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“A friend spent some of the last few months in BC and was kind enough to bring back some teas for our lab team to try, including this one. I haven’t tried much from O5 – someday I’ll get out there...” Read full tasting note
“Sipping this in a mug as well. Tart and tannic. Cranberries, honey, a faint woodsy undertone. Subsequent sips, the sticky honey note gets stronger. After some thought on it, I agree ‘maple’...” Read full tasting note
ORIGIN: Lincang, Yunnan
GPS: 23.7°N 99.9°E ALT. 2200M
BLENDER: Gao Feng & Fan Xiuli
LEAVES: Ancient Tree
TASTING NOTES: Dried Apricots | Candied Crabapples | Maple Wood
Handcrafted with leaves usually reserved for Pu Er tea, this red tea is made from trees that are several centuries old, has crazy energy and surprising aging potential.
O stands for our obsession with Origin. We travel the world building strong bonds with farmers and sourcing rare tea from remote villages. We want your cup to tell the story of the earth on which the tea grew and the hands that lovingly harvested each leaf. FIVE represents Natureʼs elements: Earth, Water, Wind, Fire and Void. In harmony, these elements express tea leaves into an outstanding cup. Welcome to our tea bar! We see it as a space to host friends, share and experiment.
A friend spent some of the last few months in BC and was kind enough to bring back some teas for our lab team to try, including this one. I haven’t tried much from O5 – someday I’ll get out there in person though.
This honestly smelled amazing – the type of dry leaf aroma that immediately resonated with me enough I would probably blind buy a considerable amount of this if I were to have been smelling it in shop. It was dark and sweet with woody notes mixed with aromas of red wine, syrupy stewed red fruits, and dark chocolate.
We steeped it up in a cupping set so that a bunch of us could all try it, but I feel like it would be just blissful gongfu. It wasn’t quite a rich as the dry leaf aroma but I’m sure that was in part due to the steep method we chose. The liquor was thick and full bodied with smooth notes of syrupy candied cranberry, sweet red wine, leather, peanuts, and maple wood. So many of my favourite black tea flavours were present that it was basically impossible to not get immediate heart eyes sipping on my small tasting cup that we’d split between the five of us.
Sipping this in a mug as well. Tart and tannic. Cranberries, honey, a faint woodsy undertone. Subsequent sips, the sticky honey note gets stronger. After some thought on it, I agree ‘maple’ probably works, but I wouldn’t have thought about it if I hadn’t scanned the description first.
As it cools, it gets a bit more oaky woodsy. And an acidic taste that sits on the back of the tongue, and maybe vanilla as I exhale.
Flavors: Cranberry, Honey, Maple, Wood
