Thursday, July 25, 2013

2013 World Tea Expo - Jade Oolong (cultivars)


Advanced cupping on Jade Oolong that are made with leaves from different cultivars.  This is a very interesting topic and especially since certain tea cultivar has its own special character in aroma and flavor note.  More and more tea lovers are looking for that "something special" - Chinsing Oolong, Jin Suang, SiChiChun are very popular in Taiwan's tea plantations.  Chinsing Dahpan is a very special cultivar that is suitable not only reserved for Oriental Beauty, but for making almost all kinds of tea.

We had every participant to carefully write down his or her observations on their respective cupping logs.

It maybe is tough to compare the four samples from the beginning.  But with the help of cupping log, it will be much easier when it comes to comparing different teas, because it requires your own attention on each sector of the information as you written down your notes.  The cupping logs will  help you to cup these samples with an extra eye, nose, mouth and most importantly, your heart.  You are cupping not only with your brain, but your heart as well.

Again, we participate in group cupping for our enjoyment and to see what each participant's interest is in each tea.  Sharing with each other your cupping log is good way to learn tea.

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