Notes, observations, and traces from time spent with tea.

Tea Times with Jing

Oolong Tea Roasting - Part 3

Oolong Tea Roasting - Part 3

If charcoal and electric roasting both reach the same temperature, why doesn't the tea taste the same?

Oolong Tea Roasting - Part 3

If charcoal and electric roasting both reach the same temperature, why doesn't the tea taste the same?

making fire to roast oolong tea in fujian province

Oolong Tea Roasting - Part 2

In Part 1, we explored how temperature and time shape the flavour structure of roasted oolong tea. But if roast level is defined by heat, why can two teas roasted...

Oolong Tea Roasting - Part 2

In Part 1, we explored how temperature and time shape the flavour structure of roasted oolong tea. But if roast level is defined by heat, why can two teas roasted...

fire to roast anxi oolong in Fujian

Oolong Tea Roasting - Part 1

What actually happens inside an oolong leaf when heat is applied? Is roasting simply a matter of turning up the temperature — or is something far more precise at work? 

Oolong Tea Roasting - Part 1

What actually happens inside an oolong leaf when heat is applied? Is roasting simply a matter of turning up the temperature — or is something far more precise at work?