Hello,
This is my first post, I have been lurking for the last year or so, but the recent messages about monkeys picking tea has prompted me to write.
I used to live in Chicago and still visit there often. On my last trip, I found a tea store in Lincoln Park area (not exactly sure of the neighborhood )called My Place For Tea on Sheffield. I bought a nice Oolong, bag labeled as "Monkey-Picked Oolong"
I have about 1 teaspoon of TieGuanYin Gold left, but I don't like it as much as the "Monkey Picked Oolong" from Chicago. I taste more bitterness or acid flavors, maybe it is the age. The Chicago Oolong has more subtle flavors and they seem to change as the temperature of the tea changes.
More recently I have been looking at the Oolongs on Teaspring and I was wondering what others would recommend as their favorite Oolong. The one thing that I notice with the Oolong from Generation is that if I brew a second cup from the same leaves, there is more bitterness or off taste (not a real good description) than if I brew multiple cups from the "Monkey-Picked Oolong" from Chicago.
Any suggestions would be appreciated.
I have been on a buying or sampling binge recently, and don't want to invest a lot more money in another Oolong that I might not enjoy.
Recent Purchases:
Adagio Genmai cha Jasmine #12 pearls
Upton Darjeeling FTGFOP1 TD01S Makaibari FTGFOP1S TD46S Lyerpadi TN68S Dunsandale TGFOP TN96S Tippy Congou TP61S Jun Shan Yin Zhen ZG59S Black Gunpowder ZK31S Wu-Yi Golden Monkey ZP80S
Regards,
Alton