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Erik Ellestad · @ellestad
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Ho Yum blind tasting club tea #1 was a 2022 "Shi Ru" rock tea (yancha) from 30 year old trees in Da Wang Feng. @tea

#RockOolong #Yancha #hoyumtea #tea #cha #daikytea

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Erik Ellestad · @ellestad
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Rock Oolong for a rainy Sunday. Old Tree Rou Gui (Lao Shu Rou Gui) from Old Ways Tea Company.

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#rocktea #RockOolong #oolong #rougui #oldwaysteacompany #tea #cha #dailytea

Last updated 1 year ago
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Erik Ellestad · @ellestad
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Revisiting Lao Cong Shui Xian rock oolong from Old Ways Tea Co with my trusty Yixing pot.

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#Yancha #RockOolong #oolong #oldwaysteacompany #cha #tea #dailytea

Last updated 2 years ago
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Erik Ellestad · @ellestad
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Qi Lan is the final rock oolong of the 2021 Tong Xin She Teahouse yancha flight.

#Yancha #RockOolong #tongxinsheteahouse #tea #cha #oolong #DrinkTea #dailytea

Last updated 2 years ago
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Erik Ellestad · @ellestad
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Penultimate rock oolong from Tong Xin She Teahouse' yancha flight, Bai Rui Xiang, aka White Winter Daphne. A fragrance forward oolong.

#Yancha #RockOolong #tongxinsheteahouse #cha #tea #DrinkTea

Last updated 2 years ago
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Erik Ellestad · @ellestad
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Yancha holiday continues with Yue Ming Xiang rock oolong from Tong Xin She Teahouse. Lighter oxidation, lighter roast oolong. The name apparently means, "the aroma of lucid moon" and is traditionally drunk during full moon festivals.

#Yancha #RockOolong #tongxinsheteahouse #tea #cha #oolong #DrinkTea #gongfucha

Last updated 2 years ago
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Erik Ellestad · @ellestad
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Trying this experimental black tea pot from Jiri Duchek (via Pu-Erh.sk) with some everyday Da Hong Pao from Tong Xin She Teahouse. Hm. Might be too porous, maybe Shu Puerh instead?

#Yancha #RockOolong #tongxinsheteahouse #puerhsk #JiriDuchek #tea #cha #DrinkTea #dailytea

Last updated 2 years ago
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Erik Ellestad · @ellestad
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Yancha holiday continues with Huang Guan Yin Rock Oolong from Tong Xin She Teahouse.

#Yancha #RockOolong #tongxinsheteahouse #tea #cha #DrinkTea #dailytea

Last updated 2 years ago
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Erik Ellestad · @ellestad
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Huang Jin Gui Rock Oolong from Tong Xin She Teahouse. A nutty coconut flavor with a pleasant subtle returning bitterness.

#Yancha #RockOolong #huangjingui #tongxinsheteahouse #cha #tea #dailytea #oolong

Last updated 2 years ago
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Erik Ellestad · @ellestad
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Tools of the tea trade, bamboo tea scoop (slide?) and rake. Handy for pouring tea leaves into the narrow openings of tea pots. (Though I usually use my finger instead of the rake.) Heaven's Waist rock oolong from Tong Xin She Teahouse.

#Yancha #RockOolong #oolong #heavenswaist #tongxinsheteahouse #dailytea #cha #tea #DrinkTea

Last updated 2 years ago
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Erik Ellestad · @ellestad
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Holiday rock oolong no 5, Iron Arhat from Tong Xin She Teahouse. Every year, this is one of my favorite teas.

#Yancha #RockOolong #tongxinsheteahouse #tea #cha #dailytea #DrinkTea

Last updated 2 years ago
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Erik Ellestad · @ellestad
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Advent rock oolong calendar continues with No 4, Golden Water Turtle 🐢 from Tong Xin Teahouse.

#Yancha #RockOolong #goldenwaterturtle #shuijingui #fujiantea #tea #DrinkTea #tongxinsheteahouse #dailytea

Last updated 2 years ago
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Erik Ellestad · @ellestad
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Oolong Sunday, Peach Fragrance Da Hong Pao from Tong Xin She Teahouse.

Interestingly, when I see peach or apricot or almond fragrance in the traditional name of a tea, I find the tea is more evocative of peach or apricot or almond flowers than the fragrance of the ripe fruit.

#Yancha #RockOolong #tongxinsheteahouse #oolongsunday #dailytea #cha #tea #DrinkTea #oolong

Last updated 2 years ago
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Erik Ellestad · @ellestad
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12 Yanchas of Christmas No 2. Tiger Whistling Rock Rou Gui Rock Oolong from Tong Xin She Teahouse.

#Yancha #RockOolong #tongxinsheteahouse #tea #cha #DrinkTea #dailytea

Last updated 2 years ago
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Erik Ellestad · @ellestad
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2021 Gao Cong Shui Xian, aka "Big Tree Water Sprite", rock oolong from Tong Xin She Teahouse.

Every year I splurge on a new year's gift for myself of the annual tasting flight of yancha selections from Tong Xin She Teahouse. Lately I have landed on the strategy of drinking them between Thanksgiving and Christmas. This is the first of those teas.

#Yancha #RockOolong #tongxinsheteahouse #dailytea #shuixian #gaocong #gongfucha

Last updated 2 years ago
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Erik Ellestad · @ellestad
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Stone Sparrow rock oolong from White2Tea. Que She varietal, medium oxidation, medium roast. A solid tea.

#Yancha #RockOolong #tea #cha #White2Tea #dailytea #DrinkTea

Last updated 2 years ago
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Erik Ellestad · @ellestad
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I am thankful for tea friends far and wide.

Stone Milk Rock Oolong from White2Tea.

Medium light oxidation and medium light roast allows the narcissus scent of the tea itself to shine.

#RockOolong #Yancha #oolong #fudingtea #White2Tea #cha #tea #dailytea

Last updated 2 years ago
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Erik Ellestad · @ellestad
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Oolong Sunday, ban tian yao rock oolong, aka "Half Way to Heaven's Waist," from White2Tea.

#oolongsunday #Yancha #RockOolong #tea #cha #oolong #fuding #White2Tea #dailytea #DrinkTea

Last updated 2 years ago
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Erik Ellestad · @ellestad
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Oolong Sunday, Spring Peach rock oolong from White2Tea.

#White2Tea #RockOolong #oolong #Yancha #cha #tea #DrinkTea #dailytea

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