Da Hong Pao - Wuyi Oolong Spring 2012

A Oolong Tea from

Rating

-- / 100

Calculated from 0 Ratings
Tea type
Oolong Tea
Do you recommend this tea?
Recommend to Facebook friends
Tweet this tea on Twitter
Ingredients
Not available
Flavors
Not available
Sold in
Loose Leaf
Caffeine
Not available
Certification
Not available
Typical Preparation
Not available
Join the largest Community of Tea Experts
Review this tea
Save to your wishlist
Add to your cupboard
Edit tea info

Tasting Notes

There aren't any tasting notes for this tea yet.

Description

Da Hong Pao (English: Big Red Robe) is by far and away the most famous and revered of the four most famous cultivars/plant varieties (Si Da Ming Cong) from the great category of oolong known as “Wu Yi Yan Cha,” or Wu Yi Rock Teas. It was hand harvested and processed in the Spring season of 2012 inside the Wuyi Shan National Scenic area at an altitude of approximately 800 meters above sea level. The roast was performed traditionally over charcoal for a total of 18-20 hours.
This tea’s dry leaves are the long and twisting shape and dark greenish red-brown color characteristic of traditional Wu Yi Yan Cha. The fragrance of the dry leaves is predominantly of dried fruit and roasted barley…gentle but rich.

The flavor of the thick and almost oily reddish-amber infusion has bittersweet, woodsy and toasted barley or other sweet grain type flavors that are balanced out nicely with interesting fruity elements. The tea flavor is definitely assertive, and the aftertaste is lingering, profoundly woody-sweet and builds steadily in the mouth over a series of infusions.

About Norbu Tea

Company description not available.

Teas Similar to Da Hong Pao - Wuyi Oolong Spring 2012

Recommended Teas to Try