thé rouge

Le thé rouge s’ouvre d’abord par ses arômes. Floral, fruité, miellé, caramélisé, torréfié, fumé, boisé — la palette est vaste et ne suit pas une seule direction.

La feuille est laissée à une oxydation complète. Après le flétrissage et le roulage, elle continue d’évoluer jusqu’à ce que sa structure se forme pleinement. La chaleur intervient ensuite pour interrompre ce mouvement et le fixer.

Ce qui importe n’est pas une note isolée, mais la manière dont ces éléments s’assemblent. Certains thés se montrent plus lumineux et aériens. D’autres s’installent dans quelque chose de plus profond, plus chaud, plus posé. La différence vient du terroir, du cultivar, de la cueillette, du degré d’oxydation et de la manière dont le processus est conduit.

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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