Recommend A Rich, Buttery Oolong

[iannon]

my favourite oolong is taiwanese gao shan.
it's very sweet and buttery with some fruity notes.

+1.. li shans and ali shans are some of the most sweet/buttery..to me anyway

[Ambrose]

winter li shan floating leaves

[BioHorn]

Teamasters
2009 Fall Hung Shui from Feng Huang

[debunix]

What does 'buttery' mean to you in describing a tea? I think of butter as a rich sweet-to-savory dairy flavor, and while I have often identified notes that I think of as sweet, grassy, floral, caramel, new-mown hay, herbaceous/resinous, earthy, spicy, fruity, I can't really think of something I'd identify as 'buttery'.

[Tead Off]

What does 'buttery' mean to you in describing a tea? I think of butter as a rich sweet-to-savory dairy flavor, and while I have often identified notes that I think of as sweet, grassy, floral, caramel, new-mown hay, herbaceous/resinous, earthy, spicy, fruity, I can't really think of something I'd identify as 'buttery'.

I use this term to describe a silky mouthfeel that some teas impart apart from the flavor. Almost a coating in my mouth. My wife uses the term 'wet' for some teas that make the mouth water but don't have that 'coating' I mentioned. In a sense, it's almost the opposite of astringent or drying. I'm sure others will have a different explanation.

[debunix]

that makes sense--a texture rather than a flavor.

[woozl]

MMMMM..... Buutter

Definitely a mouth feel.
Lack of astringency, smooth glycerin, coating feel.


li shan tea trekker

[Tead Off]

Last night, I dug into my 13 year old Shui Xian Wuyi stash which is running dangerously low and might not be replaceable. Here was the epitome of 'butteriness'. Delicious, oily, smooth, and, sweet.

[debunix]

Ok....I think I get it. I would think of that as a certain richness and mouthfeel, that I associate with my favorite TGYs, those from Jing Tea Shop and from Norbu; and some excellent Mao Xie from each of these suppliers and Huang Jin Gui from Norbu, and Alishan oolongs from Norbu. Now drinking fall 2010 Long Juan TGY from Jing Tea Shop, clearly fits the bill.