double red oolong (spring '23)

double red oolong (spring '23)

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  • Origin : Shanlinxi, Lugu township, Nantou county, Taiwan

  • Organic tea farm

  • Elevation : 1400 meters

  • Cultivar : Qingxin (青心

  • Harvest: Spring ‘23, first flush

  • Oxidation : 10%

  • Roast: Roasted slowly over 60 hours in 4x15 hour sessions

  • Tasting Notes: grilled apricot, toasted walnut, jujube

  • Aging: This style of oolong lends itself exceptionally well to aging, with flavors deepening and settling over time.

  • Recommended Brewing: Steep 5g / 205 degrees / 45 sec / multiple brews

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Hot off the press roaster, here’s our take on one of Taiwan’s most famous teas, Dong Ding oolong. Grown at a higher elevation and meticulously crafted, this tea is exemplary. If you’re a fan of deeply roasted oolongs with a strong aroma, drink this one and you’ll never look back.

Crafted to our specifications only once per year, our Double Red Oolong was our first XXPERIMENTAL tea created in collaboration with our Master Tea Maker. Described in a word, this year’s Double Red is balanced. The aroma packs a lot of roast and is a bit heady with an almost camphor-y or sulfurous presence that lingers in the nose. While drinking, the broth is smooth on the tongue, has a sweetness in the throat, and finishes off sour– a signature of this style of tea. Usually we encourage folks to let this oolong rest for a few months to calm down, however this year it’s open season from day 1!