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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.
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