tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1832037103409526842.post7142050869201625042..comments2024-02-02T23:59:30.189-08:00Comments on Black Dragon Tea Bar: 合歡山高山烏龍茶Bretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07391009406909467410noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1832037103409526842.post-79889430977606126622009-03-02T19:38:00.000-08:002009-03-02T19:38:00.000-08:00Hi Cecil! Thanks so much for reading my tea blog. ...Hi Cecil! Thanks so much for reading my tea blog. Your experiences in China and Thailand are very interesting and I also like reading your blog. <BR/><BR/>I really enjoy learning Mandarin Chinese and adding traditional Chinese words to my tea blog posts and I am glad to know that other people are finding it useful!Bretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07391009406909467410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1832037103409526842.post-86606327116625311542009-03-02T17:01:00.000-08:002009-03-02T17:01:00.000-08:00Enjoy reading your blogs. I especially like the pa...Enjoy reading your blogs. I especially like the part where you add the Chinese to the tasting vocabulary. I am working hard to figure out both the Chinese and the English vocabulary for tea tasting. <BR/><BR/>I have looked at Taiwan oolongs here in Sichuan but they are about twice the price of Chinese mainland oolongs. Of course, the vendors all tell me they only import the very best from Taiwan and the prices probably show this to be correct. <BR/><BR/>I recently "stole" some Thailand high mountain oolong from my sister-in-law last month while in Thailand. It was well over 800 Baht for a few grams. My wife refused to allow me to buy any as she thinks all Thai tea is pretty bad. Recent information indicates that Thailand is beginning to become competitive. I will see for myself soon enough. <BR/><BR/>We recently bought some Tie Guan Yin and Guan Yin Wang from the vendors in Chengdu. It appeared to be very green and very fresh. Both made me feel funny, like breathing fresh paint. The Tie Guan Yin we were buying locally looked to be aged and we really liked it. What am I missing. The fresh stuff made me feel as if my whole body was giving off paint fumes. Strange.<BR/><BR/>Keep up the tea tasting and throw in the Chinese equivalent of what we are tasting.Cecil Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15551474809860713547noreply@blogger.com