10/30/03


Michael Plant wrote in message
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Cameron 10/29/03


Lewis Perin wrote in message
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(Cameron Lewis) writes:

"Space Cowboy" wrote in message
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[...tea from trees rather than bushes...]

I've got several teas that come from tea trees, some wild some not.
Menghai produces a wild tree green pu-erh that's quite good. All of
the dan cong family oolongs come from trees rather than bushes
(phoenix, shui xian, etc...)

When you mention Shui Xian I assume you mean the rare strain of Feng
Huang rather than the common Fujian oolong?

/Lew
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The sources that I've gotten Shui Xian from list it as a member of the
dan cong group which is by definition a tree tea. I wasn't aware
there was a bush variety. What is the difference between the Feng
Huang variety and the common strain?

Cameron


Cameron and all,

What are your sources? I'd like to read more about tea sub-species
varietals, but the only source I know is Clifford and Wilson, whose book
costs well over $200. USC and is currently available on the British
Amazon.com site for far more than that. Besides, if I recall, it was
published over 20 years ago, not that that's so bad.

Michael

Hi,

the full name of the tea is called FengHuang Dancong. Fenghuang means
Pheonix.

FengHuang Dancong are divided in to 2 main types. MiXiang FengHuang
Dancong and QingXiang fenghunag Dancong. You can easily differentiate
both by the infused tea color. The color of MiXiang FHDC is maroon and
QingXiang FHDC is yellow.

Chinese Tea


Thank you Chinese Tea. So wherein lies Shui Xian in the Dancong group? And
can you refer me to printed or internet sources? Not that I doubt you. I'd
just like a bit of reading.

And -- sorry if this is redundant; I'm coming in late here -- are we
referring to Phoenix Oolong from Guangdong Province with the color
correspondences you mentioned?

Michael

Hi,

the full name of the tea is called FengHuang Dancong. Fenghuang means
Pheonix.

FengHuang Dancong are divided in to 2 main types. MiXiang FengHuang
Dancong and QingXiang fenghunag Dancong. You can easily differentiate
both by the infused tea color. The color of MiXiang FHDC is maroon and
QingXiang FHDC is yellow.

Chinese Tea

I am drinking Imperial Tea Court's Imperial Gold Oolong, which is showing a
pale to medium yellow liquor. Can I "assume" this is QX FHDC? The ITC Old
Bush Shui Xian showed a much deeper orange.

Michael

Michael Plant wrote in message ...

Hi,

the full name of the tea is called FengHuang Dancong. Fenghuang means
Pheonix.

FengHuang Dancong are divided in to 2 main types. MiXiang FengHuang
Dancong and QingXiang fenghunag Dancong. You can easily differentiate
both by the infused tea color. The color of MiXiang FHDC is maroon and
QingXiang FHDC is yellow.

Chinese Tea

I am drinking Imperial Tea Court's Imperial Gold Oolong, which is showing a
pale to medium yellow liquor. Can I "assume" this is QX FHDC? The ITC Old
Bush Shui Xian showed a much deeper orange.

Michael

No, both the tea taste different. Imperial Tea Court's Pheonix Oolong
is FengHuang Dancong.

Chinese Tea

----- Original Message -----
From: "crymad"
Newsgroups: rec.food.drink.tea
Sent: Monday, October 27, 2003 2:44 PM
Subject: Fukamushi-Cha


You may want to try the Gyokuro using 1 tablespoon and bumping up the
temperature at bit, say 150. I wonder, though, whether this tea is in
fact true Gyokuro, given that the price you mention is inconceivably
cheap.

--crymad

Thanks, I gave that a try and like the results much better than before.

Blues