Tag: Rou Gui

  • Rou Gui’s Revenge

    I think I’ve mentioned this before, but Rou Gui was the first Wuyi oolong (or Yancha) that I ever liked. Before a certain Da Hong Pao back-flipped my palate, I never really took a liking to Wuyi rock oolongs. They always tasted like . . . well . . . roasted rocks. In leaf form.…

  • Searching for the Cinnamon in Rou Gui

    Seven Days of Seven Cups, Day 5 – “Searching for the Cinnamon in Rou Gui” Rou Gui holds the distinction of being the first—and a long time ago, only— Wuyi oolong I liked when I first got started. Of course, in the last year or so, my palate has since Stockholmed its way into acceptance…