Official what Oolong are You Drinking Right Now?

[Tead Off]

I love the different spellings for all these teas. Combine this with the different dialects for the teas and it can get really confusing. Here in Bangkok, I can get Qian Li Xiang, which is quite hard to find ordinarily, and, spelled and pronounced by Chao Zhou people, very differently. This tea is still coming in paper wrappings with Chinese characters stamped on the paper after they hand pack it for me.

[wyardley]

Here in Bangkok, I can get Qian Li Xiang, which is quite hard to find ordinarily, and, spelled and pronounced by Chao Zhou people, very differently. This tea is still coming in paper wrappings with Chinese characters stamped on the paper after they hand pack it for me.

I was just thinking last night that it must be popular or have special significance within the Chaozhou diaspora.

I was able to find some in Wuyishan a few years ago, though it was a qingxiang version, and I had to ask for it specifically.

[mr. Less]

seems jingteashop has a qian li xiang at the moment.
Attack boys !!

[debunix]

And I just sent off an order to Jingteashop this morning before noticing this post.

[puerhking]

Autumn Gan De TGY from Jing Tea Shop -

Herbal and floral with butter. Good stuff.

[wyardley]

2010 Winter Lishan from FLT. A little more vegetal than the Dayuling, and less aftertaste, at least based on tasting each once. But my taste buds are acting a little funky this morning, so reserving judgement. My tasting companion thought it was too vegetal. I noticed an interesting earthy kind of flavor in the background. The aroma is very sweet, floral and pleasant.

Before that, the aforementioned Sea Dyke Qianlixiang. Reserving judgement until I can experiment more, but seems similar to the Rou Gui (and just as tricky to brew).

[iannon]

Eight Immortals Yancha from Seven Cups

[Tead Off]

Here in Bangkok, I can get Qian Li Xiang, which is quite hard to find ordinarily, and, spelled and pronounced by Chao Zhou people, very differently. This tea is still coming in paper wrappings with Chinese characters stamped on the paper after they hand pack it for me.

I was just thinking last night that it must be popular or have special significance within the Chaozhou diaspora.

I was able to find some in Wuyishan a few years ago, though it was a qingxiang version, and I had to ask for it specifically.

Almost all the Thai-Chinese are CZ people. The many small shops in Chinatown selling teas all have more Wuyi tea than anything else. DHP being the top choice with SX and Rou Gui following in the distance. Qian Li Xiang is not easy to find here. Isn't the translation to English something like 1000 li fragrance? Li being a measure of distance.

[bagua7]

Highly disappointed with the Taiwanese milk oolong tea I had this morning. You can't win all the time. Never again from that vendor, anyway.

[debunix]

Da Hong Pao from norbu, in my 'snowdrifts' cup. Very nice.

[puerhking]

Autumn Rou Gui from Jing Tea Shop -

This is my second session with this tea. I was not impressed with the first so I used more leaf....and I continue to be unimpressed. Very lack luster in fragrance and flavor.

[Poohblah]

Autumn Rou Gui from Jing Tea Shop -

This is my second session with this tea. I was not impressed with the first so I used more leaf....and I continue to be unimpressed. Very lack luster in fragrance and flavor.

Is that the anxi or wuyi rou gui?

[teaisme]

houde's alishan 2010

ahhhh good stuff in almost every way

[iannon]

Premium Shui Xian (Narcissus) Light Roast tonite for me

[Poohblah]

Anxi mao xie from Jing Tea Shop. I've had it stored for many months now, but I am really glad I finally opened the packet. Nice, light, floral. Slightly fruity. Creamy in the later infusions.