Favourite oolong… sounds about what I need. (actually what I probably really need is another nap, but I’m tired of sleeping and there’s something on tv in 45 minutes that I want to see)
Teaspring’s is the tie guan yin I’m most familiar with and also, so far, the one I have preferred the most. The interesting legend behind the origins of the tea. The prettiness of the bright green leaves, so clear in colour as if they had been dyed. The aroma so sweet and rich, like a lovely brocoli broccolli broccol green vegetable boiled just to perfection and with just the right amount of butter. The colour such deep yellow, looking like it’s actually a green tea.
The flavour! So round and vegetally sweet and lingering perfection.
It’s just right.
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This sounds awesome! I’ve never had a tie guan yin. Greens and oolongs are definitely my weakest tea point!
I love that you spell just as well as me. Always looking for a different word to hide that!
Teaplz, I would definitely recommend trying it. It’s my favourite kind of oolong. :)
Fcmonroe, usually I can spell that without problems, but I’m rather fuzzy-brained these days, and suddenly every combination I tried looked wrong. It seemed easier to come up with an alternative and still let people know what I meant than walk across the room and pick up the dictionary lying all the way over there.
I’m curious if this tastes at all like the Iron Goddess of Mercy that I sent you. :)
It’s probably pretty much the same. I wouldn’t be surprised if my preference is pure psychological here because it’s the one I think I know best. :)
I’m just curious because some teas, although they’re the same ‘type’, will have wildly different flavours (oolongs being a good example). :)
Tie guan yin’s the tea of my native province (my paternal relatives actually grow this). It goes amazing with sliced persimmon, fresh or dried. That’s what they grow between the tea bushes, persimmon trees.
Oh persimmons! I love those too, but they’re very very seasonal around here. We get a little window where they’re good and then a while on either side where they’re either too squishy or too crunchy. I had some of the latter this year. I waited and waited and waited but they just refused to ripen properly. Huge disappointment.
This sounds awesome! I’ve never had a tie guan yin. Greens and oolongs are definitely my weakest tea point!
I love that you spell just as well as me. Always looking for a different word to hide that!
Teaplz, I would definitely recommend trying it. It’s my favourite kind of oolong. :)
Fcmonroe, usually I can spell that without problems, but I’m rather fuzzy-brained these days, and suddenly every combination I tried looked wrong. It seemed easier to come up with an alternative and still let people know what I meant than walk across the room and pick up the dictionary lying all the way over there.
I’m curious if this tastes at all like the Iron Goddess of Mercy that I sent you. :)
It’s probably pretty much the same. I wouldn’t be surprised if my preference is pure psychological here because it’s the one I think I know best. :)
I’m just curious because some teas, although they’re the same ‘type’, will have wildly different flavours (oolongs being a good example). :)
Tie guan yin’s the tea of my native province (my paternal relatives actually grow this). It goes amazing with sliced persimmon, fresh or dried. That’s what they grow between the tea bushes, persimmon trees.
Oh persimmons! I love those too, but they’re very very seasonal around here. We get a little window where they’re good and then a while on either side where they’re either too squishy or too crunchy. I had some of the latter this year. I waited and waited and waited but they just refused to ripen properly. Huge disappointment.