What is everyone's favorite oolong?

[edkrueger]

that's a tough question !
Maybe a nice baked (not roasted) dong ding , such a great tea to sit down and end your meal with , or drink in a small room so the aroma just goes everywhere
Li san too of course, when I can get a hold of ( and afford ) some of the real stuff

Baked and roasted are the same thing.

[Charlotte]

I'm with Churng - I love my Dong Ding. The fragerance (can't spell today) is wonderful and has a really nice feel in the mouth with a lingering floral taste.

[teaisme]

Baked and roasted are the same thing.

No they are not. In certain situations the terms can be used interchangeably, but in this particular instance they should not.

[Chip]

Baked and roasted are the same thing.

No they are not. In certain situations the terms can be used interchangeably, but in this particular instance they should not.

Care to elaborate, when can the be used interchangable, and when are they different? And how do the then differ... is it a dramatic difference or a subtle one?

Thanks!

[DoctorD]

Ali Shan at the moment, but am about ready to give TGY a chance to try to reclaim the title.

[Zanaspus]

Good Da Hong Pao.

[tingjunkie]

I'm with Churng - I love my Dong Ding. The fragerance (can't spell today) is wonderful and has a really nice feel in the mouth with a lingering floral taste.

I gotta find some good Dong Ding. Only tried one so far, and it didn't work for me.

Since really getting into oolongs only about 4 months ago, my favorites so far have been the 2009 Da Yu Ling from Floating Leaves, and the Shi Lan Wuyi from Tea Gallery. Both had tons of strong accessible flavor notes, exceptional staying power, and long lasting finish.

[verus]

Oolong might be my favorite kind of tea, although it's a close call with white tea... I have only had one Oolong, from a tea shop near here, but it is amazing. The leaf looks very dark brown, and the tea liqor is beautiful dark orange brownish...It's cheap, only € 3,95 for 100 grammes (3 oz) but my God is it good...and it can easily take 4 steepings.

It's my regular everyday drinking tea now. I might start sampling the expensive stuff from hou de and rishi etc but for now I'm content with my magical bargain tea...

[brad4419]

Good Da Hong Pao.

+1

As I read this topic this was going to be my almost exact response.

[iannon]

I havent spent a LOT of time in the Oolong world. Have tied some dong dings and dancongs, pouchongs, baozhongs..but thee one I have enojoyed over the past year the most is the Tie Guan Yin King from Kams. I just get so many nice infusions out of it.

[tea-lover]

My favorite oolong is Blue People by Vital-T-Leaf. It has a mellow taste but later on there is a very sweet after taste.

[Victoria]

Ali Shan at the moment, but am about ready to give TGY a chance to try to reclaim the title.

If you want a TGY that will compete with AliShan, then you should be looking at Jing Tea Shop. Their Long Juan from the Anxi tasting set is one of the best teas I've ever tasted. Unfortunately though, currently sold out.

[Komsip]

Either Da Hong Pao (大红袍) or old school roast dark Tie Guanyin (铁观音), very roasted and dark, taste of honey and burnt caramel. I don't perticularly enjoy most greenish oolong tea, only the very good quality ones. With darker oolong, specially traditional roast Tie Guanyin, the quality is less sensitive so it's much easier to find.
Also Phoenix Dancong Oolong Teas of course, specially Honey Orchid Fragrance (Milan Xiang 蜜兰香).
Teehee I'm a simple guy I like honey and peachy aromas, plus the burnt sugary and the iron aroma of Tie Guanyin

[Proinsias]

I prefer wuyi, dan cong or some of the darker tgy type teas these days.

I do enjoy greener oolongs but as they go off quite quickly and I don't drink them fast, I don't but too much.

My oolong stocks overall are looking rather lame atm. I need to stock up soon, fortunately a student loan payment is on the way. Currently eying up the TGY over at Wan Ling.

[Tead Off]

Ali Shan at the moment, but am about ready to give TGY a chance to try to reclaim the title.

If you want a TGY that will compete with AliShan, then you should be looking at Jing Tea Shop. Their Long Juan from the Anxi tasting set is one of the best teas I've ever tasted. Unfortunately though, currently sold out.

Can you really compare apples to oranges? I have never had a TGY that tasted like a Taiwan oolong. What do you mean by compete? They may both be rolled oolongs but don't you find the tastes very different?