Official what Oolong are You Drinking Right Now?

[Math]

And yes. For every tea you should try diffent ways of brewing, Short brews, long brews. Lots of leaves, few leaves. Gaiwan, bowl style, that yixing you didn't think would fit this tea etc.

The problem is when you only have 8 grams of one tea, you have to take an informed decision and guess

[debunix]

When I skip too many steps, I can make an unpleasant cup from a TeaHabitat Dan Cong. When I have time to pay attention, even my SeaDyke TKY is lovely.

Fortunately, I have time to pay attention right now and my SeaDyke TKY is lovely.

Eagerly awaiting a first Taiwan Sourcing order because I'm nearly out of green Taiwan oolong--just have a few bits left of deeper roast and one batch that I like to reserve for cool-brewing. Tracking says still over the Pacific someplace....

[jayinhk]

And yes. For every tea you should try diffent ways of brewing, Short brews, long brews. Lots of leaves, few leaves. Gaiwan, bowl style, that yixing you didn't think would fit this tea etc.

The problem is when you only have 8 grams of one tea, you have to take an informed decision and guess

Absolutely, my thought was with 8 grams you wouldn't even have time to figure out what the tea needed!

[Frisbeehead]

I'm finally getting around to trying the Cassia Extraordinaire I ordered from Tea Hong a couple months ago.

This tea is really good. I wish I could find more yancha like this regularly...my zini that's dedicated to Wuyi gets lonely all too often.

[iGo]

Or.igin Tea 1993 Wuyi Hui-Yuan Cliff Lao Cong Shui Xian

Why didn't I get more? sigh

[jayinhk]

Tony really knew good tea. Pity he couldn't keep at it!

[CWarren]

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[Haddemall]

Loved Tony's red jade.

[jayinhk]

Some of Bok's Lishan in a very thin Jingdezhen infuser mug. For some reason I'm struggling to get a lot from this tea. I may have to give the gaiwan to Taiwan clay pot to cup thing a try again!

[debunix]

Cui Luan High Mountain Jade Oolong Tea - Winter 2014--a bonus packet from Taiwan sourcing with my recent order. Now quite sad, and impatient, because I turned on the kettle, waited for it to heat, poured the hot water over the tea.....and it wasn't enough. I had forgotten to check to see the kettle was full. So I just had a sip of floral, sweet, delicate golden liquor and am waiting for the kettle to heat up to make more. Sigh.

[Alucard]

Dark roast TGY from Mountain Tea. I recently started getting into roasted oolongs and really like this one.

[debunix]

Last of the 2011 Spring Lao Cong Shan Cha charcoal roasted oolong from Nantou, Taiwan via Norbu Tea. Deep roasted, delicious, and a pleasant contrast to this morning's greener offering from Taiwan Sourcing.

[jayinhk]

High roast Baozhong laocha. Brewed in a low profile Ru kiln easy gaiwan that is now my preferred brewing vessel for shu at home (I keep my pin zini shu pot at work).

This is good stuff and I wish I could get more; fortunately I still have most of a four tael (150g) bag. Purchased from a dealer in Pinglin who didn't have any laocha at all when I went by a few weeks ago. This tea is excellent; aged, but not too frequently roasted. Tastes like cinnamon and mature coconuts, with a touch of roast flavor but nothing overpowering like with some high fire tea. Nice hui gan too. I'm kicking myself for not buying a second bag now!

Drinking the second infusion with bak kut teh, Singapore-style pork rib soup. Even with the intense herbal taste of the broth, I can taste the tea quite clearly and there is a flavor like old citrus of some sort in there too. Really very enjoyable tea, and the best example of aged Baozhong I've had yet.

[ethan]

thanks, Jay, for writing 4 tael is 150 grams: finally got in my head 37.5 grams is one t.....

Anyway am drinking a "7 years oolong" (& I forgot the story for the name) in Dr Chen's books it is "919" & I did not ask why

It is quite a dark roast oolong grown at or around the highest-growing altitude (Alishan, Lishan?) so I was told. Quite good & satisfying though not as exciting as the other teas that I bought in larger amounts that day.

Upon tasting I said to myself I am getting this; then upon tasting "better" teas decided not to get it; then, upon leaving the shop turned around & bought some.

I'm glad I turned around & bought. Besides good value for $, I don't want or need every cup of tea to be one of the "best".

[jayinhk]

Different parameters and vessels might bring more out of it, but it might just not be your cup of tea!