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I purchased some High Mt Oolong the other day from a small tea shop in Seattle. It was sooo good. The flavor reminded me of flowers! I also purchased tea by the same name elsewhere in Seattle...not the same, not the same flavor or aroma! Could it be that one tea was old? They both looked the same dry and prepared. I am also presuming different regions in Taiwan (or wherever it comes from) produces tea with different tastes, depending on soil, climate, water etc etc. So, what's the deal here? Was I mislead? What should High Mt. Oolong really taste like?

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Darawen Littlestich
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Another name "Clouds in the Mist" tea describing high altitude tea from mainland China. When it comes to your local tea shoppe your mileage may vary. Mine serves an unimpressive Bai Hao Oriental Beauty. I just bought some commercial brands of High Mt Oolong. As for any version of tea if you find one you like stock up. You probably wouldn't like the taste of my Darjeeling and me yours. Consistency is the name of the game in commercial teas and everything else is potpourri. Oolongs are often treated with floral scents. I wouldn't expect all high mt oolongs to taste the same or any others at a given sea level. I haven't sampled enough but it might be a coded word for poor quality oolong.

Jim

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Space Cowboy

Darawen --

It is quite likely that the two stores had different sources for their "High Mt. Oolong" -- and so naturally they would be different. If they were two branches of the same store, then I suppose one could be fresh, the other stale, but they would likely have the same source.

As Jim says, when you find something you like, get it! Well, for as long as you can anyway. Eventually, teas can go stale or your favorite can sell out..

There are probably hundreds of different Taiwanese "High Mtn. Oolongs," of course. I've had a couple of nice ones over the past year (local dealers).

Joe Kubera

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Joseph Kubera

I just tried a new commercial brand of High Mtn. Oolong from China. It taste like a good decent Black Dragon but nothing too really distinguish itself. It might be more mellow than the BDs I like. However a lingering green note not astringent. The price is right $8/8oz in a nice glass apothecary jar that would be worth that alone in the stores. This is new packaging I haven't seen before. I've never had any Taiwan HM. Are there any mountains that high? I just tried a wonderful Formosa Jade Pouchong which makes the yellow tea, $10/2oz not cheap. A real neat kelp like infusion (I imagaine a lurking moray eel) and the leaves the color of emeralds. You can get three infusions. Unfortunately that's not the way I drink tea. One cup then another type. I'll save this one for friends.

Jim

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Space Cowboy

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