On a recent trip to Chiang Mai in Thailand I found a tea shop at the airport. Having tasted some tea there I was disappointed that I had run out of money and couldn't buy any tea. When I returned to Bangkok and back to work I was surprised to find a small tea stand in a local shopping center selling what I think is this same Thai Oolong.
So, today I bought some JingShuan Oolong Tea (number 12). A little blurb described is as: "Jin Xuan is tea species from Taiwan which could only plant in highland. Tea has a yellow light color, soft aromatic and tasty."
From what I have read this tea is very similar to a Taiwanese Oolong.
Has anyone else tried any Thai Oolongs?
Re: Oolong from Thailand
Sawadee krap ndw,
i have tasted some thai oolongs in the past , at first i was rather pleased with these oolongs, i really liked them
When i was up north in Thailand i went to mae salong the little mountain village where most of the thai oolong comes from.
Up there i bought a lot of 'gan awn' (sofst stem nr17) and jinxuan oolong
but now i rarely drink it , because i think the teas from taiwan are better.
But maybe next time if you are up north , go visit mae salong, and you can taste some over there yourself
personally i preferred the nr 17 oolong it was sweeter then the nr 12
I dont know where you live in Thailand, but if you are in bangkok , you better go the ongs place(thanxs Teadoff), its a nice shop friendly people and good tea
chok dee na
Les
i have tasted some thai oolongs in the past , at first i was rather pleased with these oolongs, i really liked them
When i was up north in Thailand i went to mae salong the little mountain village where most of the thai oolong comes from.
Up there i bought a lot of 'gan awn' (sofst stem nr17) and jinxuan oolong
but now i rarely drink it , because i think the teas from taiwan are better.
But maybe next time if you are up north , go visit mae salong, and you can taste some over there yourself
personally i preferred the nr 17 oolong it was sweeter then the nr 12
I dont know where you live in Thailand, but if you are in bangkok , you better go the ongs place(thanxs Teadoff), its a nice shop friendly people and good tea
chok dee na
Les