This tea and oolongs in particular have grown on me. It is a tasty but floral affair with the background notes of wood mushrooms often found in oolongs. I believe it to be unroasted but am not sure. The woman at Ten Ren Tea who sold it to me spoke little English so it was hard to ask questions. Ten Ren in Manhatten’s Chinatown is an impressive store with a couple of hundred teas and lots of teawares. It is better than their store in Flushing. This is one of their lower grades of Oolongs, They had one Oolong for about $500 per pound. If you are in Chinatown it is a store to visit.
I brewed this western style in an 16 oz teapot with 190 degree water and 3 tsp leaf for two minutes.
Flavors: Mushrooms
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The next time I’m in New York (I assume I will be at some point?), I will check it out for sure :)
mj: Also check out Fang’s Gourmet, Tea Drunk, and Sun’s Organic Tea! I also heard that Ippodo is good and there’s also a pu’erh shop opening in Brooklyn.
I have been to Fang’s, it is great, I didn’t like Sun’s, and I’m not familiar with Tea Drunk.
Thanks apt! I’ll have to make a note of all those. No plans currently to visit NYC, but I’m sure I’ll be back in the future.
Allank, I follow Tea Drunk on instagram and it looks awesome! @teadrunk
The next time I’m in New York (I assume I will be at some point?), I will check it out for sure :)
mj: Also check out Fang’s Gourmet, Tea Drunk, and Sun’s Organic Tea! I also heard that Ippodo is good and there’s also a pu’erh shop opening in Brooklyn.
I have been to Fang’s, it is great, I didn’t like Sun’s, and I’m not familiar with Tea Drunk.
Thanks apt! I’ll have to make a note of all those. No plans currently to visit NYC, but I’m sure I’ll be back in the future.
Allank, I follow Tea Drunk on instagram and it looks awesome! @teadrunk