Osmanthus Oolong

Description Brewing Guide 漢字 桂花烏龍 origin Taiwan & China craft blended flavor notes floral, tropical, bright 漢字 桂花烏龍 origin Taiwan & China craft blended flavor notes floral, tropical, bright Osmanthus Oolong is to Taiwan as jasmine green tea is to China: a beloved classic with an equally captivating combination of floral aroma and rich tea taste. However, while jasmine is delicate and ethereal, tropical osmanthus flowers offer a decidedly juicier taste, with an irresistibly fruity and honey-like profile. Osmanthus flowers are impossibly small, making cultivation quite difficult. As a result, the majority of osmanthus oolongs are actually produced by spraying low-grade tea leaves with an artificial osmanthus flavoring chemical, thereby reducing production cost. Unfortunately, this results in a low quality product with an unnaturally cloying taste and questionable impacts on health. With our own Osmanthus Oolong, we take the opposite approach, bl