Green oolongs are lightly oxidized, only at 25% levels or lower, for oolongs like Yellow Gold, Benshan, Hairy Crab, Mei Jian, where once they were medium to heavier oxidation levels.
The ‘large’ village I am at has 1000 households, and this year,…
The ‘large’ village I am at has 1000 households, and this year, it’s been rather leisurely. The weather has been poor, but a very excellent batch of small leaf Yellow Gold called ‘Xiao Dan’ varietal was chosen after some time tasting. Folks, Yellow Gold oolong has always been under-noticed, but its fragrance and durable finish always pleases, and heralds what is to come for the Tieguanyin that year.
Anxi, Shiping area, where currently Yellow Gold is being produced…
Anxi, Shiping area, where currently Yellow Gold is being produced and collected up and down the mountains. These are some of the most rural, old, traditional farms, with lots of firewood fired minimal equipment and mostly hand made Tieguanyin and other oolongs.
