Which Oolong ??

We carry a Ti Kwan Yin Oolong (DEVAN SHAH'S SIGNATURE KINGS) that you might be interested in. It is in the same general price range and quality as the Wuyi Mountain. I might also suggest that you look at a Bai Hao White Tip Oolong and Tung Ting (Special Orchid Oolong).

Please don't hesitate to email me if you have questions about any of these teas.

Donald

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Drac> Have been drinking (what I think) is a decent Wuyi Mountain oolong from

I'm not sure what suan wang is, but tieguanyin and qingxin are fairly similar to each other and both quite different from Wuyi oolongs. There are lots of good Wuyi teas available from internet vendors - I would look through old posts for those that get positive mentions here. Also, at the risk of getting flamed by people who know much more about this than I do, I would consider trying a fenghuang dancong oolong, as it's closer in style to Wuyi than is the tieguanyin. That said, TGY is great (my personal favorite) and it's certainly worth trying too.

Also, at the risk of getting flamed by people who know much more about

Alex, no flame from me. I agree with the assessment that they are closer to the Wuyi style (which I also like). I'll second the vote for dancong; I have one from Teaspring that is just lovely - there's a spiciness (mace, perhaps?) in the first infusion, and in the second a lovely peach note. I have another from Jing Teashop that's great too. I like jade TGY (green/floral), but IMHO it's hard to find really balanced ones; a lot of them are too one-dimensional.

Regards, Dean

I never heard of qingxin.

Jim

Alex wrote:

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It's an oolong varietal, developed in Taiwan I think. Hou De carries it.

That's what an Internet search suggest. It is a varietal or cultivar to make BaoZhong. If that is so, then I don't think it would taste like a mainland more oxidized TKY. I just never heard that term for a Taiwan tea.

Jim

Alex wrote:

Hou De has a handy guide to several of the cultivars used in gaoshan oolong on their site, and qingxin is one of them. I believe it's the parent of jinxuan, because occaisionally Taiwanese oolong will have a bit of a milk or cream taste too it (not as strong as jinxuan). Gaoshan oolong doesn't taste like TKY but it's certainly closer to TKY than either is to Wuyi.

I'm more of a fan of Taiwan Gaoshan than Wuyi Yunwu. I think utlimately it is location and not cultivars. If I was using terms I would describe Gaoshan as cultivated and Yunwu as wild.

Jim

Alex wrote:

Draconus, Try a good Tie guan ying or Tung Ting.

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Drac> Have been drinking (what I think) is a decent Wuyi Mountain oolong from