Category: Old Ways Tea

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2018 Lucky Accident Oolong from Old Ways Tea

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2018 Lucky Accident Oolong is a blend of Huang Guan Yin and Qi Lan. The blend, like its name, is an accident as Old Ways Tea’s aunt accidentally mixed the two teas together, birthing a surprisingly good blend of tea. I’ve had both teas separately, and both teas are good teas. I purchased this tea after hearing a number of my tea friends raving how good it is. It is sadly one to easily miss or skip as you see “oh a cheap blend, whatevs,” and go for the Rou Gui. Leaf and Steeping Method Once I opened the little 8… Continue reading, hoot!

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2018 Old Tree Shui Xian from Old Ways Tea

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Today’s review is Old Ways Tea’s 2018 Old Tree Shui Xian. The package is labeled Lao Cong Shui Xian oolong, which means the same thing. This tea was picked back in May 2018 and pulls all the stop with old tree material and charcoal roasting. The dry leaf smells of honeyed florals and wooden branches. Each packet is 8 grams, I just threw the whole thing into my gaiwan. This clocks my ratio at around 1 gram of leaf per 12ml of vessel size. I am gongfu steeping with boiling water. The hot leaf has a scent of fruity sweet… Continue reading, hoot!

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2018 Dabo Black Tea from Old Ways Tea

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Today’s tea is Dabo, a black tea from Old Ways Tea. I am sorry but the sci-fi nerd in me just won’t stop laughing every time I see the name of this tea, as it is the same name as a game on Star Trek (most featured in Deep Space 9). I’m laughing more as the tea is packaged in gold, just like gold press latinum. Anyways, Dabo means Uncle and this is a Spring 2018 large leaf tea from Masu village in China. Leaf and Steeping Method Inside the packet is 5 grams of leaf. Plan accordingly or open… Continue reading, hoot!

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2018 Wuyi White Tea from Old Ways Tea

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If you were not aware, us tea bloggers talk. I was over at Teadb’s place and we were talking review samples. I noticed he got Old Ways Tea’s 2018 White tea and I did not (I received mostly black teas in my review package). Of course, we all should get different things, I admit it gets weird when you notice every tea blogger reviews the same tea within a month. It is the optimal tea blogger operating procedure to get teas that the writer and their readers like. Anyways, he let me have one of the packets of white tea.… Continue reading, hoot!

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2018 Smoked Black Tea from Old Ways Tea

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Today’s review is Old Ways Tea’s 2018 Smoked Black Tea, also known as Yan Xun Xiao Zhong, Zhen Shan Xiao Zhong, or Lapsang Souchong. This tea promises a traditional pine smoke job, but not being acrid. We shall see, as smokey teas and I can be hit or miss but Old Ways Tea sells amazing tea that I save for special occasions. Old Ways Tea generally sells their teas in prepackaged sizes. For this Smoked Tea, it is sold in 5 gram packets. Leaf and Steeping Method The leaf smells smokey campfire that got treated with a round of sandalwood… 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!

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Qi Lan Process and Roast Tasting – Old Ways Tea

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Today is a special comparison tasting between  Old Ways Tea‘s Qi Lan Maocha, Unroasted, and Roasted Qi Lan. This set is great as it is the same tea but in different parts of the process of Qi Lan oolong.  Maocha is the unfinished tea. Old Ways Tea says in the tea description: The fresh leaves arrive at the factory and need to be processed into tea. Once the basic processing is complete the product is called maocha. Maocha is then separated into its components: stems, yellow leaves, and tea leaves. Buyers will come to the factories and try the maocha.… Continue reading, hoot!

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Huang Guan Yin Roast Comparison from Old Ways Tea

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Back at the 2017 Northwest Tea Festival, I saw the Tea Bar doing a 5 minute taste comparison of electric vs charcoal roast tea. I sadly missed the tasting, but Old Ways Tea, who supplied teas for that tasting, sent some my way to do my own comparison. Getting my own to try is much better as I can write in depth. So what I have is Old Ways Tea’s Huang Guan Yin Wuyi oolong. I have an electric roast and a charcoal roast, same year, harvest and batch – the only difference is the roast. Some might think the… Continue reading, hoot!