Official Oolong thread!
I’m addicted to Beautiful Taiwan Tea’s oolongs… packed with flavor, huge leaf, and the aroma just captivates me. It’s going to be hard to make a Taiwan Sourcing order when these oolongs seem to go beyond everything I want already. Someone convince me to make a TS order please!
I loved everything I’ve tried fr TS. My tastes are different as you know. I got all roasted oxidized teas. They are skillfully done, roast is beautiful, not ashy.
I liked their Alishan but not so much the Dayuling. Also didn’t like Oriental Beauty but that’s not a knock on them, I’m not a fan of heavily oxidized oolong tea in general.
Russ here. im an Oolong addict as well. funny, as a kid i always liked it, and have been buying the cheap stuff all my life. then one day 6 years ago i happened upon some good ceylon in a car boot sale. From that day on my taste has developed to where I am today, a slave to the many Dan Congs, The oriental beauties, the Da Yu Lings.
I know i should be monogamous and stick to one of them but they’re are all too sexy, i just cant help myself :/
This thread hasn’t had much activity lately so I’m reviving it. This morning I was looking for something different in my tea. I had these tiny samples from an Aliexpress seller (China Tea Capital CO. Ltd.). There was a little bit of English on each packet but nothing to say what the actual tea is (I haven’t bothered adding it to the Steepster database.) So I grabbed one and opened it. I recognized it right away: Ginseng Oolong. Now, I’ve never had this type of oolong before. Every time I would see it in pictures, it just looked weird. The idea of drinking ginseng was weird. So, no I still have not tried this type of oolong before.
Got out the cute little gaiwan I got with my order from this company and brewed it gong fu style. Wow, this is floral, buttery, and sweet. It’s like a brown sugar sweet- very intense. So being my first ginseng oolong, either this is a very good ginseng oolong or else it’s standard and I will love most ginseng oolongs out there.
Either way, I am now sold on ginseng oolong.
I love ginseng oolongs! You are lucky that your first one was so good! Some can be kinda… meh. Personally, when you get that lingering ginseng after taste… that’s what I love most =]
Ah, now I have to get my hands on some ginseng oolong. I’ve seen it online and the idea of drinking ginseng didn’t appeal to me – I thought it was a medicinal tea. The flavor profile you describe sounds really interesting.
I enjoyed some of Jospeh Wesley’s DHP yesterday afternoon. I’m sad I’m almost at the end of the bag :(
I received a few less-oxidized oolongs from Taiwan Tea Crafts yesterday. Trying the Shibi now and I’m in love! Also got their simple little Tulip Cup and adore the shape. Might have to pick up a backup.
I’m enjoying some Wenshan Gold Baozhong from Taiwain Sourcing and it is DELIGHTFUL. Totally licking my cup. A lot of shadow in the pic – but here it is: https://instagram.com/p/7yR-L6Qx80/?taken-by=atasteofmzpriss
Sijichun oolong from Teamasters. Sweet and floral, very light on the vegetal notes. No bitterness or astringency, some oily texture and slick mouthful. Brews forever, I’ve gotten over 20 steeps with this. Relatively cheap under 20 cents a gram, makes my average session around a dollar, tough to beat. Something I’d consider buying in a large amount for a Taiwanese oolong fix without breaking the bank
I have a 2014 357g pressed Tieguanyin cake, how many people would be interested in partaking in a group drink * discussion?
I’ve yet to break off even one piece.
I’m having a nice quiet Saturday and going through the rest of my Aug/Sept w2t oolongs – fresh & aged dahongpao, qilan fire & trees, and aged dahongpao brick. Already had the clover patch a few weeks ago and enjoyed it. I really liked the fresh DHP a lot as well. Moving on to the aged. The day is young!
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