Oolong Tea – Tea Chapter

Jin Xuan

Admin — Sun, 06 Jun 2021 12:03:55 +0000

Developed in 1980, this special Oolong was made to exhibit a light milky aroma. Produced in Nantou and Jayi regions of Taiwan, Jin Xuan is manufactured only by tea trees that grow above an altitude of 1000m. The tea leaves are a vivid dark green and are rolled into small pearls.

When brewed, the tea yields a natural milky aroma. Incredibly light on the palate, it has a unique creamy taste note.

BREWING SUGGESTION

Time — 30 seconds
Temperature — 85°C
Weight — 6 / 8g
Water — 250 / 350ml
Brews — Can be brewed for 3 rounds; add 10 seconds for each subsequent brew

Top Grade Rou Gui

Admin — Thu, 18 Jun 2020 10:04:50 +0000

This smoky, full-bodied Top Grade Rou Gui is a product of the famous Wu Yi mountain in Fujian Province. Apart from its Wu Yi characteristics, Rou Gui’s brew exhibits a hint of cinnamon in both its taste and aroma, which explains how this heavily fermented tea was given the name ‘Rou Gui’ [肉桂], or ‘cinnamon’.

BREWING SUGGESTION

Time — 30 seconds
Temperature — 100°C
Weight — 6 / 8g
Water — 250 / 350ml
Brews — Can be brewed for 3 rounds; add 10 seconds for each subsequent brew

Golden Cassia Teabags (20pcs)

Admin — Thu, 18 Jun 2020 06:42:18 +0000

Golden Cassia tea was discovered in Anxi village, Fujian, China, sometime between 1850 and 1860. This Chinese tea and its variants are made from oolong tea shoots, which produces a golden yellow colour during its brew, hence its name. An alternative name for the Golden Cassia used in Zhao An Tea, or ‘Eight Immortals Tea’ (八仙茶).

This tea is also available in loose leaf form.

BREWING SUGGESTION

Time — 2 minutes
Temperature — 85°C
Water — 250ml

Oriental Beauty Teabags (20pcs)

Admin — Wed, 17 Jun 2020 22:40:25 +0000

Oriental Beauty is a heavily fermented (60-70% oxidised) tea produced in the Hsinchu and Taoyuan regions of Taiwan. Also known as Dong Fang Mei Ren, it’s the ‘Chin-Shin Da Pan’ (青心大冇) cultivar grown without pesticides to deliberately encourage a common pest, the tea green leafhopper (Jacobiasca formosana), to feed on its leaves, stems, and buds. These insects suck the phloem juices of the plant which leads to its production of monoterpene diol and hotrienol that together give the tea its unique flavour.

It was once thought that a tea farmer in Beipu noticed that small green insects, later known as cicadas, had damaged the leaves of his newly picked spring crop. Rather than destroying his crop, he decided to process the leaves into tea. He then took his product to a local tea merchant, who liked it well enough to pay him twice the price of his usual tea. When he returned to his village, he boasted to his neighbours about his success. They believed he was exaggerating and so named his tea, ‘Peng Feng Cha’ [膨風茶], or Braggart’s tea.

This tea is also available in loose leaf form.

BREWING SUGGESTION

Time — 2 minutes
Temperature — 85°C
Water — 250ml

Dong Ding Oolong

Admin — Fri, 12 Jun 2020 03:49:07 +0000

Produced in Nantou and Jayi regions of Taiwan, Dong Ding Oolong is manufactured only from tea trees that grow above the altitude of 1200m. The tea leaves are a vivid dark green and are rolled into small pearls. When brewed, the tea exhibits an aroma of flowers and is incredibly light on the palate.

BREWING SUGGESTION

Time — 30 seconds
Temperature — 85°C
Weight — 6 / 8g
Water — 250 / 350ml
Brews — Can be brewed for 3 rounds; add 10 seconds for each subsequent brew

Supreme Grade Tie Guan Yin

Admin — Sun, 31 May 2020 05:42:17 +0000

Tie Guan Yin is the most well-known lightly fermented Oolong tea from Anxi, Fujian in China. This medium-bodied tea falls between green and red tea in both character and colour.

The story of Tie Guan Yin originates from a Buddhist devotee who offered tea to the Avalokitasvara Bodhisattva every morning. There was a night that he dreamt of a truly unique tea tree that was beyond his wildest imaginations. The next morning it appeared right before his eyes while he was heading to the tea plantation. Shocked and thrilled, he brought back the tree and grew it in his garden. The brew exhibited unique metallic-like colours while the tea resembled the Avalokitasvara bodhisattva. Henceforth, the tea was named *Tie Guan Yin’ [铁观音].

*Tie Guan Yin means the Iron Buddha of Mercy

BREWING SUGGESTION

Time — 30 seconds
Temperature — 85°C
Weight — 6 / 8g
Water — 250 / 350ml
Brews — Can be brewed for 3 rounds; add 10 seconds for each subsequent brew

Hong Shui Oolong

Admin — Mon, 06 Apr 2020 16:08:37 +0000

Produced in Nantou regions of Taiwan, Hong Shui Oolong Tea is made only from tea trees that grow at an altitude of 350–400m. These leaves are medium-sized, and have a dark and shiny brown, military-green hue. When brewed, the tea releases a strong and captivating sweetness.

BREWING SUGGESTION

Time — 30 seconds
Temperature — 90°C
Weight — 6 / 8g
Water — 250 / 350ml
Brews — Can be brewed for 3 rounds; add 10 seconds for each subsequent brew

Golden Key

Admin — Mon, 06 Apr 2020 16:01:37 +0000

Grown in the Wuyi mountain of Fujian China, the leaves of the Golden Key Oolong tea plant are three inches long with a subtle gold colour underbelly. When brewed, the tea turns clear with mild golden-brown hue, and has a lasting aftertaste with a fruity fragrance.

BREWING SUGGESTION

Time — 30 seconds
Temperature — 100°C
Weight — 6 / 8g
Water — 250 / 350ml
Brews — Can be brewed for 3 rounds; add 10 seconds for each subsequent brew

Ban Tian Yao

Admin — Mon, 06 Apr 2020 07:55:14 +0000

Ban Tian Yao is produced in the Wuyi mountain of Fujian, China. The tea carries a special name which means halfway to the sky, taken literally from how the tea grows—on a high cliff, to look like it is hanging on the sky. Ban Tian Yao Oolong Tea bears a deep history and has existed since the 18th century.

BREWING SUGGESTION

Time — 30 seconds
Temperature — 100°C
Weight — 6 / 8g
Water — 250 / 350ml
Brews — Can be brewed for 3 rounds; add 10 seconds for each subsequent brew

Aged Narcissus

Admin — Mon, 06 Apr 2020 15:43:43 +0000

Produced in the Wuyi mountain of Fujian China, Aged Narcissus is handmade and allowed to oxidise to about 60%. This tea is more heavily baked with charcoal than other rock teas, resulting in a relatively dark rock tea-type Oolong with a full body.

BREWING SUGGESTION

Time — 30 seconds
Temperature — 100°C
Weight — 6 / 8g
Water — 250 / 350ml
Brews — Can be brewed for 3 rounds; add 10 seconds for each subsequent brew