Oolong refers to any tea that is sun withered and partially oxidised – it sits on a scale between green and black tea. It is Chinese for ‘black dragon’ and the finest types use unique cultivars to produce their varieties.
Welcome to the July 2019 edition of the Curious Tea subscription! Here’s a closer look at the four exciting new teas that we are sharing with our subscribers this month. The first light tea this month is a lightly oxidised Santikhiri Milk Oolong from Doi Mae Salong in Thailand…
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Welcome to the June 2019 edition of the Curious Tea subscription! Here’s a closer look at the four exciting new teas that we are sharing with our subscribers this month. The first light tea this month is a lightly oxidised, yet full-bodied Benifuki oolong from Japan. The second light…
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Welcome to the May 2019 edition of the Curious Tea subscription! Here’s a closer look at the four exciting new teas that we are sharing with our subscribers this month. The first light tea this month is a delicate Yin Zhen Yunnan Silver Needle white tea from Yunnan Province…
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Welcome to the April 2019 edition of the Curious Tea subscription! Here’s a closer look at the four exciting new teas that we are sharing with our subscribers this month. The first light tea this month is a Moc Chau Green Heart Oolong from Vietnam that is lightly oxidised…
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Welcome to the March 2019 edition of the Curious Tea subscription! Let’s look at the four exciting new teas we’re sharing with our subscribers this month. The first light tea this month is a vibrantly verdant ‘deep steamed’ Makinohara Fukamushi Sencha green tea from Japan. The second light tea…
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Welcome to the February 2019 edition of the Curious Tea subscription! Let’s look at the four exciting new teas we’re sharing with our subscribers this month. The first light tea this month is a floral, lightly oxidised Four Seasons Oolong from Doi Mae Salong in northern Thailand that has…
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Happy 2019 to all our friends and subscribers! Welcome to the January 2019 edition of the Curious Tea subscription. Let’s take a look at the four new teas we’re sharing with our subscribers this month. The first light tea this month is a lovely Roasted Sencha green tea from…
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Merry Christmas to all our friends and subscribers! It’s been another fantastic year here at Curious Tea. We have featured some fantastic teas this year but we have saved a couple of particularly special ones until Christmas! So welcome to the December 2018 edition of the Curious Tea subscription…
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Welcome to the November 2018 edition of the Curious Tea subscription! Let’s look at the four exciting new teas we’re sharing with our subscribers this month. The first light tea this month is a rare green tea from Taiwan made from a special Qing Xin sub-varietal that is renowned…
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Welcome to the September 2018 edition of the Curious Tea subscription! Let’s look at the four exciting new teas we’re sharing with our subscribers this month. The first light tea this month is Darjeeling Sencha from Gopaldhara Tea Estate, an unusual vegetal and smoky green tea made from Japanese…
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