The Oolong which forms this base of this tea is a Se Chung Chinese Oolong, which has a colorful history attached to it.
Se Chung Oolong is said to have been made famous in the Fujian Province of China during the Qing Dynasty. It is said that an elderly monk was suffering from an unknown ‘cold sickness’ and was unable to be healed by the local doctors. In this village lived a tea maker whose blend of tea was said to make people well again. The tea maker was summoned to bring his tea to the sick monk.
Unfortunately (and decidedly a let-down), this legend does not tell what became of the monk, nor of the tea maker, but that style of oolong, named Se Chung Oolong, has persisted through the decades and has become one of the most popular oolongs in China because of it’s superb flavor and affordable price.
This particular certified organic Se-Chung Oolong, which has strong woody notes to it, is blended with sliced almonds which enhances the already nutty character of the Se Chung to produce a very intense Oolong tea which tastes very dark and nutty with a light smoky note in the background.
Frontier Co-op describes this tea as:
Bold-leafed Se Chung Chinese oolong blended with sliced almonds. Subtle, nutty almond flavor nuance combines with light smoky character of the oolong to yield delicious toasted notes. CERTIFIED ORGANIC.
I drank this tea hot, served plain without any sugar or milk, as I think befits this tea. It was so smooth and rich to drink with only a slightly astringent aftertaste, that I would categorize as ‘palate-cleansing’. This is a lovely darkly oxidized Oolong that has a lovely ‘tea’ fragrance. A perfect symphony of nuts and oolong!
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