Holiday Tea, Dian Hong ramblings etc

Mike Petro 17 years ago

Seems this group could use a new topic, what is everybody planning on drinking for the Holidays, anything special? Besides Scotch that is....

I have a list of old and venerable puerhs I intend work through, but I want something really special for the first tea of the New Year, havent quite decided on which yet.

Currently I am drinking "Yunnan Gold Bud Bi Luo Chun", which is shaped like the familiar Bi Luo Chun but is tobacco gold in color and tastes similar to the typical honey nuanced Yunnan Gold although not of the spicy cocoa variety of years past. Seems the really GOOD Dian Hong exists only in my memory these days. I wonder if it is an economic shift in the manufacturing process, or a shift in the agricultural aspects that is making the difference????

The good news is that I am back to drinking tea daily once again, my taste buds and passion have risen from the ashes like the phoenix of yore.......

Mike

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Shen 17 years ago

Mike, I bought some of that from TeaSpring last winter and loved it - rich, thick, chocolatey. Occasionally, the Jin Si from Houde has that spicy, wintery flavour; although I can't recall as rich as 2005-06. ITC's Yunnan Rings are tasty, as is the Keemun Hao Ya. Shen

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mplant 17 years ago

HI Mike! The tea of the season will be defined here by others. That is, among my tea friends such as yourself, the heavy hitters come out including the venerable and holy Puerhs of great age. But the holiday brings together the non-tea folk, and so I'll have on hand some Keemun and some Bai Hao (by which I mean Formosa Oolong) of fine quality. These are sweet and friendly everyone likes them. We'll also have some really nice Dan Congs since fruity-spicy Oolongs are also popular among the gatherers. These later will be brewed a bit lighter than you or I might ordinarily to keep bitter elements down and bring the sweeter ones up. Hey, a long answer to a short question, but that's just me. Best, Michael

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