Orchid Oolong

$ 30.00
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Size: 2 oz. canister

Pickup available at Blue Willow Teaspot

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Size: 2 oz. canister

From the family who makes everyone's favorite Charcoal Roasted Tieguanyin, here is a new tea we are so happy to offer. This unroasted oolong is crafted from Autumn-harvested, old-growth Tieguanyin varietals and is a lovely example of a lesser-made style of this tea. Allowing the leaves to lightly oxidize and leaving them unroasted brings out flavors that can get covered up with the roasting process. The aroma has a thick floral body without being perfumy. The leaves unfurl and steep with a multitude of progressing flavors, each one leaving the palate with a soft, cleansed sensation.



Process: Organic

Harvest: Autumn, 2023

Origin: Anxi, China

Process: Organic

Origin: Anxi, China

Harvest: 2023

• Un-roasted Tieguanyin cultivar

• Lightly oxidized

• Light floral note that is not perfumy or intense

• Full mouthfeel

• Grown by the same farmer who makes the Charcoal Tieguanyin

• 6g tea per 8oz. water

• Rinse optional

• Steep 15-20 seconds in 180°-190°F water

• Re-steep for 10-15 seconds for 3-4 re-steeps, then lengthen steeps to extract all the flavor

This tea does best when steeped in a gaiwan or other glass or porcelain pot

Use these recommendations for steeping in a western teapot, or when only 1 steep is desired.

• 2g tea per 6oz. water

• Steep 3-4 minutes in 180°-190°F water

• Re-steep one more time for 2-3 minutes (if desired)

Pouring Roasted Dong Ding Oolong (Competition Grade) from dark brown gaiwan into clear double-walled glass cup, blurred pothos leaf background Pouring Roasted Dong Ding Oolong (Competition Grade) from dark brown gaiwan into clear double-walled glass cup, blurred pothos leaf background

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