Help identifying a few teas from a co-worker

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Griselbrand
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Thu Oct 29, 2020 9:08 pm

So I received these teas from a co-worker today...
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She had basically no information on them besides that she's had them for several years at this point :lol:

I believe the packages are both rolled oolongs, and the loose one is some sort of white tea, but would love some help identifying them :D

They are probably stale at this point, but is anyone familiar with these teas?
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Fri Oct 30, 2020 8:42 pm

At first glance it looks like silver needle that has oxidized. Unfortunately I'm far from being an expert and can't understand the language printed on the packaging so that's my best guess. You can always try doing a quick steep if you feel adventurous.
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Fri Oct 30, 2020 9:23 pm

Red package says tie guan yin oolong

Green package kind of blurry.

Is that steeped wet leaf or dry leaf?
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Fri Oct 30, 2020 9:39 pm

Just drink em and show us everything!!
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Griselbrand
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Fri Oct 30, 2020 11:00 pm

LeoFox wrote:
Fri Oct 30, 2020 9:23 pm
Is that steeped wet leaf or dry leaf?
It's dry leaf. The appearance confused me. It's like silver needle, but each bud seems to be tightly wrapped in the first leaf.

I had hesitated in trying them since I had no clue about their origin or even age. I guess I'll give them a few steeps and post the results xD
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Sat Oct 31, 2020 12:16 am

Those leaves look like White lotus or old longjing kinda...
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Sat Oct 31, 2020 9:38 pm

Griselbrand wrote:
Fri Oct 30, 2020 11:00 pm
LeoFox wrote:
Fri Oct 30, 2020 9:23 pm
Is that steeped wet leaf or dry leaf?
It's dry leaf. The appearance confused me. It's like silver needle, but each bud seems to be tightly wrapped in the first leaf.

I had hesitated in trying them since I had no clue about their origin or even age. I guess I'll give them a few steeps and post the results xD
Could it be some pure bud black tea like this one:

https://yunnansourcing.com/collections/ ... -black-tea
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Here are the brewed leaves from the loose tea:
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And the tea liquor:
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The tea liquor is a rose color and the wet leaf smell reminds me of aged white tea. There is another aroma on top which is... not good, almost as if the tea has gone rancid :shock:
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Sun Nov 01, 2020 7:21 pm

LeoFox wrote:
Sat Oct 31, 2020 9:38 pm
Griselbrand wrote:
Fri Oct 30, 2020 11:00 pm
LeoFox wrote:
Fri Oct 30, 2020 9:23 pm
Is that steeped wet leaf or dry leaf?
It's dry leaf. The appearance confused me. It's like silver needle, but each bud seems to be tightly wrapped in the first leaf.

I had hesitated in trying them since I had no clue about their origin or even age. I guess I'll give them a few steeps and post the results xD
Could it be some pure bud black tea like this one:

https://yunnansourcing.com/collections/ ... -black-tea
The tea liquor is not so dark. I think it may be some sort of badly aged white tea
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Mon Nov 02, 2020 7:12 am

I still reckon it's a badly stored Longjing...
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Mon Nov 02, 2020 7:58 am

StoneLadle wrote:
Mon Nov 02, 2020 7:12 am
I still reckon it's a badly stored Longjing...
Seems to me the dry leaves are not as flat as Long Jing usually is. Seems to me they are shaped more like Zhu Ye Qing, a green tea I am truly not very knowledgeable about, but I have purchased once or twice.
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Mon Nov 02, 2020 8:11 am

Maybe the LJ shrunk a little?
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