An oolong gift given to Denny from James’ Taiwan trip. This is an old, mellow, easy to drink Yancha.
Category: Oolong
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2015 Cliff Three Tea Tieluohan [Episode 161]
The 2015 Tieluohan from Wuyi Oolong specialist, Cliff Three Tea. This one still has a lot of roast on it but is a very nice tea. Brewed for full potency.
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TW Aged Oolong [Taiwan Tapes] — TeaDB James InBetweenIsode Episode #84
A type of tea that is becoming increasingly expensive in the east, but is several degrees harder to find in the west, aged oolong. This episode concludes the episodes filmed in Taiwan.
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2015 Cliff Three Tea Rougui [Episode 160]
Fragrant Rougui from Wuyi Oolong specialist, Cliff Three Tea. This one is pleasant and kicks off a couple episodes from this vendor.
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The Jade Leaf’s Hong Shui Oolong [Taiwan Tapes] — TeaDB James InBetweenIsode Episode #83
This episode guest stars Emilio of The Jade Leaf and features one of his popular oolongs and the increasingly unpopular, scarce Hong Shui Oolong.
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Interview w/Emilio of The Jade Leaf [Taiwan Tapes] — TeaDB James InBetweenIsode Episode #82
This episode features Emilio, a potter based in Taipei who specializes in handmade and wood-fired teaware. Check out his wares at The Jade Leaf.
No tea this episode.. Just teaware. Big thanks to Emilio for appearing!
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Essence of Tea’s 2013 Bairuixiang [Episode 158]
A high-end Yancha from Essence of Tea. Thanks to Richard for the sample!
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1985 Fujian Tieguanyin — TeaDB James InBetweenIsode Episode #78
An aged oolong taken from the mysterious box. Episode includes lots of thoughts on the aged oolong genre in general.. The tea itself is clean, tasty and enjoyable.
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Chesser’s Tea Lugu Oolong [Episode 153]
From UK-based merchant Chessers, this episode takes James and Denny back to their roots with some Taiwanese oolong. Thea tea is Chesser’s Lugu Oolong.
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The Box. Aged Oolong Report
The aged oolong market in the west leaves a lot to be desired. Most of the time the teas are usually significantly flawed (re-roasted/sour), overpriced, or more often than not both. A couple years ago, I was lucky enough to sample a number of aged oolongs from Tony of Origin Tea that were offered off-shelf. This helped to give me some perspective on aged oolongs, but also move me into the cranky, old curmudgeon category of a drinker who seems constantly dissatisfied and cynical with the online tea scene at least for this tea genre. Don’t get me wrong, I’m nowhere near an expert but I have gotten a taste of the Taiwanese market to at least know that the idea of aged oolongs being good value teas with consideration to age (true in TW) is not extended to the western market. (more…)