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Which country's oolong reigns supreme here on TeaChat, TODAY???

Please, while you are voting, take a moment to also post about your favorite oolong.

If you know the region your tea is from, also share that.

For ze oolong, I prefer ze Isle de Formosa.

Sez I in zis outrageous French accent!

I put down China, mostly because of the variety (Wuyi, TGY, dancong), but also because I lurrrvee me some Wuyi yancha. I do enjoy Taiwanese oolong very much, but Taiwan's range of oolongs doesn't seem as diverse.

Man.. This is a difficult decision as I love Wuyi and Anxi but Taiwan oolongs are so delicate and delictable! NO FAIR!!!

Wuyi Yancha is #1.

I'm torn between Ti Kuan Yin and Formosa...

I've got Wuyi up front, then Taiwanese dark oolong like baihao next.

any peach kind!

Peachy, yes, peach flavored...not in this poll.

Many oolongs have a natural fruitiness and many are described as peachy.

Milan dancong in particular is quite peachy, so you might try that sometime.

I went with Taiwan because thats what I drink mostly. That being said, a good ti kuan yin has the potential to transport one to wondrous places...

I had my first yancha yesterday... I wasn't enamored with it, but it was good and I detected potential with this style of tea.

China is so vast... The potential for great oolong is quite high. And the variety is alluring.

Upton Jade Imperial from Taiwan is about the craziest-ly great beverage I have ever had. I almost feel foolish liking it so much because it is almost not tea--to this palate that was raised on black teas and restaurant oolongs. Clear yellow with the flavor and aroma of flowers..and little else..and ZERO tannins. Can tea have NO astringency and still be tea?

For something more 'regular', I think the Chinese oolongs are maybe my first choice.

*enter chemistry nerd*

Technically, there are no tannins (except for trace amounts) in any tea– polyphenols are what give tea its astringency, unlike wine which has tannins. That's beside the point, though– I'm glad to hear you liked it! You might want to try Adagio's pouchong (aka baozhong) if you're looking for something else like that.

It was a toss up between China and Taiwan.

Wowee.

I expected China to win by a long shot.