thé blanc

Le thé blanc chinois subit très peu de transformation. Les feuilles se flétrissent, perdent leur eau, puis sont simplement séchées telles quelles. Affiné par une intervention minimale, le résultat est souvent nuancé et élégant.

La différence commence dès la feuille. Le Silver Needle ne prélève que le bourgeon et porte une note fine et duveteuse. Le Bai Mu Dan associe le bourgeon à une ou deux jeunes feuilles à peine ouvertes et développe une palette de notes florales. Plus loin encore, les feuilles sont entièrement ouvertes, avec leur tige : le thé devient alors Shou Mei, à la forme plus large, à la structure plus libre, où le bourgeon s’efface davantage pour laisser la feuille s’exprimer.

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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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