Friday, January 15, 2010

Camellia Sinensis

For a couple years now I've been infatuated with tea. Oolong, which is one of the least popular and least researched branches of tea is perhaps the most mysterious. Please familiarize yourself with the model below (you won't be sorry--it's fascinating)

Health benefits? weight loss and youthful skin.


credit: http://iml.jou.ufl.edu/projects/Fall05/hanna/oolong.html


Sechong Oolong (oolong tea)

Organic Sechung Oolong

Sechong Oolong is a nice, slightly mellower alternative to our Wuyi Oolong. This rare and unique oolong from Fuijan Province, China, consists of a 75% oxidized, unrolled charcoal brown leaf with greenish highlights.

A sophisticated dark amber liquor reveals flavors of chrysanthemums and peonies with a spicy-peppery finish. Sechong Oolong is a simply outstanding tea for the health conscious connoisseur.

A little more about Sechong Oolong:

Sechong is a relatively unknown type here in the US and is similar to our Wu Yi rock oolong, but Sechong has a bit of a more laid-back feel and drinking experience. Sechong Oolong holds up well to a second and even third steeping. Sechong tea is noted in a very particular woodsy-spicy-fruity character which unfolds and is unique to this oolong. Sechong Oolong is a great tea for those who like a complex taste and are willing to learn new flavors.

USDA Organic

2.4 oz Tin $12.50 - 34 Servings - 37¢ per cup
4.0 oz Pouch - $16.00 - 56 Servings - 29¢ per cup

Other names: Sechung Oolong, Wu-Long.

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