Official Oolong thread!

I’ll start with the new oolong players, Taiwan Sourcing.

Drank their Bronze Tie Guan Yin. I was impressed. Pretty dark roast, but surprisingly not overwhelming with “roastiness”, no burnt taste. The first note I got was cannabis… How do I know what cannabis tastes like? Well…i’ll leave that to your imagination ;-)

Eucalyptus follows….A fresh mouthfeel. Dried fruit sweetness as well. A beautiful tea.

I must say I’m very impressed with the quality I have found in Taiwan Sourcing products so far. With Scott Wilson behind it, why am I not surprised?

Good luck to them!

I have done two sessions with the Bronze TGY. Loved it! Very strong cannabis note but this wasn’t as heavy as I expected by looking at the leaves. It looks quite darkly roasted, but it tastes very moderately roasty.

Plus 1 on the Scott shout out. I love this new venture – and also @TheTeaFairy – I’m so glad you started this thread. The oolongs don’t get enough love. I will be back to discuss the 2015 Lishan as well.

Yesterday I had the Li Shan Early Spring High Mountain Jade Oolong Tea from Taiwain Sourcing. It is absolutely lovely. Very floral and green with a bit of buttery background. It was quite sweet.

I enjoyed a long session on my tea porch during a rainy afternoon and it was a perfect blend of beautiful tea and beautiful atmosphere. It was the inaugural session for my new (gorgeous) tea table as well. I’m glad I picked such a pretty tea for it.

So far I am really impressed with the quality of the TS offerings.

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Brilliant idea! Thank you for starting this thread. Might have to do one for other teas as well. :D

Love this! I just started to really appreciate oolongs a few months ago. It’s amazing the depth it has. I prefer to stay on the greener side of oolongs but love to try the black oolongs.

I think it’s that creamyish flavor that I love most. so yum.

Today was a Goi Fei oolong from taiwan. I enjoyed its smoky tones, but it did not stand up well against multiple steepings (got 6 good ones). The leaves were a little rough for wear. I still did appreciate a nice rolled roast though :)

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What a great idea TeaFairy! We really needed this thread! :)
Today I’m having fresh sheng tasting planned, but I may be able to sneak in an oolong somewhere along the way. ;)

I love oolong! Da Hong Pao is my favorite. The last tea I reviewed was a Ruan Zhi oolong from Thailand (in a blog post, not here, sorry, I’ll work on that), and before that two similar dark roasted versions, likely Jin Xuan. The most interesting oolong I tried recently was a Rou Gui; amazing flavors and finish / aftertaste. My other favorite from the last half a year was a dark oolong from Hatvalla, from Vietnam. Come to think of it that should be listed here because What-Cha now carries those (Red Buffalo oolong, to give it a name).

I enjoy the less oxidized oolongs especially baozhong.
My latest purchases are from shanshuiteas.com. Brian Wright consistantly has the best Taiwan oolongs.

Has anyone heard of eco-cha? They ran a survey and you get a killer coupon. I ended up buying some oolong to try out. I don’t know anything about them or their quality, so I’ll learn once my package arrives. They looked pretty fairly priced mostly.