Green, Sencha okumidori
some random Chinese oolong
White, bai hao yin zhen

Edit: The oolong was pretty good. Mildly floral and fruity. The okumidori was just as good as I expected. Worth the price IMO.

    • Hamartiogonic@sopuli.xyzOPEnglish
      3·
      8 days ago

      The white tea is already familiar to me, and I can tell it’s really good. Haven’t tried the other two yet.

      The sencha okumidori smells fantastic, so I have high expectations. Sadly, they didn’t have any gyokuro at the moment. Otherwise I would have bought that. Regardless, I don’t think this sencha will disappoint me.

      Maybe I’ll start with the oolong tomorrow. It’s been close to a year since I had any, so I kinda miss that taste. All I know about this oolong is that it’s from China, which is a nearly useless description IMO. I guess it’s going to be a bit of a surprise then.

      • INeedMana@piefed.zipEnglish
        2·
        8 days ago

        I like oolong a lot because it varies a lot. It has an additional step in the process where it’s oxidized - more or less fried a little. Depending on how much was it oxidized, the taste will range from white/non-Japanese green up to nutty, creamy. IDR the name now but there is one that to me tastes almost like cookies

        Edit: Da Hong Pao

        • Hamartiogonic@sopuli.xyzOPEnglish
          2·
          8 days ago

          A few years ago, I went gaiwan shopping. I wanted a new one, because the old one was the cheapest and ugliest starter gaiwan you can find.

          One of the local tea stores had a nice selection, and I found exactly what I was looking for. While I was there, I also bought one of those glass pitchers and a metal sieve. The store keeper seemed quite pleased with the deal, so she just gave me a little bag of oolong.

          This one was a bit special though. It tasted very fruity and smelled like flowers. Can’t remember the name of that thing though.

          • INeedMana@piefed.zipEnglish
            2·
            7 days ago

            I can relate. I have a few teas like “it was very tasty but which one was it?”. Now I maintain notes for stuffs like this: link, name, more or less accurate date and a comment with my thoughts about it