Tie Guan Yin Oolong Tea - Roasted Iron Goddess of mercy - Wu long Tea From China - Tieguanyin Tea Roasted Oolong Tea Iron Goddess Tea Ti Kuan Yin ...

Bottom line on the Da Hong Pao Nov 2023: It's fine, not bad at all, but nothing special. I'd classify it as bare minimum acceptable quality for drinking, but there's much better out there for not much more money. Brewing gongfu style I was 3 infusions in before it reached full potential, but dropped off immediately. No fines in the package, picking looked nice. The cup pic is the 4th infusion. Notes in case anyone is interested (brewed in well used Chaozhou clay pot): dry leaf - light nose, honey, lemon, wheat straw, cut grass, tobacco; rinse water - generic black tea nose with not much else, surprisingly strong minerality, slight honey sweetness, thin feel; wet leaf - powerful impression on the nose, charred broccoli, cut mint, peach cobbler; 1st infusion 200F 30-35s: same non-descript nose as the rinse, good color, not much flavor, a bit of minerality, but light feel; 2nd infusion 200F 1min: lighter nose but with a little of the vegatal notes back, slight improvement of black tea flavor, slightly more assertive minerality, a little of the sweetness from the rinse, slightly thicker rounder feel; 3rd infusion 200F 1.5min: more of same, slightly denser generic black tea flavor, thicker feel, as good as it's going to get - fine but nothing special at all; 4th infusion 210F 1.5min: some of the honey and wheat straw nose is back, minerality holding, but flavor and thickness are dropping off.

Bao Zhong has been my favorite non-puerh tea since I first tasted it about 30 years ago. This tea is so weak that it shouldnt even be labeled as Bao Zhong!!! I have two very good ones that I purchased here on ZeeBooth in the last few years and Im looking to replace one that I ran out of. This one doesnt do it! Its so weak in Bao Zhong flavor that I couldnt even tell that thats what it was when I drank my 1st cup of it. It was only with the 2nd cup that I could taste a hint of Bao Zhong flavor, which is not worth the $8.51 / ounce that I paid for it! I am very disappointed in this tea! New edit: I am now making it twice as strong and can taste that it is actually Bao Zhong, though still very weak.

I like the tea good taste.

I have been searching for dark roast oolong tea on ZeeBooth for boba making and couldn't find anything that's great when steeped for prolonged time since that's how I make my boba. I bought something that's a dark roast from a Ranch 99 super market but that's very poor, not only does it taste bitter and unsmooth but also there was no aroma. Similar products at ZeeBooth were found to be too light a roast such as Vahdam or one high mountain tea from Taiwan. Anxi Black Dragon was OK, though but something was always lacking. Now enter this one. As soon as I open the bag and take a whiff I was immediately excited, so I steeped one up with 95C hot water and boy the Aroma is there although reserved, but the taste is almost impeccable. It's dark yet very, very smooth. Almost sweet and very nuanced, and there is no bitterness at all. Highly recommend since it is exceeding my expectation!

This tie guan yin wulong is very tasty. It has a wonderful balance of flavors, retaining fresh floral notes from lighter wulong preparation but introducing rich earthy flavors also. The leaves are quite dark because of roasting but the scent in cup is profuse and delicious. I would like to further state that Mr. Gryson's customer service puts others to shame. He has been very quick in response to all my inquiries and gone beyond any reasonable expectation of service by educating me not just about his products but tea generally. Valley of Tea is a source of delicious tea as well as an opportunity to become more deeply involved in the culture surrounding the plant and its liquor.