I wanted to see what happens when we take my favorite winter harvest of a green oolong and attempt to make a cross between a baozhong and a white tea. The result? An ethereal, delicious tea.

For XXPERIMENTAL NO.6 we've created an unrolled, strip style green oolong using qingxin oolong leaves from our farm on Shanlinxi. Once harvested, the leaves underwent minimal oxidation and proceeded to the dryer. We processed them in a quasi-strip style with stems still intact to minimize enzymatic interactions that’d incite flavor change. During the drying process, we reduced temperatures to 80°C to ensure the leaves kept their lovely fragrance & flavor. While this green oolong may look like a hot mess, it has a delicate, light & refreshing broth! We chose to refrain from any additional roasting to keep the finished tea juicy on the palate.

Think of this tea as an unadulterated oolong with minimal interference all around.