For a loose tea available in bulk at a grocery store, Rishi Tea’s Jade Oolong is surprisingly good. I have bought it several times, and usually drink it while I am working because I can get it within walking distance of my workplace.
This past weekend I prepared some of it gongfu style, which revealed even more of its character. Like other Taiwanese green oolongs the liquor is a nice rich yellow color with a lemony flavor. And consistent with the behavior of other green oolongs, it is best and most flavorful in the third infusion.
The glass gongfu set shown in the photographs is becoming one of my favorite sets for delicate green oolongs. Both the pitcher and the teapot pour quite nicely. Porcelain gaiwans work just as well, but the tea really looks lovely in glass.
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Rishi’s Jade Cloud green is one of my standbys and one of the few decent teas I can actually walk into a local store and buy, thereby bypassing shipping charges for mail order. Worth a try if you ever run across it.
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Left by Bill on August 18th, 2008
The Jade Cloud sounds nice. I’ll keep an eye out for it.
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Left by Cinnabar on August 18th, 2008
Do you happen to know of any place in Chicago that I could find an affordable gonfu tea set?
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Left by Alley on August 20th, 2008
Why thank ya, I’ll look into those.
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Left by Alley on August 23rd, 2008
Jing tea in the UK sell Gong Fu tea sets. I was contemplating buying a set and having seen yours I’m sold!
The set at Jing is sold with or without a water stand – would you recommend the stand or shall I go without?
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Left by Doug @ Wonders of Tea on September 1st, 2008
It’s a lot easier with the stand so you don’t need to worry about getting water on anything else.
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Left by Cinnabar on September 3rd, 2008