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Luye Red Oolong

Luye Red Oolong

Regular price $5.00

Luye Red Oolong 

**The Spring 2024 version of this tea is wonderful. The leaf hoppers were a little early this year and have given this red oolong a dark Eastern Beauty-like sweet/floral in the upfront that makes it one of the best vintages of this tea we have ever had!

A heavily oxidized tea from Taidong, this Red Oolong is a real treat.  Rich, sweet rose and other floral flavors pour out of its earthy red tones. Please keep in mind that this tea is not roasted! The flavor and color comes from a longer oxidization process than most other oolongs. The perfect mix of black and oolong teas!

Elevation: 300m

Status: Certified Organic

Cultivar: Big Leaf Oolong

Oxidization: 80%

Season: May 2024

Method: Hand picked, processed on site, very small batch

Region: Luye, Taidong

Recommend Brewing Style:

Gong Fu Style: 3-5g per 100ml, ~100C water, 30, 45, 60 then add 5-10 seconds steeps in gaiwan. Lasts 5-6 steeps.

Western Style: 3g per 100ml, ~100c water for 3 minutes. Lasts 2-3 steeps.

 

 

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Amy
Love This

I am blown away by it. Stone fruit, floral, malt, cinnamon. My coworker tried a sip and got maple out of it, which I don't detect myself, but all this to say that it is very rich and delectable, the sort of tea I want to drink during a cool autumn morning. Like the description says, this veers toward a black tea, which isn't always my favorite. But it is still distinctly oolong enough for an oolong lover like myself to thoroughly enjoy it, while being different enough from the other oolongs I have to make it a sort-of special drinking experience. The cup I have now has lasted me three generous steeps throughout the morning, with no signs of slowing down. I'm sad I didn't try this earlier, as I've already placed another order from MST. Needless to say, I will be adding this to my next-next order!

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Matt
Great no-fuss drinker

This is a rich, mellow, and unfussy red oolong. I often bring this tea to work and on trips with me because it brews well under pretty much all conditions and has good longevity. I woudl definitely recommend adding some to your next order.

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Kelly Matten
Chocolate dipped raspberries

The flavor on this oolong is INSANE. Dark raspberries and strawberry jam with dark chocolate on that sweet, buttery oolong base. A bed of rose petals and wine on the scent. A bit of the black tea maltyness holds it down.
Extra tiny oolong balls unfurl into big, well processed leaves. I refill the pot again and again and drink all morning. Happy to find this flavor from a fair and organic source, I will keep it stocked!

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M.G.
Rose and Honey

This tea, I keep it for special occasions with special people. It is always surprising when brewing, first of all the smell of the hot wet leaves, just like smelling caramel roses…

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K.W.
Oolong Heaven!

I could slurp this all day every day. I never want to be without it.