Seeking "Choicest" Kao Shan Tea

Aug 24, 2003 4 Replies
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Hi,



A friend of mine brought in some tea in a long-ish foil-ish wrap (green, with pictures of trees and birds). The only english words are "Choicest" Kao Shan Tea. I can't find this anywhere in Toronto or Ottawa (Canada). Supposedly a product of Taiwan, and a guessed to be a combination of jasmine and green tea. Very nice. Would anyone know of a place in or near Toronto or Ottawa where this can be gotten? I blew over 10 bucks on a cylinder of Kao Shan tea in a local store, but it wasn't the same, and most of it went into the garbage. Now I only trust a package identical to that described above (top).



Thanks.



Fred


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I can't help you with shops in Ontario, but I suspect Kao Shan is just another transliteration of the same Chinese words as Gao Shan, i.e. High Mountain. This is very commonly applied to Taiwanese oolongs grown at high elevations. These typically have a floral aroma. Are you sure the fragrance is jasmine?

/Lew

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Fred:

Are u sure its from Taiwan? The name remind me some tea from Thailand.

Ripon.

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Lewis, Ripon,

I am not sure that it is s jasmine tea. I think that was someone's guess, and it made sense because it is floral scented.

I'm not 100% sure it's from Taiwan, but pretty sure. A few people mentioned that, but it wasn't clear to me if it was a guess, from personal knowledge, or if it actually says so on the package. However, the person who brought it in got it sent from his Mom, who lives in Taiwan.

Fred

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yes, i think Kao Shan means "high mountain" as well.

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