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Taiwan Tea Crafts "baked" SLX. When I know I want an oolong but am undecided on which one, this is what I reach for. On the lighter end of the roasting spectrum for this genre.

Nice cha hai

Anxi Super Oolong from Fook Ming Tong. Nice sweetness with the sour and good aroma; fruity with medium oxidation. This is their entry level oolong. I forgot I had this stuff; it's been in a tin for a year, but is now better than I remember. Good stuff. I need to try some of their more expensive oolongs.

Opened another pouch of the 2011 Taiwan Lao Cong Shan Cha deep roast oolong from Norbu. Earthy roasty-toasty and subtly sweet. Mmm. Going to cover these leaves overnight for more tomorrow.

j.p.rich wrote:Taiwan Tea Crafts "baked" SLX. When I know I want an oolong but am undecided on which one, this is what I reach for. On the lighter end of the roasting spectrum for this genre.

What's that teapot on your picture? I like how it looks...

Bef wrote:

j.p.rich wrote:Taiwan Tea Crafts "baked" SLX. When I know I want an oolong but am undecided on which one, this is what I reach for. On the lighter end of the roasting spectrum for this genre.

What's that teapot on your picture? I like how it looks...

Bef, the pot is by the Taiwanese artist Wu Chen-Zhi. Actually all of the ceramics in the picture are by him except for the cup. I like the pot very much, it is a nice size and does well with higher-roasted and/or aged oolongs.

Naivetea carries the matching cups and they may also be able to obtain pots (though availability was very limited the last time I talked to Lawrence). Their Facebook page has some additional pictures.

Today is my first session with EoT's 2013 Half Handmade Shui Xian. A nice and approachable tea but I think I prefer their HHM Rou Gui and Zhu Lian.

Wen Shan pouchong... not totally happy with the results as I had eaten raw red onion just a short time ago. Kind of ruining the delicate flavors. Decided to begin grandpa brewing after 2nd infusion.

I seem to be on a Yancha kick this weekend, a sign of winter coming despite the heat and humidity outside?

Today is a bit of an indulgence with EoT's 2012 Lao Jun Mei. Back in March I thought the roast was still a bit too evident but today it seems good to go. Excellent flavor and viscosity in the mouth.

j.p.rich wrote:Taiwan Tea Crafts "baked" SLX. When I know I want an oolong but am undecided on which one, this is what I reach for. On the lighter end of the roasting spectrum for this genre.

try Floating Leaves' Roasted Hehuanshan, it's great. I haven't tried the ShanLinXi, but I can safely say that Floating Leaves has much better tea than TTC and it's cheaper.

drinking_teas wrote: I haven't tried the ShanLinXi, but I can safely say that Floating Leaves has much better tea than TTC and it's cheaper.

Just compared a few of the teas I usually order, and TTC looks much cheaper actually... Maybe it depends on which tea, though?

Just had some Winter Ba Xian from jing
i dont get much flavor from it :/
and i'm not very experienced in oolongs
so should i let it age?

By the way
hello everyone
i've stalked on this forum for some time
but i did'n get around to join until now.

drinking_teas wrote:

j.p.rich wrote:Taiwan Tea Crafts "baked" SLX. When I know I want an oolong but am undecided on which one, this is what I reach for. On the lighter end of the roasting spectrum for this genre.

try Floating Leaves' Roasted Hehuanshan, it's great. I haven't tried the ShanLinXi, but I can safely say that Floating Leaves has much better tea than TTC and it's cheaper.

Thanks for the tip. I have not tried that particular offering from Shiuwen but have tried various teas from both vendors. Each have their own respective strengths and I do not really agree with this generalization.

Tuzik wrote:Just had some Winter Ba Xian from jing
i dont get much flavor from it :/
and i'm not very experienced in oolongs
so should i let it age?

By the way
hello everyone
i've stalked on this forum for some time
but i did'n get around to join until now.

I didn't like this one either, I think it's just a generally bland tea.

j.p.rich wrote:

drinking_teas wrote:

j.p.rich wrote:Taiwan Tea Crafts "baked" SLX. When I know I want an oolong but am undecided on which one, this is what I reach for. On the lighter end of the roasting spectrum for this genre.

try Floating Leaves' Roasted Hehuanshan, it's great. I haven't tried the ShanLinXi, but I can safely say that Floating Leaves has much better tea than TTC and it's cheaper.

Thanks for the tip. I have not tried that particular offering from Shiuwen but have tried various teas from both vendors. Each have their own respective strengths and I do not really agree with this generalization.

That's alright, just wanted to put my opinion out there. Maybe I should have made that last statement a bit more personal.