Oolong Box Pass

[Drax]

Wow, sound great! Awesome timing, too, I'm just getting in a package with a couple more oolongs that I'll be able to share when it gets here..!

[cheaton]

Is there such thing as stale Oolong.... wouldn't it just be "aged"?

Either trolling, or you've never had both, there is a quite noticeable difference between aged and stale oolong, and you can have an aged oolong that is stale.

That was silly sarcasm. Noted by the little silly emoticons at the end. Sheesh..... Lighten up folks! Can't a guy be a smart-alec on the net anymore??

[Ebtoulson]

That was silly sarcasm. Noted by the little silly emoticons at the end. Sheesh..... Lighten up folks! Can't a guy be a smart-alec on the net anymore?? Razz

The internet is serious business...

[cheaton]

Sorry I must have missed the Emoticons... and If I recall I was in a slightly serious mood, where I probably wouldn't even have recognized blatant jokes as being jokes.

Its all good. I quite often rub people the wrong way with my sarcasm and sinicism. No harm no foul!

[heatwaves]

The oolong tea box is on its way to Drax! I sent it on Monday, so he should have it at any time.

Here's what I added:
Monkey Picked Ti Kwan Yin - SpecialTeas
Anxi Oolong - SpecialTeas
Special Ali San - SpecialTeas
Zhangshu Lake Oolong - Wing Hop Fung
Taiwan Royal Supreme Oolong - Wing Hop Fung
(The above is THE BEST. Too bad there's only enough for Drax and the next lucky person to receive the box)
Fujian Six Serenity Oolong - Wing Hop Fung
Fujian Five Sweetheart Oolong - Wing Hop Fung
Premium High Mountain Oolong - Wing Hop Fung
Premium Ginseng Oolong - Wing Hop Fung

I polished off the last remaining morsels of:
05 Spring Wuyi - Hou De
Strong Fire Oolong - Tao of Tea (The best of the ones that I tried)
Ti Kwan Yin - Norbu Teas
Jade Kwan Yin - Red Blosson Tea Company

I also sampled:
Plum Oolong -- Rishi Tea (This tasted exactly the same as the plum oolong by The Art of Tea. They either have the same source or Rishi IS the source)
Orange Blossom Oolong -- New Mexico Tea Company (The citrus notes are good for the sinuses, for dusting furniture, or for starting spontaneous chemical fires)

I also have a recommendation of the future. We should keep track of the teas that make it through a full cycle. The teas that survive a full cycle should be pulled. Most likely they're to no one's liking. I bring this up because the box is starting to get rather heavy. It is now about $10 to ship parcel post. Not a huge deal, but the box is full of old, scented teas chock full of chemically perfumey goodness and a little thin on "true" oolongs.

And I still loved the experience.

[geeber1]

The oolong tea box is on its way to Drax! I sent it on Monday, so he should have it at any time.

Here's what I added:
Monkey Picked Ti Kwan Yin - SpecialTeas
Anxi Oolong - SpecialTeas
Special Ali San - SpecialTeas
Zhangshu Lake Oolong - Wing Hop Fung
Taiwan Royal Supreme Oolong - Wing Hop Fung
(The above is THE BEST. Too bad there's only enough for Drax and the next lucky person to receive the box)

Yay, that's me!

[Drax]

Oooh, twiddle thumbs.

I haven't gotten it yet, but if I get it by the weekend, I will use the time to take some picks and maybe catalog what's in there for reference.

Twiddle thumbs faster!

[Victoria]

Thanks for the update Heatwaves!

So sayeth the Oolong Queen-
New list order/status:

EdKrueger - DONE
T4Texas - DONE
BSteele - DONE
Cha Cha Cha - DONE
kymidwife - DONE
heatwaves - DONE
Drax - CURRENT
geeber1 -
Shogun89 -
cheaton -
teashionista -
Intuit -
Ebtoulson -
Garrett -
*thirtysixbelow*
leiche -

Bumped down due to no response:
Evil Flowers
DangerInRed
Balmung135
TeaCompulsion
Vulture

[Cinnamon Kitty]

Orange Blossom Oolong -- New Mexico Tea Company (The citrus notes are good for the sinuses, for dusting furniture, or for starting spontaneous chemical fires)

That one works better when just a few leaves are added to a plain oolong that works well western brewed or a black tea. Brewed straight up, the orange is definitely overpowering.

[Geekgirl]

I really like the Orange Blossom from NMTC for iced tea. Yummy! Not so much for hot, the aroma kind of overshadows the oolong flavor.

[Drax]

No box in sight yet... hopefully it comes today!

[heatwaves]

Hmm... I'm surprised it hasn't arrived yet. It does have to travel all the way across the country via parcel post, so I suppose it may actually take a full week. Keep us posted. (pun intended)

[Drax]

Ah, it came yesterday! (Saturday) -- I got to break into it today, and I took a bunch of pictures. I will try to post them up tomorrow...!

I did do a quick inventory, for those curious...

Special Teas
1. Fine Ti Kuan Yin
2. All San Oolong
3. Ti Kuan Yin Monkey Picked
4. Anxi Oolong Select

Tea Spot
1. Vintage Oolong

English Tea Store
1. Formosa Oolong
2. Oolong Orange Blossom

Wing Hop Fung
1. Premium Ginseng Oolong
2. Six Serenity Oolong
3. Premium High Mountain Oolong
4. Zhangshu Lake Oolong
5. TW Royal Supreme Oolong
6. Five Sweetheart Oolong

New Mexico Tea Company
1. White Tip Oolong
2. Orange Blossom Oolong

Adagio:
1. Wuyi Ensemble
2. Oolong #18
3. Coconut Pouchong
4. Jasmine #5
5. Jasmine #9
6. Almond Oolong

Teavana:
1. Six Summits
2. Formosa Nut Oolong

Whole Foods:
1. Iron Goddess of Mercy
2. Organic Wuyi Oolong

Other:
1. Anxi Guan Yin Wang
2. Osmanthus Oolong Upton
3. Rishi Plum Oolong

[Victoria]

I would toss these:

English Tea Store
1. Formosa Oolong
2. Oolong Orange Blossom

They are from the original box, I can say that with certainty.