Speyside 2010 – Da Hong Pao

Tea type
Oolong Tea
Ingredients
Oolong Tea Leaves
Flavors
Cinnamon, Citrus Zest, Cocoa, Fruity, Mineral, Orange Zest, Red Wine, Roast Nuts, Smoke, Tobacco
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Loose Leaf
Caffeine
Medium
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Average preparation
200 °F / 93 °C 0 min, 15 sec 5 g 2 oz / 70 ml

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  • “My Healthy Leaf samples came today! There’s several that I’m pretty excited about, but I was in the mood for a roasted oolong and it’s getting late so I needed low caffeine so roasted and aged...” Read full tasting note
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Speyside (Da Hong Pao) is an aged roasted Oolong tea from WuYi in Fujian province. This is by far the most popular and sought after Oolong type in China. They are also named Rock tea, because of the typical rock/mineral taste.

This is easily the most expensive tea type in the world, with its original tea bushes being centuries old. There still are some original bushes still living in China, they are however preserved and forbidden to pluck the leaves off of. The price for this tea, when there was still possibilities to pluck the original tree’s, was many many times the price of gold.

Type: Roasted Oolong
Season: May, 2010
Origin: Wuyi, Fujian province, China
Type: Loose leaf

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My Healthy Leaf samples came today! There’s several that I’m pretty excited about, but I was in the mood for a roasted oolong and it’s getting late so I needed low caffeine so roasted and aged sounded like a good combination.

The dry leaves are dark, twisty, and reasonably intact. They smell like… nothing? This might be the least aromatic (dry) tea I’ve tried. Much more important though is how it brews.

I gave it a wash and waited a couple minutes for the leaves to open up and then started brewing. Brews a clear red-brown with a fruity aroma. Taste of ripe fruit with cinnamon, roasted nut, and tobacco notes and a mild cocoa bitterness. The flavor lingers in the mouth long after you sip it. Slight wisp of smoke. The following steeps are a little less fruity but are cleaner and display more minerality. It start to get notes of citrus zest and red wine.

Very tasty tea, but peters out a bit quickly. I’m considering buying some, but it’s a bit pricey for me to drink on a regular basis.

Flavors: Cinnamon, Citrus Zest, Cocoa, Fruity, Mineral, Orange Zest, Red Wine, Roast Nuts, Smoke, Tobacco

Preparation
200 °F / 93 °C 0 min, 15 sec 5 g 2 OZ / 70 ML

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