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Made from a blend of two Taiwanese oolong cultivars, grown in Pu-er and processed as a black tea, this tea has a growing and dedicated cult following.
The family who tends to these plants operates a small organic farm and grow mostly Taiwanese cultivars. Red Dragon comprises leaves hand plucked from Ruanzhi and Jinxuan cultivars, grown at nearly 2000m elevation.
This tea offers up a complex cup that is both wholesome and seductive. Enticing aromas of juicy lychee and smokey cedar give way to a full-bodied cup with the perfect balance of sweet and tart plum and toasty barley.
Process: Organic
Origin: Pu'er, Yunnan
Harvest: 2024
Process: Organic
Origin: Pu'er, Yunnan, China
Harvest: 2024
• 2 Taiwanese cultivars usually grown to make oolong
• 2000m elevation
• Processed as red/black tea
• Complex flavor that balances fruity, floral, woody and lightly smoky
• Steeps many times, each steep brings out different flavors
• 5g tea per 8oz. water
• Steep 15-20 seconds in boiling water
• Re-steep for 10 seconds, 3-4 times. Then lengthen the steeps to extract more flavor.
This tea is best steeped in a gaiwan
Use these recommendations for steeping in a western teapot, or when only 1 steep is desired.
• 2g tea per 6oz. water
• Steep 3 minutes in boiling water
• Re-steep one more time for 2-3 minutes (if desired)
