分类： Oolong Tea
Oolong tea (乌龙茶, wulong cha) is a diverse partially oxidised category shaped by cultivar, region and technique. World Tea initially focuses on Wuyi Rock Tea, Dan Cong and Tie Guan Yin.
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1994 K100 Tie Guan Yin — Learning to Read an Old Book
Bookshelf, thick old book cover, aged pages and soothing woody dust. Nine infusions of 1994 K100 Tie Guan Yin, approached as a first study of a tea I am still learning to read.
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Lao Cong Shui Xian (老枞水仙) — The Keeper at the Ancient Well
An independently sourced Lao Cong Shui Xian journeys from dried fruit, sandalwood and camphor into cave water, ancient stone and a haunting salt-like mineral memory.
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Rou Gui (肉桂) — The Horse and the Flower
The twelfth and final Wuyi benchmark: Rou Gui’s exceptional rock minerality, wood and char evolve into floral-honey sweetness and a soft, dew-like finish across nine infusions.
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Rui Xiang (瑞香) — The Pear Tree and the Birds
Rui Xiang unfolds through pronounced Wuyi rock minerality, ripe and honeyed pear, delicate florals, creamy texture and persistent returning sweetness across eight patient infusions.
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Mei Zhan (梅占) — The Meadow of Flowers
A serene Mei Zhan journey through soft florals, gentle rock fruit, silky texture and persistent sheng jin in a sunlit meadow of flowers.
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Qi Lan (奇兰) — The Rock Beneath the Setting Sun
A composed Qi Lan journey of vivid rock minerality, passionfruit, silky mouthfeel and lingering sweetness, told through a butterfly resting beneath the setting sun.
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The Dancing Petals of the Mountain Grove — Ban Tian Yao (半天腰)
An elegant Ban Tian Yao journey through woody minerality, restrained fruit, floral grace and persistent returning sweetness beneath a mountain grove of drifting petals.
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The Forest of Mist and the Flower: Jin Mudan (金牡丹)
A fourteen-infusion Jin Mudan journey through Wuyi mist, ancient forest and persistent rock minerality, culminating in sweet wood and a single white flower.
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Autumn Mountain — Lao Cong Shui Xian 老從水仙
An atmospheric Lao Cong Shui Xian shaped by autumn rain, old timber, charcoal and rock minerality—unfolding across ten infusions until only mountain dew remains.
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Huang Guanyin (黄观音) Drinking from the Ancient Tree
A ten-infusion study of Huang Guanyin Wuyi Rock Tea, defined by ancient-tree imagery, mineral depth, wood, floral sweetness, and an exceptionally silky mouthfeel.