The individual leaves are curled up into tight but still very big lumps, and despite being more than 4 months old, are still very green. Even under close inspection, one would be hard put to see that this is a wulong tea, as there is little or no oxidation on the leaves. As it is a very light wulong with a delicate scent, I have used my Phoenix teapot to steep the tea. The original tea I used for the Phoenix teapot was called 翠峰灵芽 (Cuì Fēng Líng Yá or Wonderous Buds from Jade Peaks), which is a very green wulong by Tenren. Alas, it is not available every year, as they have very high standards for this tea and if conditions are not optimal, they may harvest very little or even none for that year. Moreover, the tea is only made once a year, during Spring. One last consideration is price. The tea, if a batch does make its way to Singapore, can be quite expensive, and although i quite like it, I am able to get a rather good Tie Kuan Yin, or Gaoshan for the same price. This means that opportunities to steep tea in my Phoenix teapot comes few and far between, as both Tie Kuan Yin and Gaoshan have very distinctive flavours that I don’t wish to mix into the teapot. Perhaps I will buy a teapot eventually just for Tie Kuan Yin….
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Hi, I’m trying to identify a tea given to me as a gift from Taiwan. I’ve identified it as “Pear Mountain Tea” and it comes packaged in a gold canister with “Pear Mountain Tea” on a gold sticker in Taiwanese characters. Was the Li Shan tea you purchased packaged similar, or do you know if it would be the same tea? I love this tea so much so want to buy more over the internet, as I don’t want to ask the people who sent it to me for more - apparently it was expensive and is the highest quality tea.
Thanks
Kate
Posted by Kate on 08/08/05 at 10:42 AM -
There are a number of tea plantations at that location and all will label their tea as “Pear Mountain tea”. It’s like buying a Cabernet Sauvignon: could any one of more than dozen different vineyards, all with the same grape, but varying quality! The only thing you can do is if you find someone who sells it on the internet, then try a small amount, and if you like it then buy more. Personally, I think that Pear Mountain tea is overpriced: it generally retails for around $100 per 100g (or more!). it is a lovely tea, but my personal opinion is that a good High Mountain tea can be just as good for half the price. You will also find the tea on sale at auction (even on Ebay), but a quick search shows most of the transactions to be carried out in Chinese, and I don’t think it is possible to make any guarantees.
Posted by 醉茶生 on 08/08/05 at 11:26 AM -
I just got the “Oolong Tea” from my friend in Taiwan. Anybody knows the differences with the “Pear Mountain tea”?
Posted by hotel in Taiwan on 08/11/10 at 04:07 PM -
Hi there hotel in Taiwan,
“Oolong” is a category of tea, like black or green tea. Pear Mountain is a place (among many, in Taiwan) where tea leaves are grown. So the Oolong tea you received, is Taiwanese Oolong tea, but not necessarily from Lishan. As to what differences they might have, depends on what kind of Oolong you received (ie. how strongly fermented or roasted it is, where it was plucked from, etc…).
Hope that helps clear things up a little!
Posted by Miss Neddy on 08/11/10 at 05:30 PM -
Li Shan tea is known as the “King of Teas.” It has a fruity fragrance that is not found in other Taiwan teas. Its high price is due to its superior quality and also the fact that it is produced in limited quantities with just two harvests per year.
Posted by Tea on 09/02/03 at 03:23 PM -
TeaLi Shan tea is known as the “King of Teas”? Really? I never heard about this. My favorite tea is the Tieh-Kuan-Yin, literally means Iron Goddess of Mercifulness. Anyone tried this?
Posted by sdtraveller on 09/02/24 at 08:48 AM -
(from 醉茶生)
Tieh-Kuan-Yin or tieguanyin 鐵觀音 (there are multiple correct spellings)
is a variety of tea. If I take an analogy from wine: it is like
calling a wine “Carbernet sauvignon”: it is a variety of grape and you
can get Cabernet Sauvignon from Australia, South Africa or Chile.
Lishan 梨山 is a mountain in Taiwan, and only tea grown on that mountain
can be called “Lishan”. Again using a wine analogy: this is like
appellation d’origine contrôlée. Claret only comes from Bordeaux:
There is no such thing as an Australian claret or a Chilean claret.
Buying a tieguanyin is like buying a Cabernet sauvignon. Some are good
and some are terrible. You only know what variety the tea is made
from, but the quality of the tea is dependent on the terroir, the
degree of oxidation, the roasting and a hundred other factors. If you
have found one that you like then well done you! But there is no
guarantee that tieguanyin from a different plantation will be any
good.Posted by Miss Neddy on 09/02/26 at 11:59 AM -
Thanks for taking the time to post such a detailed and informative article. It has given me a lot of inspiration and I look forward to more like this in the future.
Regards,
schmuckPosted by goldankauf on 09/04/30 at 06:30 PM -
wow sounds good. i must taste this tea.
Posted by vdo instrumente on 09/06/02 at 06:40 AM -
I like tea! And I try it
Posted by jet protector jpx on 09/07/03 at 11:25 PM -
this sounds great, Iàm a tealover and will try this sort out. keep on the good work, nice topic.
Posted by Veyton Templates on 09/07/10 at 06:31 PM -
i will try it, this kind of sort looks great and will be tasty, I hope
Posted by MiyukiBeads on 09/07/17 at 04:13 AM -
Looks great
Posted by Schweizer Konto on 09/07/19 at 11:17 PM -
Templates?
Posted by Zahnersatz on 09/07/19 at 11:18 PM -
Tee ist immer gut…
Posted by Zeitarbeit on 09/07/19 at 11:19 PM -
Nie von dem Tee gehört….
Posted by Eiweiss on 09/07/19 at 11:21 PM -
Trinke sehr gerne Tee, habe von diesem vorher noch nichts gehört. Werde auf jeden Fall versuche ihn zu bekommen.
Posted by Bass Assassin on 09/07/23 at 01:25 AM -
Tee ist immer gut, aber von diesem hab ich noch nie etwas gehört.
Posted by Trockenfutter on 09/07/24 at 09:11 AM -
Sounds good, who can buy it?!
Posted by Autolack on 09/07/28 at 04:16 PM -
I will try that tea, it sounds very good.
Posted by Personalisierte Kinderbücher on 09/08/13 at 04:54 PM -
Great picture and article.
Posted by jeister on 09/08/14 at 12:27 AM -
I must taste this tea, it sounds good.
Posted by Geberstange on 09/08/24 at 01:18 AM -
I love tea so much… also love milk tea..
Posted by Dhamphy on 09/09/01 at 10:54 PM -
Nice Blog I like tea! And I try it
Posted by Andreas on 09/09/10 at 06:28 AM -
I like tea :-D
Posted by Willi on 09/09/22 at 09:59 PM -
But everyone likes tea….
Posted by Info on 09/09/22 at 09:59 PM -
Lishan Tea would be great paired with a Scottish Gourmet in a cold winter day.
Posted by Scottish Gourmet on 09/09/30 at 10:31 PM -
it looks tasty!?
Posted by Ipuro Raumduft on 09/10/01 at 04:05 AM -
I like tea very much.
Posted by Haarentfernung on 09/10/02 at 10:35 PM -
I love tea.. Milk-tea is a favorite also.
Posted by Speakers Agency on 09/10/13 at 02:19 AM -
mine personal favorite is chamomile tea. it’s helps me during times that I can’t sleep.
Posted by NJ Flower on 09/10/20 at 03:57 AM -
I don’t know why, but i really love earl grey tea the most.
Its really relaxing for me when i had a hard day.I’ll give your tea a try
Thanks for posting.
Posted by Außenwerbung on 09/10/21 at 02:16 AM -
hehe, der Tee schmeckt super, ist auf dem link drauf.
Posted by Nebenjob Reisevermittler on 09/11/10 at 09:39 PM -
What a great story about tea, very intersting. I really like it.
Posted by Kreuzfahrten on 09/12/07 at 04:42 AM -
nice story and interesting post about tea
Posted by Silber kaufen on 09/12/07 at 08:38 PM -
Klasse Teesorte, trinke ich gerne.
Posted by Suchmaschinenoptimierung on 09/12/18 at 05:58 PM -
Really great story about the tea. Greetings from Warhammer
Posted by Warhammer on 10/01/04 at 04:39 AM -
ich trinke auch gerne
Posted by Tifozat kuq e zi on 10/01/04 at 12:21 PM -
ohne Zitrone schmeckt nicht so gut :D
Posted by mbremje rinore on 10/01/04 at 12:22 PM -
Li Shan tea is known as the “King of Teas.” It has a fruity fragrance that is not found in other Taiwan teas. Its high price is due to its superior quality and also the fact that it is produced in limited quantities with just two harvests per year.
Posted by Burr grinders on 10/01/10 at 05:01 AM -
Kewl
Posted by Tagesgeld on 10/01/22 at 07:34 PM -
And Tea is always cool
Posted by Geldanlagen on 10/01/22 at 07:35 PM -
For us its not new…..
Posted by Yachtversicherung on 10/01/22 at 07:36 PM -
Thats kewl tea
Posted by Jagd Haftpflicht on 10/01/22 at 07:39 PM -
Yes of course
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yes what a great article about tea. well done!
Posted by Gold verkaufen on 10/02/03 at 07:08 AM -
Very intersting article about tea. Much to learn.
Posted by online Reisebüro on 10/02/09 at 12:42 AM -
Tea is so great =)
Posted by Girokonto Vergleich on 10/02/16 at 12:54 AM -
Tee ist für die Seele
und alle AltagssituazionenPosted by Walther on 10/02/25 at 04:49 PM -
Tolle Sache mit dem Tee! Wenn Ihr mal einen günstigen Kinderwagen kaufen wollt sagt Bescheid!
Posted by Kinderwagen kaufen on 10/03/28 at 06:16 AM -
ich trinke auch gerne
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Very nice article, bookmarked it, thanks and now i’m going to have some tee
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