Does anyone have experience with any of these brands that are sold at
my local asian market?
Ten Ren numbers: 409, 919, 319, 913, 109, 403? All are foil/cannister
packed. Not loose from bins.)
Teck Soon Taisun oolongs?
Ten Lu loose (in foil I think).
Ten Fu Tea?
And what about the Foojoy loose teas in 4 oz. containers? They range
from about $6-$13. (I have tried the Monkeypicked and thought it was
OK. Cannot remember if it was worth the price though.)
Any reccomendations or impressions appreciated.
That Ten Ren 409 looks good. It says a dark oolong I think. But at $80
for 10 oz, I want to know if it is really that good.
TIA Allen

bloehard wrote:
Does anyone have experience with any of these brands that are sold at
my local asian market?
Ten Ren numbers: 409, 919, 319, 913, 109, 403? All are foil/cannister
packed. Not loose from bins.)
Teck Soon Taisun oolongs?
Ten Lu loose (in foil I think).
Ten Fu Tea?
And what about the Foojoy loose teas in 4 oz. containers? They range
from about $6-$13. (I have tried the Monkeypicked and thought it was
OK. Cannot remember if it was worth the price though.)
Any reccomendations or impressions appreciated.
That Ten Ren 409 looks good. It says a dark oolong I think. But at $80
for 10 oz, I want to know if it is really that good.
TIA Allen

i know this company well but for permission/copywrite reasons i must
state that my comments are my personally opions only.
the "king teas have a touch ginseng and they are partially fermented,
thererfore an oolong tea,
if i was in america and wanted taiwan tea i would buy tenren....."old
company (reliable), and available in american asian stores.
i live in taiwan, (even thought i am american/speak some chinese), let
me talk about the "tenren 409,,, it is the King's 409 Dark 1st Grade"
the dark i will assume means that it is roasted medium/heavy..
like most things 1st 2nd and 3rd grade , deals with quality and
refining. with most things i dont like to buy the cheapest or the most
expensive, i like to buy the middle "one", but with things we love we
might buy the best or the 'almost' best or highest grade... "if we
got'd money, heheheh" you can keep the good stuff for special
occasions.

here is the link to the quote below:
http://www.tenren.com/fermentation.html
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Semi-fermented: Tea which are allowed to undergo 10% to 80%
fermentation fall into the broad category of semi-fermented teas. Tea
brewed from semi-fermented tea leaves have a slight yellow to brown hue
and possess a subtle fragrant aroma. These teas can be further
classified into three categories based on their levels of fermentation:

Light (10% - 20%): Jasmine Tea (Pouchong scented with Jasmine petals),
Pouchong Tea.
Medium (20% - 50%): Oolong, Tung-Ting Oolong, Ti-Kuan Yin, TenRen's
King's Tea.
Heavy (50% - 80%): Champagne Oolong.
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i also suggest these two nice teas

http://www.tenren.com/orientalbeauty2.html
http://www.tenren.com/tenluoolongs.html

to learn about tea... visit my blog
http://teaarts.blogspot.com/ "sorry about the chinese but i live in a
chinese speaking country.
-icetea