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I had this tea once and I loved it. It was a little spicy. What Oolongs have the spicy woody brown liquor characteristics? it was a fire roasted Oolong. I was hoping someone can give some recommendations to these characteristics.

It's probably a high-fired tieguanyin. "Tieguanyin" is usually translated as "Iron Goddess of Mercy," or sometimes slightly mis-translated as "Iron Bodhisattva," or, as seems to be the case here, mis-translated to "Iron Buddha."

Thanks Poohblah! Can you give me some recommendations on the spicy characteristics?

plant partaker wrote:Thanks Poohblah! Can you give me some recommendations on the spicy characteristics?

What do you mean?

An oolong that you have had that is spicy?

rou gui is a good spicy oolong. I also like yunnan hongcha, which is a spicy and malty black tea.

Phoenix dan cong oolongs are often pretty spicy along with floral and sweet. I often find Alishan oolongs pretty spicy too.

Thanks Poohblah and Debunix for the information.

debunix wrote:Phoenix dan cong oolongs are often pretty spicy along with floral and sweet. I often find Alishan oolongs pretty spicy too.

Really, you think DC can be spicy? I haven't had a spicy one yet, though that's not saying much at all...

I often perceive hints of pepper, cinnamon, cloves, but more subtle than true Rou Gui.