Yunnan Oolong Black

Tea type
Black Tea
Ingredients
Black Tea
Flavors
Char, Chocolate, Floral, Nuts, Rye
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Caffeine
Medium
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Edit tea info Last updated by Moritz Tilman Holst
Average preparation
185 °F / 85 °C 0 min, 15 sec 3 g 7 oz / 200 ml

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  • “The Yunnan Oolong Black is a Dianhong for sure, but it’s not your normal dianhong. Pu’er, Yunnan old tree grown leaves treated like a Taiwanese oolong but then fully oxidized, it’s a lot finer and...” Read full tasting note
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Wulong Hongcha 乌龙红茶 / Black Tea from Pu’er, Yunnan

Spring 2016

Dark chocolate, rye, floral

What to expect: matte dark brown leaves, with a few golden buds

Brewing tips: 3g of tea leaves steeped in 85°C water
4 to 5 brews and keep going if you dare!

Our 2016 Oolong Black is a tea that is very hard to put into a category somewhere between traditional Oolong and Black Tea.

It is technically a Dianhong, an Yunnan black tea, as it is made of hand selected first flush, pre-Qingming festival leaves of old Yunnan tea trees and then fully oxidized. But otherwise it has gone through the full, complicated processing path of a handmade traditional Taiwanese style oolong, and that’s where our producer learned his craft from some of the best oolong producers around.

This processing gives it a taste much more refined than most dianhong teas, with a wide array of subtle floral notes, a light sweetness and a distinct but not overpowering bottom note of raw cocoa. Not what we would expect from an Yunnan black tea!

A tea for black tea lovers who think they tried everything, for oolong lovers looking for a black tea or for anyone else who wants to try a very interesting new creation.

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The Yunnan Oolong Black is a Dianhong for sure, but it’s not your normal dianhong. Pu’er, Yunnan old tree grown leaves treated like a Taiwanese oolong but then fully oxidized, it’s a lot finer and somewhat fresher in flavour while at the same time with a strong flavour of dark unsweetened chocolate. Btw, the first brew, just brewed max. 10 seconds is maybe the most interesting part of it, when the stronger flavours don’t hit too much yet, but a lot of warm and sweet floral notes are quite obvious. Try it yourself, it’s worth it!

Flavors: Char, Chocolate, Floral, Nuts, Rye

Preparation
185 °F / 85 °C 0 min, 15 sec 3 g 7 OZ / 200 ML

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