Description
This Grand Cru oolong is made in Mae Salong, in Chiang Rai Province, Thailand. Its tea leaves are harvested at over 1,000 metres above sea level before being carefully rolled into pearl shapes.
A delicious round and sweet tea which reveals floral, honeyed, buttery and vanilla notes alongside a lovely vegetal freshness.
In order to bring out all the aromatic complexity of this tea, we recommend mutiple infusions multiples using the traditional Chinese Gong Fu Cha method.
Special qualities
- Origin:
- Mae Salong, Thailand
- Tea colour:
- oolong (medium oxidation)
Tasting notes
Feuille sèche
Appearance: branches of leaves rolled into pearls
Colour: green leaves
Notes: biscuit, honeyed, butter
Infusion
Notes: honeyed, floral, yellow fruits
Liqueur
Colour: golden
Texture: silky
Flavour: sweet
Notes: floral, honeyed, butter, vanilla, vegetal
Suggestion of preparation
With the tasting set: 5' minutes in water heated to 90°C.
With the Gong Fu Cha (teapot/Gaiwan): infusions during 30-40 secondes.
Grands Crus: savour the exceptional
Rare and ephemeral, teas identified as Grands Crus by Palais des Thés are the result of alchemy between a tea plant variety, its terroir and the talent of an artisan grower. Meticulously plucked, processed and sourced in the most respected tea gardens, our Grands Crus unveil unique flavours that reflect the refinement of their origins.