Description (from SevenCups.com): Zi Yun Shan is an excellent Anxi oolong made entirely from 100% organic Tie Guan Yin tea bushes. The green emerald leaves are lightly toasted and crafted into their characteristic spiral shape. Once brewed note the clear golden yellow color and sweet fruity aroma.The flavor starts with a sharp heavy feeling then gently turns sweet for an overall smooth taste that pleasantly lingers in your whole mouth. This high elevation tea is rich in amino acids, which can be infused many times. Zi Yun Shan is a perfect example of the complexity of lightly toasted Tie Guan Yin tea.
Review: I'm just going to say this before I say anything else: Seven Cups takes the cake for highest quality, best-tasting, freshest oolong I've ever tasted. This, Zi Yun Shan, and lower grown, more inexpensive oolong than their incredibly mind-blowing Alishan Gao Shan Cha, but this is still an absolutely perfect cup.
This very green, lighty toasted oolong has very hardened, rolled leaves that unfurl to create a dry yet sweet brew. It's very light and delicate, with warm buttery notes, light acidity and underlying floral flavors. The brew is very light, but has a bit of a thick, syrupy consistency that you get generally with buttery oolongs. The taste doesn't linger as long as some others, which contributes to the subtle dryness of this oolong, but I actually am really loving the short-lived taste, which leaves a very light, sweet, grassy aftertaste.
This oolong, and (to remind you again) Alishan Gao Shan Cha, are two brews to die for. This is lighter and complex with little high-grown taste. These two oolongs are two incredible examples of the high quality and selections from Seven Cups. I hope to see much more from this company.
The Good: another perfect oolong...subtle, dry, buttery-yet-sweet
The Bad: none
More Information/Buy: Seven Cups Zi Yun Shan
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