2020 Wuyi Shan Dahongpao Oolong

 Name: 2020 Wuyi Shan Dahongpao Oolong

Year: 2020

Material:   3-5 years old bushes, blended Da Hong Pao

Harvest: Spring.

Area: Surrounding Wuyi Mountain Scenic Reserve Area

(2020 Wuyi Shan Dahongpao Oolong)

This tea was hand-picked and traditionally charcoal-roasted (medium- High roasted).  It is higher roasted than our Rougui, but some of the leaves in the blend look medium-roasted.

The dried leaves have a pleasant roasted (not over-roasted burnt aroma) aroma and also some dark chocolate notes.

I brewed this one with 6.5g / 90 cm3 gaiwan. You can brew this tea from 8-10 infusions easily.

This tea is suitable for the classic Dahongpao tea drinkers (meaning the traditionally roasted, darker tea, not the lightly roasted modern style). So If you want to upgrade your Dahongpao experience, at an affordable price, this is it.

The producer roasted this tea skilfully, in the first infusion, the roasting taste is present. Then gets more delicate with subsequent infusions. Turning into a sweet tea with a delightful flowery aroma, that you will feel in the mouth and also in the throat.

This Dahongpao has a combination of dark chocolate notes, some mineral aspect to it and a delicate floral aroma/ taste.

It has a mouth-watering thick tea soup with a long aftertaste (mouth and throat) that will remain for a while even in the last brew when the tea is losing its strength. If you push this tea in the first and second brew it will push you back.

Note: The price-quality relationship of this tea will surprise you, even if you are a seasoned tea drinker. I wanted to sell a high-quality tea at a relatively low price ( considering the high price tag some teas can reach these days). In order to achieve this goal, I decided to make a low profit and offer this tea along with the Qi Lan, Shui Xian and Rougui.