OOTD- oolong of the day
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2011 Spring Alishan from FL -
This is the last bit of this one....and it has been tasty. This will be reordered.
This is the last bit of this one....and it has been tasty. This will be reordered.
'09 Taiwan Wuyi from Floating Leaves brewed Westerly. It was just fine but I prefer it from a gaiwan.
2011 Spring Taiwan Pin-Lin "Shui Xian" Hand-Harvested from Hou De -
The overt florals on this tea have mellowed a bit...giving it a nice rounded flavor profile. Enjoying this one.
The overt florals on this tea have mellowed a bit...giving it a nice rounded flavor profile. Enjoying this one.
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2011 Taiwan Wuyi from FL -
Cinnamon hints in the dried and brewed leaf....that actually made it into the tea. An accompanying bit of florals in the finish. Things are looking up for this one.
Cinnamon hints in the dried and brewed leaf....that actually made it into the tea. An accompanying bit of florals in the finish. Things are looking up for this one.
woo im back with a pic dump..
1st infusion. 85c 2 min: color: pale green aroma: light vegital and toasted bread taste: lightly grassy no astringancy slight tingle
2nd infusion 1:30s color medium pale green taste: astringant grassyness with hints of nuts
3rd infusion 90c 1m color pale green taste: light astringancy and nutty
4th infusion 1:30s nuttyness has dominated.
nice leaves
and my current setup.
yes its a parker 51
1st infusion. 85c 2 min: color: pale green aroma: light vegital and toasted bread taste: lightly grassy no astringancy slight tingle
2nd infusion 1:30s color medium pale green taste: astringant grassyness with hints of nuts
3rd infusion 90c 1m color pale green taste: light astringancy and nutty
4th infusion 1:30s nuttyness has dominated.
nice leaves
and my current setup.
yes its a parker 51
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well i just had a craving for tea at 2AM so here i am. i dident feel like something that would require much work so i brought out the ol' 250ml yixing and poured in the a-li-shan
had to dig out the old gyoukuro cups (i think thats what they are) to fit the larger volume
nope hasent changed since i last tried it. still ligtly astringant grassy and lightly toasted nuts.
love how every one of them is 2 leaves and a bud.
had to dig out the old gyoukuro cups (i think thats what they are) to fit the larger volume
nope hasent changed since i last tried it. still ligtly astringant grassy and lightly toasted nuts.
love how every one of them is 2 leaves and a bud.
weh-shan bao-zhong #11-16 formosa
1st 30s 85c: aroma: fruity floral aroma Taste: floral and lightly nutty
2nd 45s: lightly dry floral and nutty
3rd 1m: toasted nuttyness has come to the front
4th 2m: even more pronounced toasted nuts
5th 4m: florals reapear
6th 8m: mostly toasted but weak flavor.
1st 30s 85c: aroma: fruity floral aroma Taste: floral and lightly nutty
2nd 45s: lightly dry floral and nutty
3rd 1m: toasted nuttyness has come to the front
4th 2m: even more pronounced toasted nuts
5th 4m: florals reapear
6th 8m: mostly toasted but weak flavor.
they were rather large. i did use more than normal though
I've been working on the last 2 oz. of last year's Alishan Din Hu from Floating Leaves. A new order has arrived and I need to clear some space.
Wow. I just stumbled on this. For you purists - who also likes the aged Oolong? Just found this at a local tea shop and depending on age/quality it can be pretty amazing! I bought a couple oz of inexpensive 3-5 year and they are trying to get some higher quality.
It's at home so don't have all the info. Where do you guys get your oolong? local or online?
thx!
rob
It's at home so don't have all the info. Where do you guys get your oolong? local or online?
thx!
rob
both theres a nice tea shop a few hours away that have a nice selection of green white oolong black and sometimes yellow. but for pu-erh its basically online only since the shop only has Shu (good shu but im not a fan of shu) in my reviews if you see a bag saying "its about tea" then it was bought locally.
2010 ED Milan Dancong from Jing -
This is quite lovely now. Roast and florals are in perfect harmony with nice mouthfeel. Yum. I see that Jing has done away with their everyday teas which is a shame....perhaps it is represented as Milan Dancong A now.
This is quite lovely now. Roast and florals are in perfect harmony with nice mouthfeel. Yum. I see that Jing has done away with their everyday teas which is a shame....perhaps it is represented as Milan Dancong A now.
I thought that Alishan was pretty tasty from last year. What did you get in your new order?
Winter Farmer's Choice Baozhong
Winter ShanLinXi
Winter Charcoal Roasted ShanLinXi
Winter DaYuLing
and some Silver Needles.
Winter ShanLinXi
Winter Charcoal Roasted ShanLinXi
Winter DaYuLing
and some Silver Needles.
Today's tea is some Li Shan Cui Luan from Floating leaves. I think this is from 2010 but I forgot to label it.
guess you havent seen this in a long time!
ok 1 rinse
1st 10s: toasted oolong flavor no arstingantcy or bitterness very plesant.
2nd 15s: similar to above but the roasting is more promenent.
3rd: 30s suprisingly well mannered given its rep.
4th 40s: tongue is tingling slightly metalic taste.
5th 50s: miniralls are showing through
6th 120: my tounge is shot theres still life in this tea but i cant taste anything any more so ill leave off here and just enjoy it
ok 1 rinse
1st 10s: toasted oolong flavor no arstingantcy or bitterness very plesant.
2nd 15s: similar to above but the roasting is more promenent.
3rd: 30s suprisingly well mannered given its rep.
4th 40s: tongue is tingling slightly metalic taste.
5th 50s: miniralls are showing through
6th 120: my tounge is shot theres still life in this tea but i cant taste anything any more so ill leave off here and just enjoy it
wen shan bao zhong
1st 30s verry floral no astringancy.
2nd 45s: floral has deminished nutty finish.
3rd 1m: small amounts of roastedness but still floral
4th 1.5m nuttyness becomes the main focus.
5th 2.5m slightly green flavored.
6th 5m lovely nutty and floral finish
1st 30s verry floral no astringancy.
2nd 45s: floral has deminished nutty finish.
3rd 1m: small amounts of roastedness but still floral
4th 1.5m nuttyness becomes the main focus.
5th 2.5m slightly green flavored.
6th 5m lovely nutty and floral finish
