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What about daylily oolong?

I have been reading about the "milk" oolong and now wondering what you guys think of this oolong "Day Lily Oolong" I dont know if it is called by any other names. If you like this one where are some of the places that have one you really like? And speaking of the many faceted oolongs, which oolongs are the ones that taste like sweet fresh fruit like fresh peach or like lilacs and honeysuckle? I am wondering about natural teas, not flavored with... and et... Come on please you oolong lovers, tell me your secrets!!! Jenn

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Jenn
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"Day lily" is in fact a literal translation of "Jin Xuan", the name of a very common oolong cultivar. It's the cultivar usually employed in making milk oolong, as far as I know.

/Lew

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Lewis Perin

I prefer the Taiwanese Wulongs and tend to shy away from most mainland stuff; that stuff I have contacts so I can get the "cleaner" versions. I'm recently on a "Da Yu Ling" kick - aka, the higher altitude stuff. It has a much stronger flavor and coats your throat with floral sweetness. I do miss a good well-roasted wulong with all those nutty and chocolate notes, though. It's unfortunate that well- roasted High Mountain is out of style.

I guess you could say it's New World vs. Old World Wulong. New being the lightly roasted, fruity, floral tea and old being the more earthy. Which do you guys prefer?

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Mydnight

That's cool, but I try to know my sources in the supply chain.

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Mydnight

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