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About ten years ago when I first got back to Hong Kong, I was wandering around in the pre-children days and went to Lau Yu Fat to see if they had anything interesting to sell. When I got there someone … Continue reading
Tag Archives: tieguanyin
I remember when I first started drinking tea seriously about twenty years ago, tieguanyin was really wonderful. They were tasty – really good stuff. I’m sure people still older will tell me that I know nothing of even better tea … Continue reading
My parents get gifted tea from time to time. Generally, if you’re Chinese, you probably receive gift teas faster than you can drink them. Over the past decade, the packaging for these teas have gotten more, and more, and more … Continue reading
I felt inspired to do a comparative tasting today, something which I haven’t done for quite some time. This past March when I went back to Hong Kong I renewed my interest in tieguanyin, which for the past few years … Continue reading
Although the natural environment in which teas grow obviously affect how they taste, processing, for oolongs at least, is king. The sheer number of variables is astounding, and the range of tastes that are possible, from the really light and … Continue reading
Of all the families of teas out there, oolongs are probably by far the most versatile and varied in appearance, aroma, and taste. Situated between green and black, oolongs, by definition, are semi-oxidized teas that can be almost as green … Continue reading
I haven’t had a proper Qingxiang tieguanyin in ages. I can’t remember last time drinking it — it must have been at least a few months ago when a guest came, if not more. It’s one of those teas that … Continue reading
As I said yesterday, I was going to use the bigger tea caddy for a tieguanyin that I’ve been meaning to open for a while. Well, the day is today. This tea is something I bought maybe three or four … Continue reading
I picked up a sample of Jing’s 1983 aged tieguanyin on my swing to Boston — one of the persons I met gave me a session’s worth of tea. The leaves look like an old tieguanyin — not rolled tightly, … Continue reading
As promised… Benshan, otherwise known as fake tieguanyin, or at least, it’s often mixed into tieguanyin and sold as such. It’s very cheap — my 100g bag cost 10 RMB, which comes to around $1.20. And this is the good … Continue reading