Oolong Tea
Between green and black. Partially oxidized leaves range from light and floral to roasted and toasty, and can be brewed many times.
Oolong sits between green and black tea: the leaves are only partly oxidised, which gives a range from fresh and floral to roasted and honeyed. The best known come from Fujian in China and from Taiwan. Good leaves give several infusions.
- Water: 85-95°C
- Steep time: 3-4 min
- Caffeine: Medium
- Flavour notes: Floral, Creamy, Roasted
- Goes well with: Roasted nuts, Dim sum, Soft cheese
Best known oolong teas
- Da Hong Pao (Fujian, China)
- Tieguanyin (Iron Goddess) (Fujian, China)
- Milk Oolong (Jin Xuan) (Alishan, Taiwan)
- Dong Ding Oolong (Nantou, Taiwan)
- Alishan Oolong (Chiayi, Taiwan)
- Lishan Oolong (Taichung, Taiwan)
- Dayuling Oolong (Taichung, Taiwan)
- Shan Lin Xi Oolong (Nantou, Taiwan)
- Four Seasons Oolong (Si Ji Chun) (Nantou, Taiwan)
- Cui Yu Oolong (Nantou, Taiwan)
- Oriental Beauty (Bai Hao) (Hsinchu, Taiwan)
- Gui Fei Oolong (Nantou, Taiwan)
- Baozhong (Wenshan Pouchong) (New Taipei, Taiwan)
- Muzha Tieguanyin (Taipei, Taiwan)
- Tieguanyin Charcoal Roast (Anxi, Fujian, China)
- Mao Xie (Hairy Crab) (Anxi, Fujian, China)
- Huang Jin Gui (Golden Osmanthus) (Anxi, Fujian, China)
- Shui Xian (Narcissus) (Wuyishan, Fujian, China)
- Rou Gui (Cinnamon) (Wuyishan, Fujian, China)
- Bai Ji Guan (White Cockscomb) (Wuyishan, Fujian, China)
- Tie Luo Han (Iron Arhat) (Wuyishan, Fujian, China)
- Mi Lan Xiang Dancong (Honey Orchid) (Chaozhou, Guangdong, China)
- Ya Shi Xiang Dancong (Chaozhou, Guangdong, China)
- Thai Oolong No. 12 (Chiang Rai, Thailand)
- Darjeeling Oolong (West Bengal, India)
- Oolong Tea (Fujian, China)
- Aged Oolong (Taiwan)
- Tieguanyin (Iron Goddess of Mercy) (Anxi, China)
- Da Hong Pao (Big Red Robe) (Wuyi Mountains, China)
- Dan Cong (Phoenix Oolong) (Guangdong, China)
- Ya Shi Xiang (Duck Shit Aroma) (Guangdong, China)
- Mi Lan Xiang (Honey Orchid) (Guangdong, China)
- Ali Shan Oolong (Chiayi, Taiwan)
- Li Shan Oolong (Taichung, Taiwan)
- Oriental Beauty (Dongfang Meiren) (Hsinchu, Taiwan)
- Si Ji Chun (Four Seasons Spring) (Nantou, Taiwan)
- Traditional Roast Oolong (Fujian, China)
- High Mountain Oolong (Gaoshan) (Nantou, Taiwan)
- Baozhong (Pouchong) (Taipei, Taiwan)
- Ceylon Oolong (Sri Lanka)
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