Green tea

Green tea is kept close to the fresh leaf. Once picked, the leaf is heated early to hold that state in place.

The handling differs. Some teas are pan-fired, others baked, steamed, or sun-dried. The aim is the same. The leaf is fixed before it has time to move.

What remains is the fresh state of the leaf. Some teas are direct and immediate, with a nutty or bean-like edge. Others sit higher, lighter, more lifted. The difference comes from how the leaf is taken, and how the heat is applied.

These teas are best read in the first infusions, where the leaf is still close to what it was.

Behind the leaves

A closer look at the people, places, and processes that bring Fenghuang Oolong from mountain to cup.

  • dancong oolong tea by Jing Tea Shop

    The hands and heritage behind your cup.

    Mr. Huang 
  • fenghuang dancong oolong terroir by Jing Tea Shop

    Discover the characteristic land behind the leaf.

    Terroir 
  • fenghuang oolong tea process by Jing Tea Shop

    The craft that transforms a leaf into an experience.

    Process 

Journal

Further reading for the curious tea drinker.

  • 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? 

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