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I just haven’t been able to enjoy Oolong. I bought a good dark oolong, and green oolong from Rishi and…meh. I eventually finished the dark oolong. I gave away most of the green. The green is better than the green I bought from Ten-Ren, but not enough to make me drink it. Maybe my taste buds are just not wired for Oolong.
Scott, are you steeping your oolongs in a gaiwan? I find that gives the best results. Though I do know people that say they just don’t like oolong tea…
Yeah its very possible your palate does not care for it. Gaiwan steeping is the best although admittedly I do western brewing most of the time.
Missy and I were just talking about gaiwans (she wants one). We usually brew western style in a 40 oz pot, and we each have 16 oz mug that we drink from… gaiwan seems like a remarkable change in pace ;)
Oh, no, I don’t have any nice tea pots of any kind. I use a Zojirushi tea boiler and brew by the cup in my glass coffee cup or these glass tea cups I just bought.
It may be my palette. It is interesting though that my palette can differentiate between good quality oolongs and lesser quality.
I just haven’t been able to enjoy Oolong. I bought a good dark oolong, and green oolong from Rishi and…meh. I eventually finished the dark oolong. I gave away most of the green. The green is better than the green I bought from Ten-Ren, but not enough to make me drink it. Maybe my taste buds are just not wired for Oolong.
Scott, are you steeping your oolongs in a gaiwan? I find that gives the best results. Though I do know people that say they just don’t like oolong tea…
Yeah its very possible your palate does not care for it. Gaiwan steeping is the best although admittedly I do western brewing most of the time.
Missy and I were just talking about gaiwans (she wants one). We usually brew western style in a 40 oz pot, and we each have 16 oz mug that we drink from… gaiwan seems like a remarkable change in pace ;)
Oh, no, I don’t have any nice tea pots of any kind. I use a Zojirushi tea boiler and brew by the cup in my glass coffee cup or these glass tea cups I just bought.
It may be my palette. It is interesting though that my palette can differentiate between good quality oolongs and lesser quality.