Rougui Superior from Nannuoshan

Rougui Superior

Tea type
Oolong Tea
Ingredients
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Flavors
Bitter, Butter, Cinnamon, Coffee, Fruit Tree Flowers, Marine, Nectarine, Perfume, Spicy, Sweet, Thick, Vegetal, Wood
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205 °F / 96 °C 0 min, 15 sec 8 g 5 oz / 150 ml

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  • “I feel like I may be warming up to the Yancha profile. First two times I’ve had this particular one, I thought it was a high quality tea that is perhaps not really for me. However, today the...” Read full tasting note
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ORIGIN: Niutou Mountain, Jianyang District, Nanping, China
MEANING: Cassia a.k.a. Chinese cinnamon (rougui)
CULTIVAR: Rou Gui
HARVEST TIME: Spring 2017
TASTE: Lingonberry, mineral, cinnamon
ROASTING: Thrice at 100-120°C

Unfurling its leaves on the slopes of Niutou Mountain, this Rougui bears neither a traditional provenance nor character: its namesake cinnamon flavour is more subdued, in favour of a round body of red fruits—currant, lingonberry, or perhaps cooked quince. Its roasting has been mellowed by time, and the mineral mouthfeel balances its warmer side with a thirst-quenching coolness: take a sip and picture yourself drinking from a sun-warmed mountain stream, cassia stems and wild berries trailing in the water upstream.

For a more classically-cassia experience, try our Organic Rougui.

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I feel like I may be warming up to the Yancha profile. First two times I’ve had this particular one, I thought it was a high quality tea that is perhaps not really for me. However, today the complex room-filling aroma brought a very comfortable feeling that was then supported by the rest of the session.

Dry leaves have a perfumy smell with notes of wooden cabinets, nectarine, fruit tree flowers and coffee. The wet leaf aroma is sweet and marine with a hint of nettle.

The liquor has a fluffy, colloidal texture and a thick, mouth-watering mouthfeel. It tastes woody and bitter with a sort of vegetal sweetness to it. There is a sweet and spicy finish with a distinct cinnamon note. The protracted aftertaste is very strong and evolving – it is sweet, sour, and savoury and involves a warming and spicy fragrance that emerges from the throat

Flavors: Bitter, Butter, Cinnamon, Coffee, Fruit Tree Flowers, Marine, Nectarine, Perfume, Spicy, Sweet, Thick, Vegetal, Wood

Preparation
205 °F / 96 °C 0 min, 15 sec 8 g 5 OZ / 150 ML
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