My local tea shoppe also carries fancy,choice,champagne,imperial,high
mountain and standard with the classic peach blossom taste. If it's
an oolong from Taiwan that's all I need to know. We just went through
a thread where the 'muscat' taste might even be missing from a
darjeeling depending on flush.

Jim

Michael Plant > wrote in message >...
> Jim,
>
> If I am not mistaken, "Formosa Oolong" refers to that specific honey sweet
> style enjoyed by man and leaf hopper alike, and is rather heavily oxidized.
> Jade Pouchong would be another type of Taiwanese Oolong entirely. It's all a
> matter of obfuscating language, that confuses more than it clarifies.
>
> Michael
>
> Space 11/29/04
>
>
> > Twinnings pulled their FO years ago. I'm not aware of any other
> > commercial brand selling FO. However just recently some Formosa
> > brands have appeared on the shelves. You'll have to find a 'private'
> > stock. Luckily my local tea shoppe carries several types of FO. My
> > favorite is the jade pouchong.
> >
> > Jim