Darjeeling Yanki Red Oolong Tea

Discover Euphoria in Every Sip With Our Darjeeling Red Oolong Tea Our Darjeeling Yanki Red Oolong Tea is one of our favorite whole leaf teas, and we are excited to share it with you. This Yanki tea has excellent tea chi that is superb and will create euphoria and calmness. The dry leaves are beautifully curled whole leaves, and when steeped, the tea has aromas reminiscent of a fine Pinot Noir. The first steep has notes of wildflower honey, apricot, red wine, muscat grapes, and yuzu. The second infusion brings about some notes of sourdough and hops. It does not turn acrid like some oolongs but stays pleasant and leaves you to meditate as the nuanced subtle flavors untangle. One minute, you think you have tasted clove, the next dried fruit, the next marzipan, and apricot pits, and then the earthy splendidness of potatoes or chanterelles married in the pan with thyme. The third steeping the notes of yuzu, hoppy sour mash, muscat, apricot pit, and marzipan mature into French sorrel, sweetened dandelion flowers, and undercurrents of vanilla, cinnamon, and nutmeg. The fourth and subsequent steeps maintain these notes by adding dried orange peel. This spectacular Darjeeling Oolong tea is made by a young, experimental tea maker Allan who spearheads the Yanki Darjeeling Orthodox Small Tea Growers Welfare Society, started by his mother Yanki. We had a great time visiting their tea processing unit and loved how they believed in supporting their village while making some great whole leaf teas for the world to enjoy. It is high-altitude tea, composed of two leaves and a bud, handpicked, and after having undergone 55% withering, it is hand rolled and undergoes semi-fermentation, fixed, and then dried.