Official what Oolong are You Drinking Right Now?

by **brandon** » Jun 18th, '10, 21:12

Re: What Oolong are You Drinking Right Now?

by brandon » Jun 18th, '10, 21:12

Maitre_Tea wrote:I have that same exact Japanese dish, that I picked up when I was visiting NYC. I just wish it was a little "deeper" like the Tea Gallery "rhombus-shaped" tea tray.

Sorry I missed you that time - please come back soon and drop me a line.

by **brandon** » Jun 18th, '10, 21:14

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by brandon » Jun 18th, '10, 21:14

And good luck prying that tray away, it is stained with love!

by **TIM** » Jun 21st, '10, 22:56

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by TIM » Jun 21st, '10, 22:56

3 grades of Anxi Xiping TiKwanYin after the 2nd night brewing. Look like ice-cream scoops in a hot summer night. Drinking it cool is the only way... but one has the Chaiqi of a Wuyi :shock:

by **Tea_Rex** » Jun 22nd, '10, 14:55

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by Tea_Rex » Jun 22nd, '10, 14:55

Sea Dyke Brand Ti Kuan Yin. Reading Debunix's frequent recommendations of this tea and always on the look out for an inexpensive but good tea, last Sunday I ventured into one of the real Chinatowns in SF, Stockton Street. The third hole-in-the-wall market I tried had it.

Brewing it gong fu style, it was a little too roasty for me but not a bad tea. I then switched to grandpa style with it, and it is very much more to my taste. Sweet and less roasty. It will probably become a regular work tea as it is easiest to brew grandpa style at work, where I tend not to make more expensive teas.

Thanks for the recommendation, Debunix.

Website · by **debunix** » Jun 22nd, '10, 15:19

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by debunix » Jun 22nd, '10, 15:19

Glad you liked it.

It is never a 'wow!' tea, but always comforting and sometimes quite delicious. If I have the time/patience to do gongfu cha, I will almost always choose something that is more rewarding brewed that way.

by **nickE** » Jun 23rd, '10, 01:14

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by nickE » Jun 23rd, '10, 01:14

Recent oolongs:
Adagio Master's TKY
Bai Hao Hsinchu
Classic Roast from TG
Elegant Queen from TG

All are very good.

by **Corona** » Jun 23rd, '10, 15:32

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by Corona » Jun 23rd, '10, 15:32

Just finished off the second steep of Ten Ren's "Ti Kuan Yin" Oolong. Nothing amazing, it seems to be a pretty simple tea. It was on sale, can't go wrong with that!

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by **Victoria** » Jun 23rd, '10, 19:15

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by Victoria » Jun 23rd, '10, 19:15

Camellia Sinensis - 2010 AliShan - Good, not crazy good. Looks like FLT will be the AliShan winner this year, IMHO.

by **brad4419** » Jun 24th, '10, 11:43

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by brad4419 » Jun 24th, '10, 11:43

Finishing off some rishi bao zhong this morning. It was much better earlier in the year when it was more fresh but still tastes fine. Currently this is my favorite bao zhong.

Website · by **debunix** » Jun 24th, '10, 22:31

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by debunix » Jun 24th, '10, 22:31

Finishing a 2nd thermos full of tea from just a few grams of Fall Alishan Oolong from Norbu. Amazing how the flavor holds on.

by **rhondabee** » Jun 27th, '10, 14:12

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by rhondabee » Jun 27th, '10, 14:12

I am really digging some tea samples I received from Ishopo, specifically their Lishan Fu Shou oolong, which is really good. I think I like it better than the Da Yu Ling. They recently changed their website and now offer a lot more different types of Lishans (from specific regions) and a whole listing of Da Yu Lings (grown at different elevations) Seems like they're going hard core with their tea offerings. I don't know the elevation of the Da Yu Ling I ordered, but suspect it was the least expensive one.