tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21945233.post5342789761387931852..comments2023-07-26T08:53:36.336-07:00Comments on tea closet: Pretending with a BeengUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21945233.post-2951672157642059632014-08-26T22:12:29.782-07:002014-08-26T22:12:29.782-07:00I just checked J-Tea's website. Their Aged Ori...I just checked J-Tea's website. Their Aged Oriental Beauty is $15/oz and is from 1979. The guys over at TeaDB reviewed it on their show here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=muCmHNJZeSI. I know that James has tried the 1994 one as well and he liked the 1979 way better. I have some 1994 sitting in my cabinet, perhaps I'll go back to it for my blog in the future.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09704188579636197074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21945233.post-88519489126393373022014-08-26T15:32:20.553-07:002014-08-26T15:32:20.553-07:00Thanks. For a tea of that age and quality, yes $17...Thanks. For a tea of that age and quality, yes $17/oz is pretty expensive. It doesn't have much aged taste and is generally pretty flat. Two of my friends have tried it and both thought it was flat, boring, and one remarked that it didn't taste like it was 20 years old. I wouldn't be surprised if it was younger myself, other teas at that age have much more smooth, aged flavor, while the 1994 OB had a winey fruity flavor which tasted pretty artificial. Nice aged oolongs from the 80s can be had for around $10-15/oz, so a subpar 1994 oolong is out of the price range totally.<br /><br />Finding aged oolongs doesn't put too much of a dent into my wallet, between sample swaps, having other tea drinking friends in Taiwan, and taking advantage of deals it's not too bad. I understand why you don't want to search for them though.<br /><br />Best wishesAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09704188579636197074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21945233.post-75281711636486116552014-08-25T22:56:46.153-07:002014-08-25T22:56:46.153-07:00Dear Jake,
Congratulations on starting a new blog...Dear Jake,<br /><br />Congratulations on starting a new blog. Is $17 an ounce really so outrageous? I hope the pursuit of aged oolongs don't empty your funds too much. I'm keeping away from chasing aged oolongs on the internet.<br /><br />Hhsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13118616887446192686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21945233.post-37650021534556442262014-08-25T10:16:15.031-07:002014-08-25T10:16:15.031-07:00Hi Hster!
Properly aged Oriental Beauty is a very...Hi Hster!<br /><br />Properly aged Oriental Beauty is a very hard thing to find. There's one supposedly from 1994 floating around, but I don't think that it's truly that aged, and the price is outrageous for a tea of that age/quality (about $17/oz). J-Tea sells an aged Oriental Beauty, but I haven't tried it. If you want I can give you some pointers on where to buy aged oolong, I've been researching and writing about them a lot recently. I hope that you're able to return to sheng soon, but for now I think that proper aged oolongs can be a very good alternative.<br /><br />Best wishesAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09704188579636197074noreply@blogger.com