“Thank you Roughage for this Remarkable Sample Tea An Oolong from India! Yes! This is one from only a handful of Estates allowed to grow Oolongs and it’s an organic tea grown at 3000ft. (I always...” Read full tasting note
“8g / 400ml glaspot. Two infusions. 1: 3m @ 85 2: 4m @ 75 Compared to earlier brewings using a Zini-clay yixingpot this tea is somewhat more complex with more aroma. Still it feels like its lacking...” Read full tasting note
“my very first Indian Oolong! I had a few darjeeling tea’s before but usually the regular black first or second flush tea’s, this on the other hand sounds special… The leaf are big and look like a...” Read full tasting note
Only a select few tea estates in Darjeeling are qualified to produce oolong tea: altitudes of over 3000ft above sea level are required, along with a specified average growing temperature. The organically certified Arya Estate is one of only a handful of qualified estates producing this exclusive tea that is typically full bodied with distinctive notes of chocolate and a rare taste of muscatel grape.
This is a classic example of a second flush Darjeeling oolong: deep, amber liquor with a rich aroma of chocolate and a fruity taste with a lingering sweetness and just the right amount of astringency. A great tea to accompany a slice of fruit cake in the afternoon.
Canton Tea Co is a London-based tea company trading in high grade, whole leaf Chinese tea. We have exclusive access to some of the best jasmine, white, green, oolong, black and authentic puerh teas available. In our first year, we scooped Six Golds at the 2009 Guild of Fine Food Great Taste Awards. Our Jasmine Pearls won the top three star gold award, endorsing it as the best available in the UK.