Sweet Osmanthus Tea (Orchid Oolong)

Sweet Osmanthus Tea is a remarkable loose-leaf tea which comes from the Guangxi province of South China. It is also known as orchid oolong. Freshly picked osmanthus flowers with the taste of fresh peaches are blended with slightly fermented green tea to create a golden-coloured cup of fine tea that is sweet, rich and fruity. You can drink and enjoy Sweet Osmanthus Tea at any time of the day.

Sweet Osmanthus Tea Ingredients

• oolong tea
• osmanthus blossoms.

Oolong teas, including our loose-leaf osmanthus tea, have always been taken seriously by those who are serious about tea. They are partially or semi-oxidized teas. Depending on the production methods used, oolong teas fall into two categories - dark open leafed or greener balled. Both offer a beautifully fresh and complex tea drinking experience.

The darker oolongs can be infused several times, giving a soft, fruity, pale amber liquor with a honeyed character. The greener oolongs give a very pale amber-green liquor and have a wonderful fragrant character comparable to narcissus or hyacinth. Both can be infused several times. Oolongs are traditionally manufactured in China and Taiwan although other countries have now also started production.