"Zheng Yan 105" Wu Yi Rock Oolong Tea * Spring 2016

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Rating

86 / 100

Calculated from 4 Ratings
Tea type
Oolong Tea
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Ingredients
Oolong Tea Leaves
Flavors
Almond, Apple, Black Pepper, Blackberry, Blueberry, Bread, Caramel, Char, Cherry, Cinnamon, Dark Chocolate, Earth, Grass, Mineral, Mushrooms, Olives, Orange Zest, Peach, Peanut, Plum, Raspberry, Smoke, Sugar, Vegetal, Wood, Ash, Citrus, Fruity, Melon, Resin, Smooth, Spices, Stonefruit, White Grapes, Brown Sugar, Lychee, Orange
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Caffeine
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Certification
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Typical Preparation
Use 3 oz / 96 ml of water
Set water temperature to 195 °F / 90 °C
Use 5 g of tea
Steep for 0 min, 15 sec
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4 Tasting Notes View all

“This was another of my summer sipdowns. Normally, I would be averse to trying a 5+ year old tea that was not a pu-erh or some sort of hei cha, but Wuyi oolongs are usually built to last. The tea...” Read full tasting note
“Even though a few years passed since their reviews, my impression of the tea is quite similar to those of oceanica and HaChaChaCha. This tea is super smooth and fruity, with a strong heady and...” Read full tasting note
“The “vintage” of tea I am drinking is the Spring 2015 version VS the 2016. I want to echo oceanica. I love this tea. It is delicious. This oolong is so heavy with fruit notes, the first infusion...” Read full tasting note
“Love this one! Nose; buttered wheat toast, honey ( yum ), lychee, very " warm ", slight rosewood, light orchid, light grass. Palate; Allspice, lychee, osmanthus, round, slight ginger, mandarin...” Read full tasting note

Description

Varietal 105 is a unique Anxi varietal that’s a hybrid of Huang Jin Gui and Jin Guan Yin (Jin Guang Yin itself is a cross between Huang Jing Gui and Tie Guan Yin). As such, 105 could be considered 3 parts Huang Jin Gui and 1 part Tie Guan Yin. Due to the unique soil and growing conditions within the Zheng Yan growing area, and the unique Wu Yi processing, the resulting 105 tea is very much a Wu Yi tea despite it’s unique Anxi origins. It should be noted that varietal 105 was created by a Wu Yi local and is entirely unique to the Wu Yi Shan area.

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