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Originally Posted by Cynthetiq
I'm drinking this Alishan oolong tea...They had something like 4-5 different grades and I opted for the most expensive. It was something like $120/lb. I got $20 worth. I've been able to steep it up to 7 times and each time the flavor and body got better and better. It's pricey but oh so tasty.
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When you price it out by the pound, it sounds ridiculous.
I posted about this above: I recently tried a high-grade oolong: Quangzhou milk oolong. I kid you not, it smells like honeyed buttermilk it's so fucking good. It tastes even better, and you can steep the hell out of it all day and it seems the leaves just love it and keep getting bigger and bigger.
It costs $162/lb. How could I afford it? I bought $5's worth. It got me two day-long sessions of tea.
It sounds outrageously expensive, but when you can pay $2.50 and get at least six (if not more) cups of tea out of it, you realize it's actually a fantastic value.
I only steeped mine three times (two cups' worth each time). But if you're going seven, I'm going to get more of this stuff and see how far I can push it.
High-grade oolong, FTW!
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Quangzhou Milk Oolong
This limited-edition oolong from the Wuyi Mountains of China is velvety smooth and lightly creamy, with a subtle hint of orchid. It’s said that it came about when the moon fell in love with a comet. The comet passed her by, as comets will do. The moon cried milky tears, which chilled the tea fields, withering the leaves and giving them a delicate creaminess. It’s been a rare luxury ever since.
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Quangzhou Milk Oolong / Oolong tea - DAVIDsTEA