Dry rock tea leaves
Rock Tea in a crackleware bowl
A small dog
Spent rock tea leaves
Iron Arhat (Tue Luo Han) is always one of my favorite rock teas. This is a very nice (2022) example from Rivers and Lakes Tea.
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Dry rock tea leaves
Rock tea in a crackleware bowl
Spent rock tea leaves
White Rooster Crest is usually processed as a low oxidation, low roast rock tea. Almost more like a green tea than an Oolong. Subtly flavored, it is a rock tea varietal I struggle to appreciate.
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Dry tea leaves
Steaming tea in a crackleware bowl
Bubble power
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Moving my traditional winter rock tea fiesta up a bit this year from starting after Thanksgiving to starting after Halloween. Golden Water Turtle (Shui Jon Gui) rock tea from Rivers and Lakes.
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100 year old tea tree Shui Xian
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Rock tea packaging
Dry rock tea leaves
Rock tea in a ruyao gaiwan.
Spent rock tea leaves
2023 Dong Pian Da Hong Pao (Big Red Robe) from MyTeaPal Club. Working through some samples backlog, a very nice rock tea blend.
#RockTea #YanCha #MyTeaPal #Tea #Cha #DailyTea
Rock tea packaging
Dry rock tea leaves
Tea, pot, and pets
Spent tea leaves
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
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Dry tea leaves
Tea in a curious bowl
Spent tea leaves on a plate
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
Rock Tea in a mysterious bowl
Rivers and Lakes Iron Arhat is a traditional style rock tea, and also very enjoyable.
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Rock Tea packaging
Dry rock tea and cat hair
Rock Tea in a mysterious bowl
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
Rock Tea packaging
Dry rock tea leaves
Rock Tea in a mysterious bowl
Spent rock tea leaves
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
Rock Tea packaging
Dry rock tea leaves
Rock Tea in a mysterious bowl
Spent rock tea leaves
"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
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Dry rock tea leaves
Rock tea in a crackleware bowl
Spent rock tea leaves
"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.
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Tong Xin She Rock Tea packaging
Dry rock tea leaves
Rock tea in a crackleware bowl
Spent rock tea leaves
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.
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Rivers and Lakes Tea Packaging
Dry rock tea leaves
Rock Tea in a crackleware bowl
Tangled spent rock tea leaves
A rather nice Iron Arhat, the closest to traditional or classic rock tea so far from the 2023 Rivers and Lakes rock tea releases.
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Rivers and Lakes packaging is a bit glam
Dry rock tea leaves
Rock Tea in a crackleware bowl
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"Big Red Robe (Light Fire)" from Rivers and Lakes Teas. "Light fire" means high fragrance, this Da Hong Pao almost tastes more like a tie guan yin.
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Typical White2Tea Packaging
Dry rock tea leaves
Rock Tea in a crackleware bowl
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Finishing off my 2024 White2Tea yancha tea club sampler with their OBSX (Old Bush Shui Xian). Perhaps the most rock character of the group. Maybe the most challenging flavor profile for newcomers to the style, but a very tasty example.
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Typical White2Tea Packaging
Dry rock tea leaves
Rock Tea in a crackleware bowl
Spent rock tea leaves
Another of my favorite rock tea varietals, Stone Milk (Shi Ru). Lower oxidation on the White2Tea 2024 release, as you can see from the color, means this is a fragrance forward take on Stone Milk. Very nice.
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Typical White2Tea Packaging
Dry rock tea leaves
Rock Tea in a crackleware bowl
Spent rock tea leaves
Winter Daphne is a solid, fairly traditional entry in the White2Tea 2023 rock tea lineup.
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Typical White2Tea Packaging
Dry rock tea leaves
Rock Tea in a crackleware bowl
Spent rock tea leaves
Qilan is another nice lighter roast and oxidation tea from last year's white2tea yancha release. Strong sweet flavor and perfume!
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Typical White2Tea Packaging
Dry rock tea leaves
Rock tea in a crackleware bowl
Spent rock tea leaves
"Cockscomb" rock tea is always on the subtle side, but this is a nice one, light but detectable roast, nice body, pleasant flavor.
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Rock Tea packaging
Dry rock tea
Rock Tea in a crackleware bowl
Spent rock tea leaves
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
Rock tea packaging
Dry rock tea
Rock tea in a bowl
Spent rock tea leaves
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
Rock Tea packaging
Dry rock tea
Rock tea in a crackleware bowl
Spent rock tea leaves
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
Rock tea packaging
Dry rock tea leaves
Rock tea in a crackleware bowl
Spent rock tea leaves
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
Rock tea packaging
Dry rock tea leaves
Rock tea in a crackleware bowl
Spent rock tea leaves
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 #SkyTea
Rock Tea packaging
Dry rock tea leaves
Rock Tea in a crackleware bowl
Spent rock tea leaves
But then, osmanthus wasn't much a part of my flavor palette growing up in the Midwestern United States. I will note these are larger fluffier leaves than the previous rock teas from Tong Xin She.
#RockTea #Yancha #TongXinSheTeaHouse #Tea #Cha #DailyTea
Rock Tea packaging
Dry rock tea leaves
Rock Tea in a crackleware bowl
Spent rock tea leaves
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
Rock tea packaging
Dry rock tea leaves
Rock tea in a crackleware bowl
Spent rock tea leaves
Second tea from the 2024 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
Rock tea packaging
Dry rock tea
Rock tea in a crackleware bowl
Spent rock tea leaves
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.
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