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TieGuanYin Monkey Picked-Oolong from Zen Tea

Cavocorax drank TieGuanYin Monkey Picked-Oolong by Zen Tea

It’s true. I bought this tea just because it says monkey picked. Then I looked it all up on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monkey_picked_tea. Neat stuff!

I wonder what the difference between this tea is, and Zen Tea’s TieGuanYin(Iron Goddess Mercy). Just the monkey? I bought both so I guess I’ll have to try and get back to you.

This is a stronger oolong than I’m used to. It’s dark and roasty, but there’s a bit of sweetness there too. I’ve had this before and I know it holds up nicely to multiple infusions so I will sip away at this all afternoon!

… and think of monkeys.

2012-12-19 17:06:34 -0500

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ashmanra 2012-12-19 20:17:22 -0500

I could be way off base here, but I thought the monkey picked teas were from higher elevations and that was why they once used monkeys? Thinkgeek has a true monkey picked that is still picked by monkeys and you can read a bit about it on their website.

Cavocorax 2012-12-20 00:17:14 -0500

Thanks for the info. That makes a lot of sense. I didn’t think they actually used monkeys for this tea, but I liked the idea. :)

This gives me an excuse to look at Thinkgeek’s site too. So much cool stuff.

Ozli 2012-12-20 11:04:48 -0500

LOL, K would buy this tea with the same reasoning; you are not alone. :P

Uniquity 2012-12-20 12:35:53 -0500

I frequently tell my fiancee that we can’t buy an expensive tea just because a monkey picked it…but I definitely want to.

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Tea: I just started drinking loose tea earlier this year and once I started I had to get more and more and try ALL THE TEAS. So far it seems that I like simple oolongs, greens and rooibos teas, and that black teas are where I go crazy with fancy flavoured blends.

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