One cold christmas night, an old friend and I went to try and find the famous fish and chips at McDonaghs only to have our efforts thwarted by missing last orders by a nose. My friend Brian didn't appear to have sufficient coats on for the evening so we quickly replanned and after a christmas of meat and potatoes with our respective families an authentic noodle soup seemed like just the thing.
Imagine my surprise on finding an oolong on the menu that I had never heard of....I think Brian liked it too.
Shui Xian Tea [Green, woody] **** $$ at Chi Asian Bistro, Galway, Ireland
Imagine my surprise on finding an oolong on the menu that I had never heard of....I think Brian liked it too.
Shui Xian Tea [Green, woody] **** $$ at Chi Asian Bistro, Galway, Ireland
Other Names: 水仙茶
,
Shu Hsien, Sacred Lilly,
Water Sprite
This tea has leaves that look more
green (small leaves like white teas) than usual WuYi oolongs,
intially had more woodiness on the nose than in the taste but the
colour was unmistakably the brown-red of a semi oxidised oolong. It
has a taste that is neither floral, like Guan Yin, grassy like
Longjing or strongly woody like most of the other Wuyi oolongs but is
a distinctive mellow taste that incorporates elements of all three.
Me likey!
Similar teas: Semi
Oxidised Oolongs, WuYi teas, Da Hong Pao, Fancy
Oolong, Zui Jia Ren
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