Name: Honey Orchid Phoenix
SKU: honeyorchid
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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.**

This ‘single bush’ oolong was picked from tea trees on Phoenix mountain, legendary playground of demigods and fairies. It is one of only 3,000 trees directly descended from one of the famous 18 tea bushes that have existed for 900 years in a unique, beautiful tea grove. Each of the 18 bushes produces tea with distinct flavour profile.

The particular qualities of each Phoenix ‘single bush’ tea depend also on the precise conditions of picking and processing. Individual budsets are plucked when the weather is neither too wet nor too bright, then dried in the sun, hand-massaged and processed for 10 continuous hours overnight, and in due course the semi-oxidised, lightly roasted leaves acquire their very distinctive, slender, slightly twisted and shiny appearance.

The profile of this Phoenix Oolong includes a reddish-golden liquor, sweet and flavourful, with a subtle floral fragrance and lingering aroma suggestive of honey and fresh peaches.

OXIDATION:

STRENGTH:

Oomph

Honey

Peaches

Smooth

Perfumed

Warming

Storage

Our artisan tea is made with utmost care. To retain its pure, fresh qualities, brew with soft water and store in a dry, air-tight and light-proof container (in a fridge preferably) for 6 months

Packaging

This tea is supplied in a zip-loc foil pack to prolong its fresh flavour, within a beautiful paper wrap hand-stamped with an extract from the 8th century tea classic Cha Jing.

Honey Orchid Phoenix

**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.**

Brewing Guide

OXIDATION:

STRENGTH:

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Brewing Guide

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