An absolute rarity from one of the top plantations within Darjeeling. The leaves for this tea come from Chinese trees and are carefully plucked in very small quantities and processed in a very special manner. The shiny, bronze-colored infusion, the very flowery flavor and its extremely mild, fully aromatic taste impart an unmistakable character to this tea and treat fastidious tea connoisseurs to a real pleasure. The large, open Oolong leaf with many slightly different wood colors and the longish silvery tips leave no wishes unfulfilled.
The city of Bao Loc is located in the Lam Dong province in the highlands of Southern Vietnam. In its surroundings excellent green Oolong varieties are produced using ancient Taiwanese methods. The freshly picked tealeaves are first laid out on cloth to be dried in the sun under the open sky. Then, they are rolled in cylindrical bamboo baskets till they get crushed which starts the fermenting. After reaching the desired level of fermentation, the tea is dried using low temperatures. The glowing green cup has a flowery scent and caresses everyone's taste buds with its flowery, sweet flavor.
Probably one of the most unusual tea specialties in terms of production as well as character is produced almost entirely by hand in the Province of Fujian. Immediately after withering the still moist leaves are heated shortly in milk water steam, which conserves the pretty, lightly olive-green leaf and cup color and invokes the distinct creamy scent and taste. Subsequently, the leaves are rolled manually and dried. An extremely mellow tea, which we are sure, will quickly win over many new lovers.
The premium ginseng Oolong (also called Lan Gui Ren or Ren Shen) comes from the Chinese province of Hainan and is based on high quality green Oolong, which is blended with very small amounts of powderised ginseng and liquorice root. Only the youngest sprouts are "dusted" with a fi ne coat of these ingredients, after withering and rolling and before the subsequent drying stage. The optic of this reminds of small rolled, pressed olive-green tea bits or nuggets. The cup is golden-green while the "ingredients" underline the delicately soft, slightly sweet fl avour. The tea can be infused more than once, but the fi rst two infusions are the best... .
Oolong is a specialty, which had originally been produced in the Taiwanese mountains. After plucking, the teas are prefermented by approximately 50 % and then wilted in the sun. Frequent turning of the tea in bamboo baskets during the drying process allows the Oolong to develop a mild aroma and a large, wildly curled leaf. After steeping, the still green leaf centre with the fermented leaf edges becomes clearly visible. It is very light in the cup and has a very flowery and spicy taste.
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