Shui Jin Gui, aka water gold tortoise, oolong is one of the main oolongs produced in China. The 4 main oolongs, otherwise known as xi da ming cong, are Da Hong Pao, Tie Lo Han, Bai Ji Guan and Shui Jin Gui. Other well known oolongs you would be familiar would be Rougui and Shui Hsien. Yes there are many oolong varietal names and tea producing villages in Fujian, China might name their oolong with unique names to differentiate their tea.
This tea is produced by Sea Dyke brand and came packed in a metal tin. This tin of Shui Jin Gui was produced in 2016. Already with 10 years of storage, this tea is aromatic and fragrant. The tea is quite high roasted and has a decent mineral taste as well. A value for money purchase.
But I digress. Many oolong tea drinkers had asked me how much oolong I used for a tea session. There is no correct answer as during my tea travels, I noticed an extremely generous use of tea leaves filling the entire teapot for a tea session (in Ipoh, Malaysia) and while at a Hong Kong teashop, the owner filled half a teapot with tea leaves before he commenced the tea session. I like my oolong strong and I will fill my teapot with leaves (more than half the teapot) for my tea session.
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