[vc_row][vc_column][vc_tta_tour][vc_tta_section i_icon_fontawesome="fas fa-leaf" add_icon="true" title="More Oxidized Oolong Teas" tab_id="1617686795027-d1b578c6-e6f0"][woodmart_responsive_text_block font="text" size="small" align="left" woodmart_css_id="606c36925c455" content_width="100" inline="yes"]All tea starts off green. For oolongs, the tea leaves are given the “black tea treatment” to achieve the desired oxidation levels and then they are given the “green tea treatment” to halt the oxidation process. Some dark oolongs may then be slowly toasted over charcoal made from fruit trees.[/woodmart_responsive_text_block][woodmart_responsive_text_block font="text" size="small" align="left" woodmart_css_id="606c36df4bac4" content_width="100" inline="yes"]
Unlike lighter oolongs, darker oolong tea leaves are given more of the “black tea treatment” first to get to the desired oxidation levels (typically 50% to 80%).  Both types of oolongs then go through the “green tea treatment” to fix the oxidation level.
[/woodmart_responsive_text_block][woodmart_responsive_text_block font="text" size="small" align="left" woodmart_css_id="606c35f2b3e3e" content_width="100" inline="yes"]The liquor of dark oolong tea can vary from sweet ripened fruit to a robust charcoal roast. There is no better way to brighten your afternoons or warm your insides on a cool winter’s day than to enjoy a pot of dark oolong tea.[/woodmart_responsive_text_block][woodmart_title size="small" font_weight="600" align="left" style="underlined" woodmart_css_id="606c071333b53" title="OUR MORE OXIDIZED OOLONG TEAS" title_width="100" css=".vc_custom_1617692442194{margin-top: 20px !important;}"][woodmart_products product_hover="quick" orderby="modified" order="DESC" taxonomies="372" sale_countdown="0" stock_progress_bar="0" highlighted_products="0" products_bordered_grid="0" lazy_loading="no" img_size="medium" columns="4"][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section i_icon_fontawesome="fas fa-leaf" add_icon="true" title="Black Teas" tab_id="1617693433517-77df4c69-ec1f"][woodmart_responsive_text_block font="text" size="small" align="left" woodmart_css_id="606c398ea7daf" content_width="100" inline="no"]Whole-leaf black tea has a bold character and ranges from light, almost floral to full-bodied. Full oxidation results in the blackened appearance of its leaves and the tea’s dark, rich quality. The harvested leaves undergo hours of withering, twisting and rolling to develop high levels of oxidation. This creates black tea’s familiar dark and rice nature. Lesser grades may be chopped. Long, aggressive rolling makes for a robust tea, while lighter treatment leaves to a more delicate profile.[/woodmart_responsive_text_block][woodmart_responsive_text_block font="text" size="small" align="left" woodmart_css_id="606c399eb5ff9" content_width="100" inline="no"]In China and Japan, black tea is known as ‘hong cha’ (红茶) and ‘kou cha’ (紅茶) respectively. Both words mean “red tea” because of the amber liquor it produces when infused.[/woodmart_responsive_text_block][woodmart_title size="small" font_weight="600" align="left" style="underlined" woodmart_css_id="606c0b4b848b1" title="OUR BLACK TEAS" title_width="100" css=".vc_custom_1617693533183{margin-top: 20px !important;}"][woodmart_products product_hover="quick" orderby="modified" order="DESC" taxonomies="145" sale_countdown="0" stock_progress_bar="0" highlighted_products="0" products_bordered_grid="0" lazy_loading="no" img_size="medium" columns="4"][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section i_icon_fontawesome="fas fa-leaf" add_icon="true" title="Ripened Pu Erh Teas" tab_id="1617687508829-d671a031-4f52"][woodmart_responsive_text_block font="text" size="small" align="left" woodmart_css_id="606c39acb28e8" content_width="100" inline="no"]Ripened Pu Erhs, also know as ‘shu pu erh’ (熟普洱) or ‘cooked pu erh’, are teas that have undergone an accelerated vintaging process that involves the very careful, skilled control of storage temperature, humidity and light conditions. Processed as green tea or ‘mao cha’, plucked, roasted and dried under the sun, they are then gathered into large warm piles, where they sit for months fermenting, though sometimes the vintaging is done in just 20-40 days. The process is called ‘wet storage’ (渥堆, ‘wo dui’, literally ‘wet pile’).[/woodmart_responsive_text_block][woodmart_responsive_text_block font="text" size="small" align="left" woodmart_css_id="606c39b75fea0" content_width="100" inline="no"]Ripened Pu Erhs can be loose-leaf or compressed into cakes or bricks or even sometimes into bamboo baskets or citrus peels. They are full bodied, with character and a lingering finish. The flavours are biscuity, fuearthy, woody, herbaceous, smooth, with somethting of the gentlemen’s club! 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Cantaloupe Oolong

£47.00
A stunning innovation, sweet Taiwanese cantaloupe filled with 'red' Formosa oolong then dried. Worth vintaging if you can.

Emperor Pu Erh 1998 Vintage

£12.00£36.00
Like a wise old zen monk, this is a mellow vintaged tea from Yunnan, skillfully fermented and with earthy, digestive qualities and a robust, malty aroma.

Heavenly Buds 2004 Vintage

£8.50£24.50
An outstanding red tea from Anhua in Hunan province, vintaged in Changsha city, very soothing for digestion.

Honey Orchid Phoenix

£8.50£16.50
This Phoenix Oolong has long, dark, slender, slightly twisted 'single bush' leaves that render a lovely, popular tea with the aroma of honey and fresh peaches.

Lemon Drops

£8.50
Exquisitely sweet black tea leaves sit snuggly inside a whole baby lemon fruit peel. Perfectly delicious infused as a hot or cold beverage.

Longan Iron Goddess of Mercy

£8.50£24.50
A rare, naturally sweet and fruity Formosa Oolong from Taiwan, which you can enjoy straightaway or keep as a 'vintage' tea for enjoying in later years.

Lychee Red

£7.50£21.50
A refreshing, high quality, naturally sweet black tea from YingDe in Guandong province, with a natural 'lychee' aroma.

Mandarine Oolong

£47.00
Sweet Taiwanese mandarine orange filled with 'red' Formosa oolong tea then dried in a unique and highly skilled process. Definitely worth vintaging.

Organic Golden Monkey

£8.00£23.00
A gorgeous blend of first-harvest, organic black leaves and golden leaf buds hand-twisted and curled to resemble the silhouette of a golden monkey.

Oriental Beauty 2011 Vintage

£8.00£40.00
Summer harvested, naturally honey-like Formosa Oolong, made into unusual tea cakes perfect as a gift or for easy vintaging.