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.
Happy New Year! We hope that your holiday period has been a joyful one. We have selected some exciting teas to share with you in the New Year for your Curious Tea subscriptions! To start off 2017 on a high note, this January we have an excellent selection of…
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Here is another month of Curious Tea subscriptions! This December we have an excellent selection of fantastic teas for you to try. We have selected the following four teas this month: a modern Chinese green tea classic, the Tai Ping Hou Kui, known as Peaceful Monkey King; a wonderfully…
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Here is another month of Curious Tea subscriptions! This November we have an exciting selection from around the world for you to try. We have selected the following four teas this month: a bold Fish Hook Vietnamese green tea from the renowned Tan Cuong growing area; a unique Zhang…
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It’s time for another month of Curious Tea subscriptions! We have a wonderful Chinese selection for October for you to try. We have selected the following four teas for you this month: a hand rolled white tea from Fuding, Bai Long Zhu White Dragon Pearls; a real classic Wuyi…
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It’s time for another month of Curious Tea subscriptions! We have a stellar selection for September for you to try. We have selected the following four teas for you this month: a truly spectacular High Mountain Oolong from Taiwan, the Shan Lin Xi Long Feng Xia; a lower altitude…
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Great Taste, the world’s most coveted blind-tasted food awards, which celebrates the very best in food and drink, has announced the Great Taste stars of 2016. Out of 10,000 products to be judged, two Taiwanese Oolongs that we submitted this year both won awards. Curious Tea was awarded a…
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It’s time for another month of Curious Tea subscriptions! We have a great selection for July for you to try. We have selected the following four teas for you this month: a real champagne of teas, a 2016 First Flush Darjeeling from Castleton Tea Estate; a delicate and floral…
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We have another exciting selection in our May Curious Tea subscriptions for you to try. The first three of these teas have just arrived from China and are from the 2016 spring crops, so are super fresh and super tasty! The last one is a special and unusual yellow…
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Welcome to another month of Curious Tea subscriptions! This month we have a new instalment of exciting teas for you to taste. For March 2016 we have an a delightful Kirishima Sencha green tea from Japan; an exotic Steamed Green Zomba tea from Malawi; a complex and fruity Deep…
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Welcome to another month of Curious Tea subscriptions! This month we have very interesting teas for you to taste and hopefully these will help along with any healthy New Year’s resolutions! For the opening month of 2016 we have a very tasty and fun genmaicha (mixed with matcha) tea…
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