Medium Roast Spring Other Wuyi Rock Teas

This aged rock oolong presents an ultra-smooth liquor, unfolding with a unique spicy mineral sweetness. Notes of vanilla, carob, and lychee dance on the palate, culminating in a long-lasting velvety m. It leans spicy, mineral and sweet.

Water around 85–95 °C (185–205 °F). In a mug, steep 3–4 min. For gongfu, use 5–7 g per 100 ml, 10–30 s steeps (8–15 rounds). You'll get to see how the flavor changes across multiple rounds. Heavier roasts can take boiling water no problem.

Grown in Fujian, China from the Que She cultivar. This batch is from the Spring 2012 harvest. The leaves got a medium roast after picking.

Starts at $10.50 from Yunnan Sourcing, or about $0.32/g. A 25g package gets you around 4 gongfu sessions at ~6 g each, which works out to about $1.92 per session. Compare oolong prices across vendors on Teadar.