Taiwanese Sunset Oolong
Taiwanese Sunset Oolong
Taiwanese Sunset Oolong
Taiwanese Sunset Oolong
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Taiwanese Sunset Oolong

4 reviews
£22.99
(31p per cup)
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A rich, highly roasted oolong loose leaf tea from the Eastern Rift Mountains of Taiwan.

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CH
07 January 2022
Constance H.
United Kingdom United Kingdom

China teas are the best!..

Good!

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乱
15 December 2020
乱
United Kingdom United Kingdom

"Sunset Oolong"

5 stars. I get warming notes of chocolate cookies and later honey with some floral notes and muscatel. It is beautifully balanced and leaves you feeling "content". It has been a puzzler to me as to what this tea actually is. However - from what I have found out - its a "Buddha Palm Oolong" - using a Da Ye Zhong cultivar. An unusually big leaf tea. In this case it is grown organically at a low altitude. I have never seen leaves as tightly and neatly rolled as this. It must have taken great skill and experience. Also - the brewed leaves are so convenient and easy to clean away (which is always an added bonus) !

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22 November 2020
Bonnie B.
Israel Israel

Bonnie

Rich and full-bodied, a panoply of flavors. As a person who is partial to woody, toast-y oolongs, this is very satisfying.

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26 February 2020
Giuliana

Amazing oolong!

Oolong tea has been a favorite of mine for many years, and this Taiwanese Sunset Oolong from Rare Tea is my favorite oolong! Superior flavor, and a little bit goes a long way.

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Tasting Notes

Smooth with a woody nuttiness and notes of cherry and sweet fruit. Full bodied and complex while maintaining the brightness and soft tannins of a Spring tea.

Quantity

Use 2 - 4g of tea per 150ml of water.

Temperature

For the optimum infusion wash the leaf with 100°C (212°F) water, then use the same (slightly cooled) water to infuse.

Time

Infuse for 1 - 2 minutes, tasting regularly.

Infusions

You can infuse this tea at least three times.  With each careful infusion, different subtleties of flavour are revealed.

Cost Per Cup

31p per cup based on 2g of tea per 150ml of water and 3 infusions.

Taiwan

Organic Oolong

A rather extraordinary and delicious oolong from organic gardens near Taitung in Taiwan.

Full bodied and complex while maintaining the brightness and soft tannins of a Spring tea. This tea is low in tannins but very rich in flavour.

The first infusions are sweet and nutty leading to dark caramels and rich fruit. There is a notes of chocolate highly unusual for an oolong tea. Delicious served with savoury food.

This tea is crafted by a young farmer called Wei, and his mother.

He is supported by the local organic farming community who share skills and labour through the seasons.

The tea can be infused several times to reveal incredible subtleties of flavour. We recommend infusing the leaf in small amounts of hot water with a high leaf to water ratio, and infusing many times rather than making one large pot. In this way you will uncover countless flavours.

Use an inch of hot water at 100 degrees to rapidly “wash” the leaf for a few seconds. You can discard this first brew. This opens out the rolled leaf and allows the water to penetrate.
Subsequent infusions are best made at high temperature but rapidly - just 20 - 30 seconds. You don’t need to reheat the water as you go – the softened leaf will require lower temperatures. In all we recommend at least six steps to allow the leaf to completely open out and reveal all its beauty.

You can also enjoy one teaspoon of leaves all day- coming back to the same pot and re-infusing it – but in this instance re-heat the water to 90°C (194°F).

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