We have a Formosa (Taiwan) oolong sold under the name Tung Ting Jade and it is absolutely fantastic. It's a green oolong, only about 22% oxidized, grown in the Tung Ting Mountains. It's aroma is mesmerizing. The first time I drank it I was blown away with it's floral aroma and flavor. If you put your nose in the cup and close your eyes, you could just as easily think you had your nose in a honeysuckle bud, it's that aromatic. The second infusion is my favorite, it pulls the most flavor, with the first having the most aroma. IMO, it's good through five infusions, and then starts to fade out.
-bry
Bryan,
My favorite black is oolong. I can't wait to try this after your great vivid discription.
Joe Robertson
Bryan Wray said:We have a Formosa (Taiwan) oolong sold under the name Tung Ting Jade and it is absolutely fantastic. It's a green oolong, only about 22% oxidized, grown in the Tung Ting Mountains. It's aroma is mesmerizing. The first time I drank it I was blown away with it's floral aroma and flavor. If you put your nose in the cup and close your eyes, you could just as easily think you had your nose in a honeysuckle bud, it's that aromatic. The second infusion is my favorite, it pulls the most flavor, with the first having the most aroma. IMO, it's good through five infusions, and then starts to fade out.
-bry
Joseph Robertson said:Bryan,
My favorite black is oolong. I can't wait to try this after your great vivid discription.
Joe Robertson
Bryan Wray said:We have a Formosa (Taiwan) oolong sold under the name Tung Ting Jade and it is absolutely fantastic. It's a green oolong, only about 22% oxidized, grown in the Tung Ting Mountains. It's aroma is mesmerizing. The first time I drank it I was blown away with it's floral aroma and flavor. If you put your nose in the cup and close your eyes, you could just as easily think you had your nose in a honeysuckle bud, it's that aromatic. The second infusion is my favorite, it pulls the most flavor, with the first having the most aroma. IMO, it's good through five infusions, and then starts to fade out.
-bry
I think you may be confused. Black and oolong are two different kinds of teas, well, more specifically they are two different processes for tea. A black tea is a tea that has been allowed to fully oxidize, while oolong teas are only partially oxidized. I referred to the Tung Ting Jade as a green oolong because at just 22% oxidation it is closer to green than to black by a considerable margin. So to say your favorite black is oolong is like saying your favorite pourover is Aeropress.
But, I'm not trying to sound like an a-hole over here either. I don't really know that much about tea at all, and I may have just misunderstood something that you were trying to say, or maybe I'm about to get me an edumacation when it comes to tea, who knows!
-bry
Brian,
Sorry for my extreme Tea naivety. The first Oolong I had was on the dark side which is to say by your description more oxidized than the one you describe here. When it comes to Tea in general I very much need to be more oxidized. Thank you for the Oolong 101. I do need it. Could I have said "my favorite Oolong is on the dark side versus green?
Cheers,
Joe
Bryan Wray said:Joseph Robertson said:Bryan,
My favorite black is oolong. I can't wait to try this after your great vivid discription.
Joe Robertson
Bryan Wray said:We have a Formosa (Taiwan) oolong sold under the name Tung Ting Jade and it is absolutely fantastic. It's a green oolong, only about 22% oxidized, grown in the Tung Ting Mountains. It's aroma is mesmerizing. The first time I drank it I was blown away with it's floral aroma and flavor. If you put your nose in the cup and close your eyes, you could just as easily think you had your nose in a honeysuckle bud, it's that aromatic. The second infusion is my favorite, it pulls the most flavor, with the first having the most aroma. IMO, it's good through five infusions, and then starts to fade out.
-bry
I think you may be confused. Black and oolong are two different kinds of teas, well, more specifically they are two different processes for tea. A black tea is a tea that has been allowed to fully oxidize, while oolong teas are only partially oxidized. I referred to the Tung Ting Jade as a green oolong because at just 22% oxidation it is closer to green than to black by a considerable margin. So to say your favorite black is oolong is like saying your favorite pourover is Aeropress.
But, I'm not trying to sound like an a-hole over here either. I don't really know that much about tea at all, and I may have just misunderstood something that you were trying to say, or maybe I'm about to get me an edumacation when it comes to tea, who knows!
-bry
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