Official what Oolong are You Drinking Right Now?

[etorix]

chado.my.teaway : from fivestar?

hmm .. they do samples o0o nice

[chado.my.teaway]

Yeah, from 5*T

Look here.

http://www.teachat.com/viewtopic.php?f= ... start=1035

[AdamMY]

Heritage TLH from Red Blossom Tea.

[oolongfan]

Some wonderful 2011 Spring Mi Lan Dan Cong from Norbu. Nice straw like astringent notes cutting through honey....yum.

[iannon]

Shui Jin Gui ? Golden Turtle this evening. another sample from Amazing-gree-tea

[oolongfan]

Today's teas..both from Norbu:

Charcoal Roasted Lao Con Shan Cha 2011 Spring Wild Tea Tawain:
Incredible..you can taste the charcoal roast notes but not in an ashy obtrusive way. Barley notes with a hint of dried plum or something..

Shui Xian 2011 Spring: A real power house....unsweetened Dutch coco, dried raisins, and coco bean/wood flavors..yeah I didn't believe coco notes were possible in tea but they are. Really unique flavor profile..like the sort that you could pick out easily in a blind cupping..

[etorix]

Zhong Shu Hu Tea, from TeafromTaiwan

my very first Alishan, also the first brew in a new 100ml Lao Zhu Ni aged red clay Shui Ping

wont be my last, hopefully

[mlh]

I'm drinking an organic Tie Guan Yin (Iron Goddess) from TeaVivre (produced 6/15/11 out of Zhangshou, Fujian, China. It has incredible floral notes that are very distinct and strong, I'd almost think it was a 'flavored' tea.
Not a big fan of flavored teas, but this although strong is not overpowering and the leaves unfurl into long and fluttering green pennants, which was unexpected from such a small package.
I'm a newbie to the Oolongs, but am very glad I took a chance with this beauty.

[MIKE_B]

Second infusion of The Mandarin's Tea Room '11 high fired old bush SX.
11g in 100ml gaiwan. A very expensive gongfu session. I wanted to sample this tea uninfluenced by clay and this is my only gaiwan.
...worth it.

[etorix]

Da Yu Ling Tea, from TeasfromTaiwan

[DKSEA]

Floating leaves DaYuLing, An amazing mouth feel and taste.

[iannon]

1990's Yancha from Life in teacup. nice! a lot of longevity and depth for me in this one.

[armin]

For the first time I am trying organic Wuyi Rock Oolong and I really love the subtle notes of this tea. Very smooth texture, a pleasant taste I will associate with an early morning fresh air somewhere in the country where you can still feel a very pleasant shade of smoke in the background while you are walking through an orchard and the very gentle fruity notes are complemented by the wild flowers and smell of the wet bark of the trees after the dew.
The second brew is more like a gentle roasted hazelnuts and fruits...
Very nice tea and great experience. I am looking forward to try more oolong varieties.

Armin

[etorix]

2011 Xiping Anxi Tie Guan Yin from Essence of Tea 10g sample

excellent first brews ... i want more

"from an old plantation on Lao Cha Shan .. a traditional, authentic Xiping ... that is grown without chemicals"

and since this comes from a UK supplier, i can have some post-haste

[Dinahsaur]

Drinking an unknown ginseng oolong. I'm to the point in the multiple infusions that most of the ginseng flavor has passed on and it's slightly nutty and a nice roasted flavor!