Tea Tasting: Yu Qilin
It's amazing... THREE tea sessions in a row! This is the last of the tea from Box #5 from Old Ways tea, Yu Qilin. The qilin (or kirin) is somewhat of a chimera of Chinese mythological animals. It's part deer/ox/horse/giraffe/dragon and has been equated to be the "Chinese unicorn", but its mythology is a bit more complex than the European unicorn. There are a LOT of depictions of the qilin, and each one of them is a slightly different take. I'm not sure how this particular tea became associated with the qilin, but it's definitely a unique taste among other rock oolongs. Tea Information Type: Wuyi Oolong Vendor: Old Ways Tea Recommendations: n/a Cost per gram: Part of the Tea club Description from Company: This tea is from a friend I met at a university, who is from Wuyishan. Yu Filin is a fairly rare culture said to originate from the Zhengyan area. This tea is known for spice & incense characteristics. She has an info page on Yu Qilin, if you'