Our Oolong Teas

Taiwan | Floral, Sweet Finish

Ingredients: Organic Bao Zhong handcrafted artisan tea with organic coconut extract

The base tea is one of our Artisan Reserve oolong teas, a line of small batch handmade teas from a craft handed down over generations. Hand selected for having all the hallmark qualities of the highest grades with noteable personality accents. Long twisted, lightly oxidized oolong with distinct floral notes and a long, sweet finish. Finished with natural essence of sweet, young coconut. The result is creamy smooth, silky sweet, with a long round finish.

Taiwan, Dong Ding Mountain region | Roasted, Gentle Natural Sweetness

Spring 2024. A really well roasted winter oolong in the classic "dong ding" style from a roaster in Taiwan who has won numerous awards for his incredible roasting capabilities. An Artisan Reserve oolong teas, a line of small batch handmade teas from a craft handed down over generations. Hand selected for having all the hallmark qualities of the highest grades with notable personality accents. 

Grown on a small artisan farm in Nantou, Taiwan. Perfectly roasted and lightly sweet, this oolong reveals itself over several steepings. 

Taiwan, Jin Xuan Region | Creamy & Floral

Spring 2024.  Aromatic and deep flavor. Buttery.

A great, well-executed batch of Golden Lily (jin xuan) from Mr Huang's small, mid-elevation artisan farm in Nantou, Taiwan. Sweet and succulent with a nice long floral finish. Creamy and smooth, hence its other name 'Milk Oolong'. This tea is slightly buttery and sweet with a lingering finish and evolves nicely over many steepings.

A Rare Artisan Reserve oolong tea, a line of small batch handmade teas from a craft handed down over generations. Hand selected for having all the hallmark qualities of the highest grades (this is the top-most grade) with notable personality accents. 

China, Fujian Province | Earthy, Fresh Plum

This autumn 2024 Ti Quan Yin (Iron Goddess of Mercy - Tieguanyin) is a medium roasted, rolled oolong with 40-50% oxidization and a healthy medium roast. Roasted nuttiness balanced by succulent floral notes. An accompanying earthiness that is accented by a floral sweetness upon finish. Subsequent steeps reveal notes of honey and orchid while the more roasted flavor subsides.

This tea is sustainably grown at 3,000 feet elevation on a family farm in Fujian.

The long, complex art of making this Iron Goddess tea culminates in a final, low temperature firing that brings out the most distinguishing characteristic of a light frost covering the tightly wound, deep green leaves. It gives a honey amber infusion that is fragrant, earthy, and flavorful with fresh plum notes.

Red bud peach varietal.

China, Fujian Province| Citrus, Floral

Ingredients: Organic oolong loose tea leaves with orange peel, calendula, marigold, and organic orange flavor

Orange peel, calendula and marigold petals combine to make a complex, slightly citrus orange Oolong tea with distinct floral notes.

Mild, yet very crisp and clean.

The Shui Xian base is a smooth and round accompaniment in this blend. It has a nice floral undertone and strong body  that gives the orange notes  balance in the mid-range but doesn't distract or overpower.

China, Huang Shan Region | Floral & Earthy

Oriental Beauty Oolong Tea is an oolong tea also known as Bai Hao Oolong or Champagne Formosa. The name Bai Hao means white tip and refers to the small tender white buds that are picked along with the top two leaves.

This batch has all the hallmarks of a legendary Oriental Beauty, the floral sweetness and lingering notes of berry, but also has a deep earthy richness and depth that is often not found in a Bai Hao. Deep, deep flavor and accompanying mouthfeel. Brothy without being heavy. Imminently satisfying with a nourishing quality.

60-70% fermentation.

This tea is known for depth of personality and ability to handle long steep times. 

An Artisan Reserve oolong teas, a line of small batch handmade teas from a craft handed down over generations. Hand selected for having all the hallmark qualities of the highest grades with notable personality accents. 

China | Toasty & Succulent

Ingredients: Organic oolong loose tea leaves and safflowers with organic plum flavor

A base of toasty shui xian oolong with extract of Japanese plum and safflowers for color.

Deep, fullbodied cup with round, succulent plum flavor. Soothing and centering tea.

Taiwan, Luku Township | Nutty & Earthy

2024 batch of Gui Fei Royal Courtesan. This tea is quite limited. 

It has a long round clover honey finish, surrounded by wildflower notes and a nice tilled soil kind of depth. What makes this honey oolong stand out from the others is the intense aromatics, overall body of the liquor, and complexity of flavor. It has a fullness and depth of character that continues even at room temperature or even cold. Multiple steepings reveal rich nutty earthiness and a more refined sweetness.

Gui Fei Oolong was created by a group of young tea farmers from Luku township in 2000. After the big earthquake of September of that year, the tea farmers in Luku township were engaged in rebuilding their hometown and neglected to manage their tea gardens which led to the tea leaves being chomped by the "tea leafhopper". After these tea leaves were picked and produced according to traditional Dong Ding Oolong tea method with a long fermentation, it turned out the tea liquor was crystal clear orange color and full of honey or litchi aroma. The green leaves were surrounded by red edges and looked very elegant and poised just like an ancient Gui Fei (The highest-ranking imperial concubine). 

Its flavor and aroma are different from traditional Dong Ding Oolong tea, which is why it is named Dong Ding Gui Fei tea or Gui Fei Oolong tea. We call it Royal Courtesan to honor its exemplary characteristics.

Good for several incredible steepings.

An Artisan Reserve oolong tea, a line of small batch handmade teas from a craft handed down over generations. Hand selected for having all the hallmark qualities of the highest grades with notable personality accents.

China, Fujian Province | Woodsy, Peppery Finish

This rare and unique oolong from Fuijan Province, China, consists of a 75% oxidized, unrolled charcoal brown leaf with greenish highlights. A sophisticated dark amber liquor reveals flavors of chrysanthemums and peonies with a spicy-peppery finish.  

This tea is noted in a very particular woodsy-spicy-fruity character which unfolds and is unique to this oolong. Shui Xian Oolong is a great tea for those who like a complex taste with well balanced notes. Slightly more mellow than our Wuyi oolong.

Other names for this tea include Water Fairy Oolong, Wu-Long, and Water Immortal Oolong

China, Fujian Province | Raisin, Toasted Almong

Wuyi Qilan (rare orchid) Rock Tea. This beautiful oolong from the base of the Wuyi Mountains in Fuijan Province, China, consists of medium oxidized, unrolled amber brown leaf with greenish highlights.  A sophisticated dark amber liquor reveals hints of raisins and toasted almonds. Bold, complex, woody, evocative. 2024 Lot.