Need help to identify some oolong

Sure.

Just be warned that there are hundreds or thousands of different types of packages and some of which could have the exact same tea in them.

1. Just says Tie Guan Yin.
3. Again, it says Tie Guan Yin.
4. Tie Guan Yin.

The other small text just says stuff like, "It's smooth in your mouth; it's good export quality; keeps your spirit sound," advert stuff like that. Consult with whomever you bought the tea with about what exact sort of Tie Guan Yin these teas are.

As for number 3, I will have to wait until tonight when my Chinese friends awake from their slumbers and begin work. I think it's some sort of high mountain wulong. I see the characters for 'gao shan,' meaning high mountain.

Mydnight

-------------------- thus then i turn me from my countries light, to dwell in the solemn shades of an endless night.

I was just looking at my tea and came across the same type you have. Sorry, I wasn't looking closely enough to see that you only have two types of tea there. heh. But it does illustrate what I said before about the packaging not neccessarily being the tea that's in it. There again:

1. The bag says Tie Guan Yin, but as for the small label, it says A Li Shan on the first line. I'll get the second line for you later on tonight. A Li Shan (a high mountain wulong) is a mountain in Taiwan that produces excellent tea. I have some myself and was drinking it as I looked closer at your packages. heh.
2. It just says Tie Guan Yin. Ask your vendor what type it is.

I'm fairly sure that I'm correct in this, but I'll ask my friends later tonight.

Mydnight

-------------------- thus then i turn me from my countries light, to dwell in the solemn shades of an endless night.

ok. got it.

1. a li shan wu long ( but the package says Tie Guan Yin)

Other stuff on the package is a poem about how good the tea tastes; common stuff. Also, vaccuum package.

1. it just says Tie Guan Yin.

The rest of the stuff on the packages just says stuff like 'good in your mouth,' 'smooth taste'....also says vaccuum package, picked on teh highest mountains, etc. heh.

Like I said before, ask your vendor if they know if it's a specific type of Tie Guan Yin.

Mydnight

-------------------- thus then i turn me from my countries light, to dwell in the solemn shades of an endless night.

Thank you for all this information Mydnight. This is interesting.

The tea no. 1 says "vacuum package" but it wasn't a vacuum package, which means that the package has been damaged... Funny ;)

I'll have to find that A Li Shan somewhere... I've drink it last winter and it was the best tea I ever drank...

i have some a li shan that i want to sell if you're interested in it. it's unopened and reallly in a vacuum seal pack. heh.

Mydnight

-------------------- thus then i turn me from my countries light, to dwell in the solemn shades of an endless night.

"BenoitF" ???????: snipped-for-privacy@c13g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...

Hi Benoit,

The small label shown in 2nd picture says "A Li Shan" and "Hand plucked Oolong". About vacuum package, these bags are vacuum-able type bags, but it doesn't necessarily mean it was vacuum sealed. If the vendors don't have vacuum sealing machine, they may just heat-seal the bags without vacuum process. If a bag was vacuum sealed but damaged later, you must see the "form of tea leaves" on the surface of bag. Hope this helps.

Avon