Category: Tributary Teas

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19 Year Old Lishan High Mountain Laocha from Tributary Teas

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Among the other Taiwanese High Mountain teas, Tributary Teas has an aged 19 year old Lishan. Not often do I come across aged high mountain teas, so trying this Lisahn Laocha will be a treat. My sample package says 18 years as I got this tea in 2019. Leaf and Steeping Method Leaf smells like roast and cherry wood. I used 1 gram of leaf per 15ml of vessel size, gongfu steeped in boiling water. Steeped up, the leaves have a creamy nutty scent. Tasting of Tributary Tea’s Lishan High Mountain Laocha First, Second, Third, and Fourth Infusion: Lishan High… Continue reading, hoot!

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Roasted Shanlinxi, Muzha Tieguanyin, and Qilaishan High Mountain Oolong from Tributary Teas

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Oolong Owl is back with more Tributary Tea’s oolongs! In my previous post, I drank their Nangang Baozhong, which was excellent. I have a sample collection of their oolongs I thought were captivating from their website descriptions. That said, the teas today are Shanlinxi Roasted, Muzha Tieguanyin Spring, and Qilaishan High Mountain. Shanlinxi Roasted Oolong from Tributary Teas Tributary Tea’s Shan Lin Xi Roasted Oolong is described to have a medium roasting job. The dry leaf has a sweet and roasty scent. I used (and for all the teas in this review) 1 gram of leaf per 15ml of vessel… Continue reading, hoot!

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Spring 2019 Nangang Competition Grade Baozhong from Tributary Teas

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I lately have been having an obsession with the old-style Nangang Baozhong. Modern Baozhong, the high floral fronted low oxidized oolong, I love in the spring and summertime. The old school traditional Nangang Baozhong I find I can drink all year round as it’s less floral and more hearty. This Nangang Baozhong comes from Tributary Teas, a new online tea seller that plans to have a small rotating stock of exciting Taiwanese teas shipped from California. Right now on their site, they got a number of uncommon oolongs. For Oolong Owl readers – 20% off and free 25-gram sample with… Continue reading, hoot!