Heavy Roast Shui Xian (Narcissus)

This oolong from Fujian, China offers a distinctive drinking experience. This Wuyi rock tea presents a robust and strong character, anchored by a distinct mineral core. Beneath the prominent medium-heavy roast, one discovers enticing deeper fruity notes, all culminating in. It sits in the "Mineral" and "Fruity" and "Roasted" flavor families, so expect a cup that leans mineral and fruity and roasted.

Aim for water around 85–95 °C (185–205 °F). Western style: steep for 3–4 minutes in a mug or teapot. Gongfu style: use 5–7 g per 100 ml, 10–30 s infusions (8–15 steeps) for multiple short steeps — this way you can taste how the flavor evolves. Roasted oolongs can handle higher temps — don't be afraid of boiling water for heavy roasts.

This oolong is grown in Fujian, China. After picking, the leaves received a heavy roast, which shapes the final flavor.

Prices start at $11.00 through white2tea — that works out to about $0.44 per gram. A 25g package gives you roughly 4 gongfu sessions at ~6 g each, which puts each session at around $2.64. You can compare prices across all vendors carrying this tea on the Teadar product page.