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by oolongfan
Tue Oct 05, 2021 12:40 pm
Forum: Black Tea
Topic: What Black Are You Drinking
Replies: 680
Views: 342660

Re: What Black Are You Drinking

oolongfan it’s the right place it’s still a Hongcha :) Speaking of Hongcha… I drank the last bit of your wonderful Hongcha today. Despite being down the last bits and tea dust the resulting brews were fabulous. Deep wonderful blackstrap molasses, incense dark cherries sweet yet with a touch of love...
by oolongfan
Tue Oct 05, 2021 12:23 pm
Forum: Oolong Tea
Topic: Shan Lin Xi
Replies: 24
Views: 8806

Re: Shan Lin Xi

Ethan Kulrand offers a Shan Lin Xi that I am planning to order later this month. I would be happy to send you a sample of the SLX when the order arrives. While I have never tried Ethan's SLX, I am familiar with his Lishan, DYL, and Fushoushan . All them share a thick glycerol 'fat' texture that you ...
by oolongfan
Tue Oct 05, 2021 9:54 am
Forum: Black Tea
Topic: What Black Are You Drinking
Replies: 680
Views: 342660

Re: What Black Are You Drinking

My only complaint is that this is just too quaffable so I have a hard time slowing down and taking notes. A great problem to have! A terrible problem indeed and one which I hope to have often ;) On another subject I seem to recall you saying that you had an unopened bag of Norbu's wonderful Ali Sha...
by oolongfan
Tue Oct 05, 2021 9:47 am
Forum: Black Tea
Topic: What Black Are You Drinking
Replies: 680
Views: 342660

Re: What Black Are You Drinking

Ethan Kurland's Ruby Red – I grabbed this by mistake instead of the Championship Black without realizing it..... My only complaint is that this is just too quaffable ... I am glad you enjoy this tea. Sometimes it is sort of just comfortable for me to drink; sometimes, it seems special. I am not sel...
by oolongfan
Mon Oct 04, 2021 4:30 pm
Forum: Black Tea
Topic: What Black Are You Drinking
Replies: 680
Views: 342660

Re: What Black Are You Drinking

Ethan Kurland's Ruby Red – I grabbed this by mistake instead of the Championship Black without realizing it. When I tasted the first cup I thought wow I don’t remember this having a ginseng candied lemon profile Quickly I realized my mistake but was not disappointed as this Ruby Red (unlike many pal...
by oolongfan
Mon Oct 04, 2021 2:50 pm
Forum: Oolong Tea
Topic: What Oolong Are You Drinking
Replies: 2775
Views: 1513252

Re: What Oolong Are You Drinking

Did several teas from Ethan Kurland’s current lineup: Perfect, Fushoushan, and Lishan. I have already shared my impression of the first two but this time – for the second session – I decided to use my early ‘70’s Hong Ni Shui Ping (60ml) from Bok. This is the first time brewing anything but sheng in...
by oolongfan
Sat Sep 25, 2021 3:33 pm
Forum: Tea/Teaware Vendors
Topic: Ethan Kurland
Replies: 123
Views: 70764

Re: Ethan Kurland

After having had both the wonderful Perfect (still can't believe the quality of this tea for the price) and the sublime Fushoushan I have to ammend my earlier comparison of the Lishan and last years DYL. While I still feel they share some similar qualities, I found both the Perfect and Fushoushan cl...
by oolongfan
Sat Sep 25, 2021 9:29 am
Forum: Black Tea
Topic: What Black Are You Drinking
Replies: 680
Views: 342660

Re: What Black Are You Drinking

[/quote] Joining the party courtesy of Bok. Brewed this gaoshan hong cha in hong ni. https://www.instagram.com/p/CTipNTmt-zN/?utm_medium=copy_link A very interesting tea indeed! The soup is malty and sweet with dried fruits - balanced by a pleasant and lively acidity. The retronasal aromatics are st...
by oolongfan
Sat Sep 25, 2021 9:02 am
Forum: Oolong Tea
Topic: What Oolong Are You Drinking
Replies: 2775
Views: 1513252

Re: What Oolong Are You Drinking

I just finished a session of teas from Ethan Kurland’s current Spring 2021 offerings: Perfect – I actually thought this might be a different tea, such was the quality and balance. I double checked my order because I could not believe that this was the so reasonably priced Perfect. To say it is under...
by oolongfan
Tue Aug 24, 2021 5:56 pm
Forum: Oolong Tea
Topic: What Oolong Are You Drinking
Replies: 2775
Views: 1513252

Re: What Oolong Are You Drinking

LeoFox wrote:
Tue Aug 24, 2021 5:29 pm
This is testament to Ethan's selection skills - and your good taste!
It is easy to have "good taste" when drinking such wonderful teas ;) I also appreciate your comments about Ethan's teas - inspiration for future purchases.

edited: for crummy typing
by oolongfan
Tue Aug 24, 2021 5:54 pm
Forum: Black Tea
Topic: What Black Are You Drinking
Replies: 680
Views: 342660

Re: What Black Are You Drinking

I have fallen in love with a hong cha that Bok kindly sent along with my teapot. Blackstrap molasses, candied plums, incense, candied plums, brown sugar, rose (but not floral if that makes sense) and honey. This reminded me of a deeper darker cousin of Ethan’s Oriental Beauty (Thng Fang Mei Jea). Ve...
by oolongfan
Tue Aug 24, 2021 5:12 pm
Forum: Oolong Tea
Topic: What Oolong Are You Drinking
Replies: 2775
Views: 1513252

Re: What Oolong Are You Drinking

Speaking of Lishan, i just finished some of Ethan Kurland's Lishan from his current offerings. Despite Ethan's rather humble description, this tea is very complex with sweet spring grass, clover, sweet pea notes mingling with refined delicate orchid and honey notes. The former reminded me of Ethan's...
by oolongfan
Tue Aug 24, 2021 2:07 pm
Forum: Tea/Teaware Vendors
Topic: Ethan Kurland
Replies: 123
Views: 70764

Re: Ethan Kurland

I found the Lishan to be quite complex, much more thaan I expected. There was a wonderful sweet spring grass and clover notes (without being vegetal) than reminded me a little of your past Da Yu Ling offering....but combined with a lovely refined orchid and honey note but not 'floral' per se. Hard t...
by oolongfan
Sun Aug 08, 2021 10:57 am
Forum: China & Taiwan
Topic: Yixing
Replies: 5884
Views: 1829058

Re: Yixing

My 1970s hong ni shui ping from Bok continues to be a revelation. It has elevated several teas in my collection from being neglected to being new favorites. All of these teas despite being quite nice had some trait that was too dominant (to my palate). Moving to a modern zini or duanni tamed the dom...
by oolongfan
Mon Jun 14, 2021 7:29 pm
Forum: China & Taiwan
Topic: Yixing
Replies: 5884
Views: 1829058

Re: Yixing

I recently acquired a 1970s hong ni shui ping from Bok and tried it out this weekend. This pot blew away my perceptions about hong ni. I expected only that it might be more ‘sensitive’, picking up more nuances. This notion was based on my late ‘70’s-early ‘80s hong ni shui ping from the Mandarin’s T...