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Alishan and Fern Stream Amber Oolong from MEM Tea

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MEM Tea does online tea sales, wholesale, and has a physical tea shop in North Cambridge, MA. MEM Tea sells unflavored tea, but they also carry a number of flavoured black and herbal teas. I homed in on their oolongs today, but they have many interesting options. Let’s try two of their oolongs today. Alishan Oolong from MEM Tea MEM Tea’s Alishan Oolong is from Nantou, Taiwan. I’m going to do gongfu style for oolong then bowl style after. For gongfu style, I used 1 gram of leaf per 15 ml of vessel sizes, flash steeped in boiling water. The… Continue reading, hoot!

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2018 Old School Baozhong from Floating Leaves Tea

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During the 2018 Northwest Tea Festival in Seattle, I sampled Floating Leaves Tea’s 2018 Old School Baozhong and it stuck in my mind well after. It was a good tea and I needed to have it again. At that time I was told it was their least popular tea. A few weeks later I went to the shop and purchased 2oz to play with. Old School Baozhong is a 2018 spring harvest tea. This oolong is from Nangang instead of more modernly being from Pinglin. Nangang apparently has a more mineral concentrated soil. Leaf and Steeping Method The tea smells… Continue reading, hoot!

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August 2018 White2tea Club feat 3 years of Milan Dancong

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August 2018’s White2Tea Club is three Milan Dancongs, each a different year – 2016, 2017, and 2018. All three teas are spring material, processed, and roasted closely the same. There are no re-roasts on the older teas. This month is to serve as a fun comparison, but also to figure out what one likes in terms of age. Steeping Method I like my Dancong leafed into another dimension, so I used enough to fill the gaiwan, which was 1 gram of tea per 11ml of vessel size ratio. The high ratio is one I’m comfortable with, so I didn’t do… Continue reading, hoot!

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HeHuan Shan and Lishan High Mountain Oolong from Floating Leaves Tea

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I’m late to the party on 2018 Spring Oolongs. I got quite distracted by the lure of new white and puer teas, while in the background I’ve gathered some banging oolongs. Let’s go with one of my favorite oolong places, Floating Leaves Tea. These 2 oolongs were pointed out as favorites – HeHuan Shan as the owner favorite, and many friends saying the Lishan is good. Sadly, no ShanLinXi this season, which is my usual go-to High Mountain oolong. Floating Leaves Tea’s HeHuan Shan High Mountain Oolong The dry leaf smells of sweet creamed butter with a touch of grassy… Continue reading, hoot!

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Honey Oolong and Honey Black from Floating Leaves Tea

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At my last visit to Floating Leaves Tea, I tried their Honey Oolong and Black Honey teas. I liked them both and the prices were great, so I purchased an ounce of each to play with at my own tea table. Let’s go! Floating Leaves Tea’s Honey Oolong Honey Oolong is actually Guifei Meiren (or Mixiang Oolong), the Oriental Beauty of Dong Ding oolongs. Dry Leaf and Steeping Infusions: The rolled balls of oolong smell like dried fruits. I used around 1 gram of leaf to 15ml of vessel size. Floating Leaves Tea’s oolongs love boiling water, so I used that. The… Continue reading, hoot!

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Nightingale and Ducktale Dancong Oolong from Bitterleaf Teas

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Today let’s check out Bitterleaf Teas‘ oolongs. Everyone fusses over their puer, but Bitterleaf tea has some banging oolong and black teas. I got Nightingale and Ducktale dancongs, let’s go! Nightingale Spring 2017 Yelaixiang Single Bush Dancong Oolong Bitterleaf Teas’ Nightingale is a “Night fragrance” oolong, along with, “…single old (50+ years) bush grown at high altitude (1000+ meters) on Wudong shan.” so this tea is luxury. This information I did not read until after I drank it. The dry leaf smells like floral and baked goods whereas the hot leaf smells like tangy mango. I steeped this dancong with a heavy leaf ratio, using… Continue reading, hoot!

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May 2018 White2tea club feat Milan Dancong Roast Comparison

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This has to be the coolest month of the White2tea club – three special commissioned Milan Dancongs each with different roasting times. Not many variables in this tasting as it is the same batch of tea and same roaster. I have an 18, 22, and 26 hour roasts. Each tea is 25 grams, plenty to drink later to see how the roast has settled down. Let’s drink them side by side! For this tasting, I am working left to right, 18, 22, and 26 hour. I used 1 gram of leaf to 13ml of vessel size, flash steeped in boiling water. Dry… Continue reading, hoot!

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Award Winning Wuyi Rock Oolong Teas from MeiMei Fine Teas

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Today on Oolong Owl let’s drink some oolong and an award-winning oolong at that! I encountered MeiMei Fine Teas during the 2017 World Tea Expo and only tried their puer. They were kind to send me some oolong to try. Both teas I steeped with a really high leaf ratio, so 1 gram of leaf to 12ml of vessel size, flash steeped in boiling water. I enjoy this style of steeping as I get max flavor punched in the head and easy to find a weakness if things go into a bitter hell. MeiMei Fine Teas’ Wuyi Rock Oolong Tea… Continue reading, hoot!

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Black and Oolong Teas from Everyday Teas

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Everyday Teas‘ focus is quality daily drinker teas. I previously reviewed two years of Everyday Teas’ puer. Let’s try their black and oolongs! Gongfu Black Gongfu Black is a Da Ye cultivar black grown in Lincang, Yunnan China. It is described to be a very forgiving black tea. Dry Leaf and Steeping Method:  Gongfu Black smells nicely fruity. There is a rare fleck of gold or two but otherwise is a pitch black leaf. I used 1 gram of leaf to 12ml of vessel size, steeped in boiling water. First and Second Infusion: Not a bad hong for the price. The… Continue reading, hoot!

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2017 Rou Gui from Old Ways Tea

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This 2017 Rou Gui came along as a bonus with the Huang Guan Yin and Qi Lan comparison teas from Old Ways Tea. If you haven’t checked it out, I wrote 2 big comparison pieces on those teas. Me and Rou Gui is hit and miss. I find it is awkwardly not roasted enough for my tastes and missing complexity compared to its greener counterparts. I decided to give Old Ways Tea’s 2017 Rou Gui a try as I have been enjoying their teas so far. Dry Leaf and Steeping Method Oh man, the aroma of this leaf is killer!… Continue reading, hoot!