Your favorite Dan Cong vendor?
After sleeping on this, I’d say +1 with caveats. I’m able to taste and select first before buying, something online shoppers probably cannot do. There have been a couple of turds but some have been good enough that I have bought a jin of each. I rarely drink mainland teas though as I prefer Taiwanese and Japanese teas regardless of the producer/seller.
@LeoFox, what, you don’t like tea videos with sock puppets???
@LeoFox, what, you don’t like tea videos with sock puppets???
I got overexposed to west coast "start up bros" when i was in California btw 2011-2015. He seems to exemplify this type.Baisao wrote: ↑Sat Dec 05, 2020 4:22 pmAfter sleeping on this, I’d say +1 with caveats. I’m able to taste and select first before buying, something online shoppers probably cannot do. There have been a couple of turds but some have been good enough that I have bought a jin of each. I rarely drink mainland teas though as I prefer Taiwanese and Japanese teas regardless of the producer/seller.
LeoFox, what, you don’t like tea videos with sock puppets???
so han does indeed sell jin xuan.
the aroma of it is pretty intense, both on the dry leaf and the first few infusions, and drops off rather quickly.
i'm not intimate with the cultivar, though, be it from taiwan or anxi; so my opinion on the matter is of limited value, hah!
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@ezpzeke, jin xuan could never be from Anxi. The cultivar was developed by TRES.
It is expensive because farmer’s cannot rely on their harvest having the desired characteristics of milk or sugarcane. IDK what WCT sells it for but I see it at $8/oz frequently enough and that’s simply implausible. It’s mediocre oolong coated in non-dairy creamer or maltose.
It is expensive because farmer’s cannot rely on their harvest having the desired characteristics of milk or sugarcane. IDK what WCT sells it for but I see it at $8/oz frequently enough and that’s simply implausible. It’s mediocre oolong coated in non-dairy creamer or maltose.
https://westchinatea.com/30g-milk-oolong/
Many Milk Oolongs on the market are scented, or have milk powder added to them, to create this distinctive flavor. Our Milk Oolong is certified organic and contains no additives. While Milk Oolong is originally from Taiwan, this particular version comes from Quan Zhou, near Anxi in Fujian, just across the water from Taiwan. We have searched and as yet failed to find a Taiwanese or Mainland Milk Oolong that is as good as this classic.
Thought they didnt sell it since they dont have a taiwan category. Cant believe they are - and making the above claim. And for 15$ per 30g!!
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Has anyone tried the Dancongs from Bitterleaf recently? Right now, I don't want to spend $300+ to get reasonable shipping to Canada from Tea Habitat, and Hojo presents a similar problem (no shipping threshold, but shipping from Japan to Canada is high). I'm looking for decent, non-offensive DC for the meantime, but other than Wuyi Origin, it's hard to find. Any suggestions? I could also just stop buying tea for a while and concentrate on my green oolongs...
Is this the same Zoe?
https://www.instagram.com/zoeys_tea/
http://zoeystea.com/
https://www.facebook.com/zoey.lee.129/? ... sclosure=0
If so, there's an email link on that website (although no products, so it might not be active).
Andrew