nepalese oolong

[mr. Less]

yesterday i went to palais du thés and bought some of there nepalese oolong.
its 70 % oxidized(fermented) but it wasnt as woody like for instance a oolong fancy, which i dont really like

have anybody ever had a nepalese oolong? because i think my brewing methods are not really good for this tea yet, could it be true that for heavy fermented oolong teas its better to use flash infusions, because my first steeping times(20 seconds then 15 seconds ) were still very sharp

[Victoria]

Don't they sell any green Taiwan oolong in that place?


I have had a few Nepal oolongs but they run towards Darjeeling
if I remember correctly.

[beecrofter]

goodle up this

352 Himalayan oolong from Special Teashttp


or this link

http://www.specialteas.com/Oolong-Tea/3 ... olong.html

Ordered some and quite pleased with it.

[beecrofter]

Also - as for infusion times- in a small yixing with about enough tea to cover the bottom and a very brief rinse I would say I barely got the lid on the pot before it was time to pour the first infusion and perhaps the second as well.

[ABx]

I got some from Tao of Tea because I was there and I was curious. It's a bit like a Bai Hao (aka Oriental Beauty), but it's actually a bit better; more interesting and not quite as much like a black tea. I made it in a gaiwan, and after the first steep I only steeped a few seconds. You could surely do the same in an infuser mug.

I think the trick here would be to keep an eye on the color of the infusion. It might cool the water a bit when you do (depending how how you do it), but once you have an idea of how much time to steep you should be able to get an idea of how long to steep after that.

[mr. Less]

thanxs everybody for your replies.
i tried it today with a less tea(5 g) and the flash infusions, and it was much better.
I dont have a gaiwan yet, so its hard to check the color in my yixing pot, but the tea tastes much better with this amount of tea and the flash infusions
thanxs!