OOTD- oolong of the day

**Carlin** · 03-06-2010, 09:57 AM

Originally Posted by fsatsil

I am a tea newbie and today was my first experience with a loose Oolong tea and I absolutely love it! Ive had a few Oolongs in tea bags from Twinings and Bigelow which were pretty good but this Rishi Wuyi blows them away! I think im hooked on loose tea, I cant wait to try some more Oolongs! Can you guys recommend some reasonably priced Oolong teas for me to try? Thanks:)

Hehe.

**fsatsil** · 03-06-2010, 10:22 AM

What was that supposed to mean

**ambrose** · 03-06-2010, 11:57 AM

means youre a gonner

**silvertip beard** · 03-06-2010, 01:41 PM

hook, line, and sinker, my friend!

one of us, one of us, gooble-gobble gooble-gobble!

Some Taiwan Wuyi is mighty satisfying for me today!

**Erik** · 03-06-2010, 02:53 PM

Originally Posted by fsatsil

I am a tea newbie and today was my first experience with a loose Oolong tea and I absolutely love it! Ive had a few Oolongs in tea bags from Twinings and Bigelow which were pretty good but this Rishi Wuyi blows them away! I think im hooked on loose tea, I cant wait to try some more Oolongs! Can you guys recommend some reasonably priced Oolong teas for me to try? Thanks:)

Abandon all hope!

**fsatsil** · 03-06-2010, 03:50 PM

Haha same thing happened when I first discovered really good coffee a few years back, oh yea and then there was the shaving stuff , and my knife collecting and.....oh what the heck may as well as tea to the list:) Soon im going to need a second job to support all my habits.

**grasshopper** · 03-07-2010, 04:31 AM

Phoenix Bird Oolong High Mountain Grown from Phoenix Collection
More bitter than I like. Less breadth. Narrow flavor band. I brew it as I brew other presumably fancy teas of this ilk. I'll see what I can coax from it. Maybe I'm using too much leaf, too much heat.

**Proinsias** · 03-08-2010, 04:42 PM

Some heavy roast TGY from J-Tea. Nothing outstanding at first but it's the sort of tea I could quite happily drink for a week without getting bored - I thinks it's perfect background tea for the cold whether.

**ambrose** · 03-08-2010, 07:47 PM

Originally Posted by Proinsias

Some heavy roast TGY from J-Tea. Nothing outstanding at first but it's the sort of tea I could quite happily drink for a week without getting bored - I thinks it's perfect background tea for the cold whether.

which grade did you try the premium is quite good

reminds me of an aged TGY

**Proinsias** · 03-09-2010, 02:47 AM

It's not listed as premium. It the top listed, cheapest one, here.

**ambrose** · 03-09-2010, 02:51 AM

Originally Posted by Proinsias

It's not listed as premium. It the top listed, cheapest one, here.

haha sorry bud I was confused I was thinking jas-e tea

**tieguanyin** · 03-09-2010, 06:16 AM

Originally Posted by ambrose

which grade did you try the premium is quite good

reminds me of an aged TGY

I thought SWMBO cut you off the oolong ride? You fallen off the wagon or something

?

**ambrose** · 03-09-2010, 06:25 AM

Originally Posted by tieguanyin

I thought SWMBO cut you off the oolong ride? You fallen off the wagon or something

?

nope im still banned

im just talking from the good old times

**tea goober** · 03-09-2010, 07:18 AM

From a local tea shop (The Steeping Room) here in Austin TX. Absolutely delicious, not really a traditional DHP flavor profile but just the same it's very nice. Aged three years and heavily roasted, easily 10 or more infusions.
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**arghblech** · 03-09-2010, 07:18 AM

2009 Honorable Mention Baozhong from Floating Leaves.

**tieguanyin** · 03-10-2010, 06:36 AM

Finishing off some everyday Milan Dancong from Jing Tea Shop. Out of the 5 plus cups I got out of it, two were very good. A nice peach finish to it. For the price ($5/100 gr), it is yummy and affordable

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Moving onto some Qi Lan Wuyi from Rishi Tea (also very affordable). I can definitely smell the raisin sugar mentioned in the vendor description when the leaves hit the pre-heated gaiwan. Looking forward to it.

**silvertip beard** · 03-10-2010, 05:40 PM

Its always fun to break open another half-pound bag of Taiwan Wuyi. Stocking up on this was the right decision.

Was reading today somewhere about Jin Xuan being called "milk" tea. Explains a lot about the relevant tastes and textures.

**grasshopper** · 03-11-2010, 08:11 PM

2009 Winter Buddha Hand High Mountain
and
2009 Winter LaLaShan High Mountain
Both from Floating Leaves. This new Buddha Hand is very creamy, very contemplative, what beer brewers refer to as "big." The LaLaShan (the peak upon which I must have spent my early twenties) has a powerful flavor that some would liken to peach and which I would compare to baking spices. Both are wonderful; the LaLa might be better suited to my current mood.