Hey all, I got some tea as a gift from my girlfriend a while ago, and I don't know what kind it is. I can't read the label, and it's not a type of tea I am familiar with. I don't quite know how to register it on my palate, but from what I can tell it is quite floral and a bit nutty. It is either a green tea or lightly oxidized oolong (I'm guessing the latter, but I could be wrong). Here are some pictures:
Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!
Feb 3rd, '07, 18:56
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After searching a few different Taiwanese oolongs named after mountains, I think I found that it's gao shan. The writing on the can is calligraphy, which isn't the easiest to read, but it does look like a match. http://www.panix.com/~perin/babelcarp.c ... e=gao+shan
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It's quite good-- I like it a lot. Of course, I don't know very much about oolongs so I don't have a lot to compare it to, but it's on my standard tea rotation.
She got it in Singapore (I think) while she was on vacation. I don't know the name of the store or anything, so even if you happen to live in Singapore I'm not sure you could find it. If I ever get enough experience to identify it, though, I'll definitely let you know what kind it is.
She got it in Singapore (I think) while she was on vacation. I don't know the name of the store or anything, so even if you happen to live in Singapore I'm not sure you could find it. If I ever get enough experience to identify it, though, I'll definitely let you know what kind it is.
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