Fujian Province in eastern China is home to a treasure trove of spectacular teas – traditional jasmine tea; Yin Zhen and modern-style leafy white teas; smoky Lapsang Souchong tea; and the historic but little known Panyang Congou (Golden Monkey) family of black tea. Despite this bounty of tea, the most fascinating and notable teas in Fujian Province are its glorious oolongs.
  
In our oolongs you will find a diverse collection of leaf styles. All of our oolongs all sourced by us from artisans whose passion for this difficult-to-make tea ensures that when you steep your oolong at home it will taste as great as it does when we sample it.
 



 

Semiball-rolled-style Oolongs

In the Anxi region of southern Fujian the semiball-rolled-style of oolong tea is King. For tea enthusiast fans of Anxi oolongs, these teas need no introduction. We have featured many semiball-rolled style teas ( both modern green style and traditional roasted style ) from this region for several years, including the celebrated Tieguanyin; Mao Xie ( Hairy Crab), and Tou Tian Xiang ( Imperial Gold). Fujian tea producers like to boast that there are over twelve varieties and cultivars of tea bushes growing in this region, and we continually hunt fior more delicious examples of them.

The most famous of these teas, Tieguanyin, is plucked exclusively from two specific tea bush varieties. Other semiball-rolled-style oolongs from this region are likewise named for their specific tea bush varieties. As a group, semiball-rolled style oolongs are not as oxidized as the oolong teas from the WuYi Shan, nor are they roasted as much if at all; hence their colors range from green to greenish-gold. Their flavors are fruity, and crisp, and their aromas are highly aromatic. Semiball-rolled style oolong teas are gaining in popularity in the West.