93%… Wu Yi Yan Cha ~ Goldfish 2 Apr 20176 May 2017 It's been well over a year since I last reviewed a Goldfish Tea and over a year and a half since I last reviewed an Oolong, so today I'll…
92%… Guest Review: Formosa Tung-Ting Jade Oolong ~ Upton 30 Nov 201525 Sep 2016 This week I was asked if i could prepare an Oolong tea for a house guest. I was very excited to do so but i stipulated that they offer me…
92%… Bao Zhong High Grade ~ Art of Tea 2 Sep 201531 Jan 2016 As you probably know by now, I don't review many Oolongs. Oolongs are more or less pure poison to the IBS sufferer. Oxidized tea=very disgruntled bowels. ^^;; However, today I am…
89%… Gold Oolong ~ Sweet.ology 10 Jul 201514 Dec 2015 To wrap up Oolong Appreciation Week, I thought I'd review a local (ie. A2-Ypsi) teahouse tea. There were a couple popular styles of Oolong that didn't make it onto the…
90%… Zhang Ping Shui Hsian ~ Upton 9 Jul 201514 Dec 2015 I only bought a few Oolongs from last month's batch purchase from Upton, but the ones I did get sounded pretty stellar. The funny bothersome thing about Shui Hsian is the…
80%… Phoenix Mountain Dan Cong ~ TeaVana 8 Jul 201530 Jan 2016 Phoenix Mountain Dan Cong Imperial Reserve is one of TeaVana's very first teas (i think). At any rate, it's been retired. Astonishingly, it's also one of their longest lasting. I've…
92%… Crab Leg ~ Goldfish 7 Jul 201514 Dec 2015 Traditionally called "Hairy Crab" (Mao Xie), this Anxi (Fujian) cultivar Oolong is very odd-looking. Mao Xie's serrated edges and spiny little hairs gifted it the name hairy crab (though Goldfish…
84%… Pomegranate Oolong ~ White Lion 6 Jul 201530 Jan 2016 This week, in honor of some undeserved patience and compassion that has come my way, I've decided to theme my blog posts around Oolong (as in Ti Kuan Yin... err,…
90%… Jungjak ~ Goldfish 1 Jul 201514 Dec 2015 South Korea has a long and confusing tea tradition. Supposedly when the first converted Buddhist monks returned to Korea from their sojourn in China around the end of the Fourth…
China… Rhubarb Oolong ~ Tea Source 24 Jun 201514 Dec 2015 In truth, I can't drink Oolong, so as with the past Oolong reviews I've done, today's blog will be based on smell, appearance and the most minute of tasting only.…
90%… Wuyi Shui Xian ~ ChocolaTea 31 May 201514 Dec 2015 You may have noticed a definite lack of reviews of Oolong teas on this blog. I used to really enjoy Oolongs, Wuyis especially. In fact, Rishi's Wuyi (link is probably dead…
A2 Local… Pumpkin Spice Brulée ~ ChocolaTea 28 Mar 201530 Jan 2016 I continue to encounter friends and acquaintances that love tea, and the extent of their tea knowledge derives solely from two or three things they've tried at TeaVana. Obviously such…
A2 Local… Jun Chiyabari Nepal 2 Feb 201520 Dec 2015 Today I'm relaxing at home (against all odds I might add; thank you ye smirking braided snow gods!) after an exhausting weekend on the road. To say that today is…
China… Scarlet Robe 21 Jan 201520 Dec 2015 Last week we experienced subzero temperatures and this week we're being inundated with snow, ice and slush to the point where I put my car in the ditch twice yesterday.…
A2 Local… Formosa Dark Pearl, Lemon Basil and Asatsuyu 23 Dec 201420 Dec 2015 Yes, it's the holiday season, but I'm amusingly strapped for cash. I haven't done much in the way tea shopping in a while, so I'm crossing my fingers for the…