thai high mountain oolong #12: a hybrid from Alishan, TW that has been grown in the Thai highlands for around a decade I believe. Dad brought this stuff back from Bangkok.

The 'hybrid' part puts me off a little, but it's actually very enjoyable and the range of flavors I've been getting (classic TGY, musk melon, roasted rice, horses (!)) is staggering.

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