Red Dragon
A unique and enticing black tea that was innovatively crafted using a Taiwanese oolong cultivar. The multi-layered infusion highlights flavours of lychee, raspberry and malt, with hints of milk chocolate in the finish.
"It's rich and complex and has all the hallmarks of a really great wine."
As featured on BBC Saturday Kitchen Live by Olly Smith
Red Dragon
软枝红茶
At a high altitude of 1,900m, the remote Ximeng garden is home to our Red Dragon, a black tea of extraordinary character. Grown in the fertile soils of ancient Chinese terroir, it has the characterful flavours of chocolate and malt that Yunnan black teas are renowned for – but with a twist. Ripe, tropical lychee and dark berry tartness come from the experimental use of a Taiwanese oolong cultivar. With such an enormous flavour range, drinking this tea is a uniquely wonderful experience.
- Cultivar - Ruanzhi
- Picked - Summer
- Oxidisation level - 100%
Tasting notes
What to Look For
Large, twisted, matte black leaves with dusky golden tips.
Aroma
Ripe and fruity, with blackberry tartness and malty depth.
In the Cup
Deep, copper red infusion.
Taste
Rich and syrupy, with notes of caramel, chocolate, lychee and black cherry.
Origin
- Cultivar - Ruanzhi
- Picked - Summer
- Oxidisation level - 100%
Origin
Tasting notes
What to Look For
Large, twisted, matte black leaves with dusky golden tips.
Aroma
Ripe and fruity, with blackberry tartness and malty depth.
In the Cup
Deep, copper red infusion.
Taste
Rich and syrupy, with notes of caramel, chocolate, lychee and black cherry.
The perfect cup
- Measure 4g or 3tsp per cup (250ml)
- Heat water to 100°C
- Infuse tea for 3 minutes
- You can re-infuse this tea once
- Full of flavour, perfect for breakfast indulgementA very enjoyable tea if you love Yunnan teas or like to get to know them. Delicious with or without milk.
- Full of tasteGreat everyday tea but not only.
Would not hesitate to serve it to any tea enthusiast, layers of lingering taste, one of my favorites. - What a great find. The most flavoursome everDo not know the correct trems of the real tea world. I have been drinking quality teas for years and this is the one that suits me the best. It is a slightly sweet taste but lots of different flavours. Yet it has enougth earth to make it a black.
