Oolong tea
All posts in the Oolong tea categoryShui Xian Oolong from Teas Etc
“May you always have walls for the winds, a roof for the rain, tea beside the fire, laughter to cheer you, those you love near you and all your heart might desire.”
When Bec and I got married, we had those words printed on a card and placed on a table by the entrance to the winery. I still love them. There is something so homely and comforting about them ? truly a wonderful benediction.
I am reminded of those words today, as it rains outside (a much needed rain) and I enjoy my morning tea ritual inside. Bec and Benny are asleep and I am trying a new tea: a shui xian (also known as dancong) oolong from Teas Etc.
New Tea Community, a year's supply of tea and 30% off Vintage Oolong from The Tea Spot
There are a few exciting things going on in the world of tea at the moment. Fellow tea bloggers Griffin Kelton (from Tea Time Tuesday) and Tony Gebley (from World of Tea) launched a tea community earlier this week, called The Tea Roundtable. I signed up but haven’t had time to post anything yet, though it’s clear there’s a real buzz around the forums. That may be due to the site’s current competition: the first person to post 25 times in the forums will win themselves a year’s supply of tea from Narien Teas. Nice one!
The other thing that I quickly wanted to mention is that The Tea Spot have slashed 30% off their Vintage Oolong, which is a single-estate, medium-bodied oolong from Taiwan. Here’s how The Tea Spot describe their tea:
With a sweet, nutty flavor, this tea captures the subtlety of what amazing, full?leaf tea should taste like. Hints of ripe apricots and lilacs combine to produce a tender, timeless green oolong; hence the name! This tea yields a bright, amber liquor and should be re?steeped multiple times. Each successive steeping will unveil new flavors & aromas, until the leaves are fully opened. Delicate, refined, and understated – this is the true connoisseur?s tea!
Head over to The Tea Spot now.
Meghma Oolong Limited Edition (Review)
I’ll confess: I’m new to the art of writing about taste sensations. For a long time I’ve marvelled at those perceptive or creative souls who write the blurbs on wine bottles. You know, the type who pick up hints of tobacco, chocolate and dusty desert roads when all you can taste is grape, fermented and alcoholic.
But since I’ve started a website about tea, one of my goals has been to learn this art. Don’t get me wrong, my problem isn’t in picking a good tea from a bad tea, or distinguishing between an exceptional tea and a good tea. I can taste the quality. But describing it is much more challenging.
Tung Ting Jade Oolong Tea by Ten Ren (Review)
For Christmas, my friend Li gave me a can of Tung Ting Oolong Tea (also known as Jade Oolong) by Ten Ren. It was my introduction to green oolong teas – oolongs which have received very little oxidation.