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Golden Water Turtle (Shui Jin Gui) Rock Tea from Tong Xin She Teahouse seems an auspicious way to end the year. Have a happy and safe New Year's Eve!

#Tea #Cha #DailyTea #Yancha #TongXinSheTeaHouse @tea

What tea do you drink on your birthday? Do you pick a special tea or a special type of tea? Or just drink your usual teas? I picked this "Lotus Peak Shui Xian" from Tong Xin She Teahouse as a special tea to start the day and the next year of my life.

#RockOolong #YanCha #TongXinSheTeaHouse @tea

Last oolong from the 2023 Tong Xin She Teahouse rock tea tasting flight is an appropriately traditionally produced one. Though quite an unusual name, "Short Foot Oolong"! (Ai Jiao Wu Long.)

#RockTea #YanCha #TongXinSheTeaHouse #Tea #Cha #DailyTea @tea

Last oolong from the 2023 Tong Xin She Teahouse rock tea tasting flight is an appropriately traditionally produced one. Though quite an unusual name, "Short Foot Oolong"! (Ai Jiao Wu Long.)

#RockTea #YanCha #TongXinSheTeaHouse #Tea #Cha #DailyTea @tea

Last oolong from the 2023 Tong Xin She Teahouse rock tea tasting flight is an appropriately traditionally produced one. Though quite an unusual name, "Short Foot Oolong"! (Ai Jiao Wu Long.)

#RockTea #YanCha #TongXinSheTeaHouse #Tea #Cha #DailyTea @tea

Last oolong from the 2023 Tong Xin She Teahouse rock tea tasting flight is an appropriately traditionally produced one. Though quite an unusual name, "Short Foot Oolong"! (Ai Jiao Wu Long.)

#RockTea #YanCha #TongXinSheTeaHouse #Tea #Cha #DailyTea @tea

Last oolong from the 2023 Tong Xin She Teahouse rock tea tasting flight is an appropriately traditionally produced one. Though quite an unusual name, "Short Foot Oolong"! (Ai Jiao Wu Long.)

#RockTea #YanCha #TongXinSheTeaHouse #Tea #Cha #DailyTea @tea

Tong Xin She Teahouse's Auspicious Fragrance or Bai Rui Xiang (or White Winter Daphne) is a low oxidation low-medium roast rock tea. High fragrance, appropriate to the name and sweet scent of the tea.

#RockTea #YanCha #TongXinSheTeaHouse #Tea #Cha #DailyTea @tea

Tong Xin She Teahouse's Auspicious Fragrance or Bai Rui Xiang (or White Winter Daphne) is a low oxidation low-medium roast rock tea. High fragrance, appropriate to the name and sweet scent of the tea.

#RockTea #YanCha #TongXinSheTeaHouse #Tea #Cha #DailyTea @tea

Tong Xin She Teahouse's Auspicious Fragrance or Bai Rui Xiang (or White Winter Daphne) is a low oxidation low-medium roast rock tea. High fragrance, appropriate to the name and sweet scent of the tea.

#RockTea #YanCha #TongXinSheTeaHouse #Tea #Cha #DailyTea @tea

Tong Xin She Teahouse's Auspicious Fragrance or Bai Rui Xiang (or White Winter Daphne) is a low oxidation low-medium roast rock tea. High fragrance, appropriate to the name and sweet scent of the tea.

#RockTea #YanCha #TongXinSheTeaHouse #Tea #Cha #DailyTea @tea

Tong Xin She Teahouse's Auspicious Fragrance or Bai Rui Xiang (or White Winter Daphne) is a low oxidation low-medium roast rock tea. High fragrance, appropriate to the name and sweet scent of the tea.

#RockTea #YanCha #TongXinSheTeaHouse #Tea #Cha #DailyTea @tea

This "Plum Blossom" (Mei Zhan) is probably my favorite tea of the 2023 TXS Teahouse rock tea flight (so far)! Complex, a little fruity and sweet, well balanced. Good length of flavor.

#RockTea #YanCha #TongXinSheTeaHouse #Tea #Cha #DailyTea @tea

This "Plum Blossom" (Mei Zhan) is probably my favorite tea of the 2023 TXS Teahouse rock tea flight (so far)! Complex, a little fruity and sweet, well balanced. Good length of flavor.

#RockTea #YanCha #TongXinSheTeaHouse #Tea #Cha #DailyTea @tea

This "Plum Blossom" (Mei Zhan) is probably my favorite tea of the 2023 TXS Teahouse rock tea flight (so far)! Complex, a little fruity and sweet, well balanced. Good length of flavor.

#RockTea #YanCha #TongXinSheTeaHouse #Tea #Cha #DailyTea @tea

This "Plum Blossom" (Mei Zhan) is probably my favorite tea of the 2023 TXS Teahouse rock tea flight (so far)! Complex, a little fruity and sweet, well balanced. Good length of flavor.

#RockTea #YanCha #TongXinSheTeaHouse #Tea #Cha #DailyTea @tea

This "Plum Blossom" (Mei Zhan) is probably my favorite tea of the 2023 TXS Teahouse rock tea flight (so far)! Complex, a little fruity and sweet, well balanced. Good length of flavor.

#RockTea #YanCha #TongXinSheTeaHouse #Tea #Cha #DailyTea @tea

Yay! A rock tea from the 2023 Tong Xin She rock tea flight with heavier oxidation. A pleasure to drink this "Fo Shou" or Buddha's Hand! Mrs Flannesyad said, "This tastes like sweet flowers! I like rock tea!"

#RockTea #YanCha #TongXinSheTeaHouse #Tea #Cha #DailyTea @tea

Yay! A rock tea from the 2023 Tong Xin She rock tea flight with heavier oxidation. A pleasure to drink this "Fo Shou" or Buddha's Hand! Mrs Flannesyad said, "This tastes like sweet flowers! I like rock tea!"

#RockTea #YanCha #TongXinSheTeaHouse #Tea #Cha #DailyTea @tea

Yay! A rock tea from the 2023 Tong Xin She rock tea flight with heavier oxidation. A pleasure to drink this "Fo Shou" or Buddha's Hand! Mrs Flannesyad said, "This tastes like sweet flowers! I like rock tea!"

#RockTea #YanCha #TongXinSheTeaHouse #Tea #Cha #DailyTea @tea

Yay! A rock tea from the 2023 Tong Xin She rock tea flight with heavier oxidation. A pleasure to drink this "Fo Shou" or Buddha's Hand! Mrs Flannesyad said, "This tastes like sweet flowers! I like rock tea!"

#RockTea #YanCha #TongXinSheTeaHouse #Tea #Cha #DailyTea @tea

Yay! A rock tea from the 2023 Tong Xin She rock tea flight with heavier oxidation. A pleasure to drink this "Fo Shou" or Buddha's Hand! Mrs Flannesyad said, "This tastes like sweet flowers! I like rock tea!"

#RockTea #YanCha #TongXinSheTeaHouse #Tea #Cha #DailyTea @tea

"Tuberose Aroma" (Tie Luo Han) from Tong Xin She Teahouse is a lighter oxidation light/medium roast rock tea. Complex, yet subtle. Intriguing.

#RockTea #YanCha #TongXinSheTeaHouse #Tea #Cha #DailyTea @tea

"Noon Wraith" is a pretty spooky name for Tong Xin She's 2023 Ban Tian Yao! Is that what it actually means? Medium light oxidation and lighter roast make it a very drinkable and accessible rock tea on this rainy day.

#RockTea #YanCha #TongXinSheTeaHouse #Tea #Cha #DailyTea @tea

Been drinking a few different Golden Water Turtle rock teas, fortuitous to run across this delightful one to start the second half of the Tong Xin She 2023 rock tea flight.

#RockTea #YanCha #TongXinSheTeaHouse #Tea #Cha #DailyTea @tea

The last of the first dozen Tong Xin She Rock Oolong is "Yellow Goddess" (Huang Guan Yin). This rock oolong is a cross between two floral/herbal oolong varieties, the very famous "Tie Guan Yin" and the less well known "Huang Pan". As you would expect, the tea character is not far from Tie Guan Yin, but with more rock elements.

#RockTea #YanCha #TongXinSheTeaHouse #Tea #Cha #DailyTea @tea

According to the info on the website, all of these rock oolong teas were roasted to the same "medium/medium-light" roast. So I'm not quite sure what to attribute my perception of differing roast levels to. This Golden Peony (Jin Mu Dan) seems to be a bit darker roast. Cocoa/wood the dominant scent/flavor for me, with some incense in the perfume and aftertaste.

#RockTea #YanCha #TongXinSheTeahouse #Tea #Cha #DailyTea @tea

2023 Yellow Rose (Huang Mei Gui) rock tea from Tong Xin She Teahouse. Every year I find their Yellow Rose to be a standout tea in the yancha flight. Which is weird, because ostensibly it isn't my favorite yancha style, low oxidation, low roast. It is kind of fruity-incensey this year, very nice.

#RockTea #Yancha #TongXinSheTeaHouse #Tea #Cha #DailyTea @tea

Back home after the holiday, back to my annual rock tea flight quest. "Mysterious Peony" (2023 Bei Du) from Tong Xin She Teahouse is a medium light roast and medium light oxidation tea. Along with the typical rock tea flavors, I get a touch of coconut. Tropical!

#RockTea #Yancha #Oolong #TongXinSheTeaHouse #Tea #Cha #DailyTea @tea

Stone Milk rock tea from Tong Xin She Teahouse is a classic and traditional take on the style. Very enjoyable.

#RockTea #Yancha #TongXinSheTeaHouse #Tea #Cha #DailyTea @tea

Orchid's Charm (Lan Yun) is another low oxidation and low roast rock tea from Tong Xin She Teahouse. Not as intense a perfume as the previous "Orchid" tea, but quite pleasant, almost a bit Dancong-eaque.

#RockTea #YanCha #TongXinSheTeaHouse #Tea #Cha #DailyTea @tea

Fragrant Osmanthus (Dan Gui) from Tong Xin She Teahouse is pleasant scented rock oolong with a fairly light flavor. Not sure I really find it evokes osmanthus strongly, more light incense. But then, osmanthus wasn't much a part of my flavor palette growing up in the Midwestern United States.

#RockTea #Yancha #TongXinSheTeaHouse #Tea #Cha #DailyTea @tea

"Mysterious Orchid" from Tong Xin She Teahouse is a very low oxidation and lighter roast. Orchid fragrance strongly dominant with some small woody backbone. Even a tad of returning sweetness on the aftertaste. A very nice rock oolong, if a bit atypical. A rock tea for Tie Guan Yin lovers.

#RockOolong #Yancha #TongXinSheTeaHouse #Tea #Cha #DailyTea @tea

Third tea from the 2023 Tong Xin She Rock Tea flight is the well known Da Hong Pao or Big Red Robe. A very traditional take on this classic rock tea blend.

#OolongTea #RockTea #Yancha #TongXinSheTeaHouse #Tea #Cha #DailyTea @tea

Second tea from the 2023 Rock Tea flight from Tong Xin She is Cinnamon aka Rou Gui. Slightly lower oxidation on the Rou Gui than the previous Shui Xian, lighter highlights, tighter perfume.

#RockTea #Yancha #RockOolong #TongXinSheTeaHouse #Tea #Cha #DailyTea @tea

First tea from the Tong Xin She Teahouse 2023 Rock Tea flight is called "Sacred Lily". As far as I can tell, Sacred Lily is a relatively recently developed variety that was the result of crossing Rou Gui with Shui Xian.

#RockTea #Yancha #TongXinSheTeaHouse #Tea #Cha #DailyTea @tea

Most years, Tong Xin She Teahouse, based near Wuyi, China, releases a collection of some of their favorite Rock Oolongs from the previous year. One of my annual indulgences is to pick up one of the luxuriously packaged sets.

#RockOolong #YanCha #TongXinSheTeaHouse #Tea #Cha #DailyTea @tea

Rock Oolong season begins after Thanksgiving. Dug the Gaopan out of storage and found this sample, not sure what year, to start the season. Iron Arhat (Tie Luo Han) is always a favorite rock oolong type.

#RockOolong #YanCha #TongXinSheTeaHouse #Tea #Cha #DailyTea @tea

This "2017 prize winning smoked hong cha" (aka Lapsang Souchong aka Zhengshan xiaozhong) is one of the first teas I ordered direct from China. Thankful to have embarked on this tea journey.

#HongCha #BlackTea #LapsangSouchong #TongXinSheTeaHouse #Tea #Cha #DailyTea @tea

A tea friend said Dancong Oolongs are often the toughest teas to figure out, and less tea in the dose often results in better flavor/scent. Working on restraint, never my strongest suit, with this Lao Cong Man Tang Xiang Dancong Oolong from Tong Xin She Teahouse.

#Dancong #Oolong #TongXinSheTeaHouse #Tea #Cha #DailyTea @tea

A tea friend said Dancong Oolongs are often the toughest teas to figure out, and less tea in the dose often results in better flavor/scent. Working on restraint, never my strongest suit, with this Lao Cong Man Tang Xiang Dancong Oolong from Tong Xin She Teahouse.

#Dancong #Oolong #TongXinSheTeaHouse #Tea #Cha #DailyTea @tea

A tea friend said Dancong Oolongs are often the toughest teas to figure out, and less tea in the dose often results in better flavor/scent. Working on restraint, never my strongest suit, with this Lao Cong Man Tang Xiang Dancong Oolong from Tong Xin She Teahouse.

#Dancong #Oolong #TongXinSheTeaHouse #Tea #Cha #DailyTea @tea

A tea friend said Dancong Oolongs are often the toughest teas to figure out, and less tea in the dose often results in better flavor/scent. Working on restraint, never my strongest suit, with this Lao Cong Man Tang Xiang Dancong Oolong from Tong Xin She Teahouse.

#Dancong #Oolong #TongXinSheTeaHouse #Tea #Cha #DailyTea @tea

A tea friend said Dancong Oolongs are often the toughest teas to figure out, and less tea in the dose often results in better flavor/scent. Working on restraint, never my strongest suit, with this Lao Cong Man Tang Xiang Dancong Oolong from Tong Xin She Teahouse.

#Dancong #Oolong #TongXinSheTeaHouse #Tea #Cha #DailyTea @tea

I've drunk a lot of "Lapsang Souchong" over the years, but those from Tong Xin She Teahouse remain my favorites, especially this "prize winning" version from 2017. One of the very few where the tea isn't completely overwhelmed by the smoke. Elegant.

#HongCha #BlackTea #SmokedTea #LapsangSouchong #TongXinSheTeahouse #Tea #Cha #DailyTea @tea

What seems like a decade ago, I ordered a few teas from Jon at Tong Xin She Teahouse. These teas remain my gold standard for how Rock Oolong should taste. This is a 2018 Wu San Di Rou Gui that came in that bunch.

#RockOolong #Yancha #TongXinSheTeahouse @tea

Post thanksgiving, fall rock oolong tea season starts in earnest. 2015 Lao Cong Shui Xian from Tong Xin She Teahouse. One of my all time favorite teas. Thank you!

#OolongTea #RockOolong #YanCha #TongXinSheTeaHouse #Tea #Cha #DailyTea @tea

Google translate has the Chinese characters on the bag as "Flower Machine Full of Incense", but the producer, Tong Xin She Teahouse, says it is 2021 Lao Cong Man Tang Xiang Dancong Oolong and translates it from Chinese as "Old Bush Roomful of Fragrance" Dancong Oolong. Take your pick, either seems appropriate.

#DancongOolong #Oolong #TongXinSheTeaHouse #Guangdong #Tea #Cha #TeaDrunkByNoon @tea

Qi Lan is the final rock oolong of the 2021 Tong Xin She Teahouse yancha flight.

#Yancha #RockOolong #TongXinSheTeaHouse #Tea #Cha #Oolong #DrinkTea #DailyTea

Fuzzy plump buds, Fuding Bai Hao Yin Zhen from Tong Xin She Teahouse.

#Baicha #WhiteTea #Tea #Cha #DrinkTea #DailyTea #TongXinSheTeaHouse