hey, i think you have a cool channel, but i'm from Taiwan and i'd really appreciate if you didn't put 'Chinese Oolong' in the title when this is Alishan tea from Taiwan.. i know i'm ethnically/racially Chinese (aka, genetically) but i identify as Taiwanese and our tea like the Alishan tea are a distinctly important Taiwanese cultural symbol
@@g27 Well there are many Chinese oolong teas, such as Wuyi Yancha, Anxi Tieguanyin, and many others, all which are only produced in China. It just so happens that High Mountain Oolong, also called "gaoshan" oolong, is strictly a Taiwanese production. Alishan is a mountainous area in central/south Taiwan where a good percentage of this tea is produced, but there are other mountains in Taiwan growing it as well.
That's why you need to rinse Taiwanese oolongs once or twice before starting to brew. It opens up the leaves... I'd say your first infusion was basically a long rinse. I know you guys sell Japanese teas, but I prefer Chinese and Taiwanese teas for their longevity. The Japanese teas - including whatever oolong I've previously tried - stop at the second infusion, three is pushing it. Good Chinese teas can do about 7-10 infusions gongfu-style (which translates to about 5-6 infusions with Japanese-style sencha-type brewing) and great Chinese teas can do up to 28 infusions.
hey, i think you have a cool channel, but i'm from Taiwan and i'd really appreciate if you didn't put 'Chinese Oolong' in the title when this is Alishan tea from Taiwan.. i know i'm ethnically/racially Chinese (aka, genetically) but i identify as Taiwanese and our tea like the Alishan tea are a distinctly important Taiwanese cultural symbol
Is Alishan tea found on the mainland of China?
@@g27 No, only in Taiwan!
If so then why do people call it Chinese Oolong? Genuine question.
@@g27 Well there are many Chinese oolong teas, such as Wuyi Yancha, Anxi Tieguanyin, and many others, all which are only produced in China. It just so happens that High Mountain Oolong, also called "gaoshan" oolong, is strictly a Taiwanese production. Alishan is a mountainous area in central/south Taiwan where a good percentage of this tea is produced, but there are other mountains in Taiwan growing it as well.
That's why you need to rinse Taiwanese oolongs once or twice before starting to brew. It opens up the leaves... I'd say your first infusion was basically a long rinse.
I know you guys sell Japanese teas, but I prefer Chinese and Taiwanese teas for their longevity. The Japanese teas - including whatever oolong I've previously tried - stop at the second infusion, three is pushing it. Good Chinese teas can do about 7-10 infusions gongfu-style (which translates to about 5-6 infusions with Japanese-style sencha-type brewing) and great Chinese teas can do up to 28 infusions.
Exactly what I was thinking
Good information...