Rou Gui Oolong

Rou Gui is a Wuyi rock oolong, grown in the mineral-rich soils of the Wuyi Mountains in Fujian, China. It comes from the same rugged range that produces the famous Da Hong Pao, where tea bushes root among the cliffs and boulders that give this style its "rock" character. Rou Gui itself is a named cultivar, prized for the roasted fruit notes that develop through Wuyi's traditional charcoal firing. Medium in body and moderately brisk, it sits comfortably in the toastier, more roasted end of the oolong family. We're glad to offer it again, and to give the leaves a second and third steeping, which is one of the pleasures of a good Wuyi oolong.