Tieguanyin from hojo
https://hojotea.com/en/posts-282/
Heavily.oxidized but unroasted blend of Tie Guan Yin, Mao Xie, and Ben Shan cultivated at a high altitude of around 1000m in Anxi Datong village.
Very interesting tea
What Oolong Are You Drinking
We've got a lot of clouds in Los Angeles right now and overnight there was even a brief thunder shower.... so even though it's not very cold, in my office it feels just right for some hot tea. Pulled out some Wuyi Huang Guan Yin from Jing Tea, which appears to have done just fine with a long stay in my tea test before being brought out because I bought it in 2020.
The flavor is warm, rich, earthy, and has that mineral note that feels so right on a gray day.
The flavor is warm, rich, earthy, and has that mineral note that feels so right on a gray day.
intermittent clouds but still very hot again in Los Angeles today, and I'm enjoying some handmade Balhyocha from Deon Jae Yeun, from Morning Crane Tea's Tea by Korea of some years ago (my pouch says maybe 2018 Harvest). It's such a lovely tea to do well as a hot tea, but here I am infusing it with a little bit of very hot water, and then adding it to a bowl of cool tea water--so nice on a hot afternoon.
It's been a while (again) since I've come onto the forum. Not really sure why - just a combination of work and other things, I suppose... and the occasional error message, but that seems to have gone away for me.
Anyway, starting the day down here with the 2008 dry-stored Alishan from TheTea, brewed without too much attention. I've enjoyed the aged and roasted wulong that I've gotten from them; they seem to suit my preferences.
Andrew
Anyway, starting the day down here with the 2008 dry-stored Alishan from TheTea, brewed without too much attention. I've enjoyed the aged and roasted wulong that I've gotten from them; they seem to suit my preferences.
Andrew