This is one of the last 150 g bags of oolong I got from Bok last year. I also recently ordered a bunch of 2023 oolongs, and I’m already behind in drinking them! This Dayuling was the most expensive of the 2022 oolongs, though it was a lot more affordable than DYL from other vendors. I steeped 6 g of leaf in a 120 ml porcelain pot at 195F for 25, 20, 25, 30, 30, 30, 45, 60, 90, 120, and 240 seconds, plus some uncounted steeps.
The dry aroma is of pineapple, cookies, honeysuckle, orchid, and citrus. The first steep has notes of orchid, sweet pea, honeysuckle, cookies, and grass. The next steep adds pineapple, butter, and minerals. Steeps three and four have lovely pineapple, orange, and sometimes even peach notes along with the buttery florals. This tea remains very soft, and it’s sometimes a challenge to pick out individual flavours. Spinach and more minerality emerge in the next couple steeps, and the tea is a little drying. Subsequent steeps are primarily floral, returning to orchid, honeysuckle, and sweet pea with some grass, minerals, and spinach.
I enjoyed this tea enough to drink it almost every day for a month, but I thought the DYL from Wang was more unique. The fruity flavours are nice, but they dissipate quickly. They also tend to pop more in clay than in porcelain and when I lengthen my steep times a bit. It probably didn’t help that this tea is more than a year old, so it might have been better if I’d gotten around to it earlier.
Flavors: Butter, Citrus, Cookie, Floral, Grass, Honeysuckle, Mineral, Orange, Orchid, Peach, Pineapple, Soft, Spinach
Glad you enjoyed this! I’d be interested to hear what your favourite DYL is. The one you gave me from Wang would be among the top contenders for me.
Slop Fu. I like it!
I stole the term from Andrew aka Liquidproust when he was on here. So far, my favorites are a cross between Wang’s, Trident’s, and Berylleb Tea King on Ebay. Granted, I’m also ranking in terms of affordability of what I’ve had so far.
Berryleb also changed their site on ebay, and I’ve had a hard time refinding it.
Oooo reading this is making me excited to try Wang’s DYL! Glad you like it.
I can’t even find Bok online. Where do you find the company?
Leafhopper found it on another webpage where they talk to tea sellers and makers directly. I’m trying to remember their name. I had a account for a little bit. Very knowledgeable and went over my head a little bit.
Bok is TeaForum, and she also trades with Ethan Kurland (mispelled) on there.
Daylon, interesting that Berylleb would have one of your favourite DYL. I thought it was mostly a puerh seller. I might have to check it out.
Yes, Bok and Ethan are both available on TeaForum. Ethan also has an email address and ships in smaller quantities.
They’re not just Pu-Erh, not used to be. There were some good oolongs like the Lishan, DYL, and a Dong Ding
Berylleb doesn’t come up on Google, so maybe they’ve changed their name. Let me know if you find them again.