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Hello, all. Floundering beginner here again!
I'm setting out on another tea-buying adventure this weekend and am hoping to expand my small collection of tea by adding greens and oolongs. My exprience with greens thus far over the last few years has been great and getting better, and I've got a short list of varieties to try and pick up that people on this list have suggested. (Am very excited about trying a bit of gyokuro!) However, my experience with oolongs is limited to very "commercial" sorts and the sorts I've been served with Chinese food, etc. I know very little about the production regions or variations in oxidation, only what I've gleaned from conversations here and information elsewhere, and I couldn't tell the difference between "twisted" oolong and some other type of oolong if it they took me out to dinner and stayed for breakfast... I plan on continuing to learn on my own, and I'm certainly not asking for even a beginner's explanation to the nuances of oolongs, but suggestions would be helpful. So...if you were recommending three or four very specific varieties of oolong tea to someone who loves all sorts of teas (including very strongly-flavoured, oddly-flavoured, and delicately-flavoured teas), what would they be? I'm hoping that all of you will help me narrow down my mind-boggling list of "oolong names I've encountered" to a short list of a few to try. Information on why you're suggesting them or what to watch for when trying them would be a huge bonus. Thanks very much--you've all been very helpful, and I only hope that I'll be able to contribute a bit more someday upon further learning. Tess http://teadonism.wordpress.com |
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