Is it a black oolong? No ! Is it an over-roasted aged Oolong? Over-roasted? Definitely ! Aged? Yes, since I received this gift more than 15 years already but not quite sure exactly how old. It’s a gift of old tea from the elder son of Shifu Lan who received the tea from one of… Continue reading Old aged Roasted Oolong
Category: Tea – Oolong
MeiZhan Oolong
According to the latest Chinese botanic encyclopedia， there are 76 different tea tree cultivars have been identified as ‘suitable’ tea tree cultivar to produce Oolong tea, and MeiZhan is one of it. Mei Zhan tea tree is also known as Gaojiao oolong tea tree, asecual growing and normally is bush type of mid-sized leaves tea… Continue reading MeiZhan Oolong
Tea Tree & Environment Determine Tea Quality
Among 6+1 tea types, oolong tea only has about 1000 years of history, it is not same as fine quality green/white/yellow or golden tippy black tea that mainly from small sized tea leaf and it does not rushing out for tea picking in the early spring. Oolong tea does have specific requirements for quality from… Continue reading Tea Tree & Environment Determine Tea Quality
EcoTea – MeiZhan Oolong
#ecotea#ecoquality must come from a happy, peaceful and harmony environment with diligent commitments from #hardworking people to the #mothernature and #culturesustainability
>500 years old Gushu is injured
OMG, What a crime! The responsible person who takes care and have rights to harvest tea picking from the >500 years old GuShu （ancient tea tree）in WuDong Shan village, for FengHuang DanCong, went to check that growing status, she was shocked by the destroying of some branches. This crime has been reported and now is… Continue reading >500 years old Gushu is injured
Taste Evaluation: FengHuang DanCong #3
Received a surprised #teasample parcel from #guangdong today, there are 3 different quality grades of #fenghuang #dancong and 2 quality grades in #blacktea. #TeaEvaluation #FHDC Grade 3: lightly charcoal roasted with sweet in warm floral flavour, similar as #yashixiang. The #aftertaste in the 2nd brewing is more clear than the 1st brewing, more in woody… Continue reading Taste Evaluation: FengHuang DanCong #3
Preferences
#flavours and #tastes subject to #individual #preferences #individualpreferences but there are fundamental #differences between #naturalflavors vs. #aromaticflavors
Oolong
Oolong is an unique tea type which is also known as ‘Qing Cha青茶” in Chinese , inFrench they translate “Qing” to “bleu”, therefore in Europe, some people know it as “thé bleu”. But if you search the color definition of “Qing 青” on Google, then you will get series of color from green to blue. … Continue reading Oolong
Caffeine in Gongfu Cha?
In a Gongfu Cha group one who worries about caffeine consumption asked what to do with Gongfu style in the late evening. I am too very sensitive with caffeine especially with coffee, but seldom suffer this problem when enjoying Chinese traditional brewing tea late in the evening There are three basic things that I would… Continue reading Caffeine in Gongfu Cha?
Dong Ding Oolong Tasting report
what in the name of Dong Ding Oolong is not knowing how to distinguish: 1. Authentic flavour and taste 2. Change of tea tree cultivar 3. Effect from global warming and the acidic environment issue 4. The influence from tea production processes Here is a taste comparing report from 1. Tea sample from a Belgian… Continue reading Dong Ding Oolong Tasting report