Best place to buy Oolong online ?

I don't know if any of these dealers fit what you're looking for, but I have at least some experience with:

Shan Shui Teas specializes in Taiwanese oolongs:

Rishi Tea:

Imperial Tea Court:

A few other dealers who have decent selections but whose oolongs I have little or no experience with:

In Pursuit of Tea:

I'm from Montreal and usually drink Oolongs. I buy them in a tea shop, in Chinatown, but I think that their prices are a little too high (for example, $12 CDN (canadians) for 50g of A-Li-Shan. The quality is very fine, as far as I know, but I would like to try some tea from another source to see if their tea is really worth the price. I bought a teapot from Upton and was happy with them, but they don't have a very great variety of Oolongs. I'm looking for any online tea store that would have some very good Oolong (and not too high shipping fees if it's in USA, as I live in Canada!)

Thanks,

Benoît

Hi Benoît,

I too am partial to oolongs, particularly those from Wu Yi Shan. I have purchased several very nice oolongs (and greens) from Holy Mountain Trading Company

Formosan Oolong Choice (Item O-OC-1a) A nice everyday oolong - warm, soft and fragrant, with fruity sweet notes.

Tieguanyin Competition Monkey Picked (Item O-TKY-3a) Amazing, one of the best I've had, and well worth the price.

For an unusual oolong, try the Blue Spring (O-BS-1a). The leaves are hand rolled and coated with sweet licorice. The resulting cup is mellow, sweet and spicy. It does not taste like black licorice candy, the taste is quite pleasing and refreshing. It makes an excellent iced tea, too.

Two green tea recommendations

Temple of Heaven Gunpowder (G-THG-1a) - full bodied, light sweet, hint of smoky. This is a very good green for fans of oolong.

Drum Mountain Clouds & Mist "Meilan Chun" (G-DMCM-1a) - sweet, fragrant, no astringency or vegetal taste. Wonderful! One of the sweetest greens I have had.

Samples are available for reasonable prices, shipping is also very reasonable, and on orders of $50 USD or more it is free. (Though I do not know if that applies to Canadian shipments.)

The people at Holy Mountain are friendly, knowledgeable and eager to please. I highly recommend them.

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