Name That Oolong!

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Name That Oolong!

by Vulture » Jan 30th, '09, 14:15

So I got this oolong on the LA trip. It has a wonderful floral yet smooth flavor that I find in TKY's and some baozhongs. The tea itself is labeled 'Premium MonkeyPick Oolong'. I got it because I always see monkey picked in balled oolongs while this was a twisted one. I then noticed as I took some out for brewing the first time, Rose Buds! This was even different than what I expected. What I wanted help with is getting a more specific name for this oolong even if its 'tky with rose buds'. Here is a couple shots:

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by richardr2009 » Jan 30th, '09, 14:31

Vulture wrote:The tea itself is labeled 'Premium MonkeyPick Oolong'.
Maybe the monkey mixed up. :).
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by Victoria » Jan 30th, '09, 14:40

It's probably Fujian wuyi; Anxi Ti Kuan Yin with rosebuds.

I missed the tea selection by spending HOURS in teaware.
I'll check it out next trip!
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by Vulture » Jan 30th, '09, 23:52

Victoria wrote:It's probably Fujian wuyi; Anxi Ti Kuan Yin with rosebuds.

I missed the tea selection by spending HOURS in teaware.
I'll check it out next trip!
Yah this stuff is really good. I think its similar to a tky with rosebuds but because of the floral taste, I can't fully place it.
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by silverneedles » Jan 31st, '09, 17:22

hmmm quite different from the Monkey Picked (68$/lb) i got there some time ago...

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by MarshalN » Jan 31st, '09, 20:52

Money picked means absolutely nothing...

Fujian Wuyi cannot be TGY

This is most likely some shuixian mixed in with some rosebuds. Hard to say without looking at it in person.
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by Vulture » Feb 1st, '09, 02:24

silverneedles wrote:hmmm quite different from the Monkey Picked (68$/lb) i got there some time ago...
Yah they had 2 monkey picked ones. A balled one like you have and a twisted one that i got. I have to give the camera back so I can't take more shots of the leaves.
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