Harvest Date: April 2016
Harvest Location: Wenshan, Pinglin District, Yilan County, Taiwan
Elevation: 600 m (1,968 ft)
Cultivar: Ching Xin Oolong
Dry Leaf: 10% oxidized, with a very light roast. Light rolling and drying. Strip shape – not ball rolled
Baozhong is the most lightly oxidized of Oolong teas (10%-15% only). Almost resembling a green tea but has a more pronounced fragrance and deeper taste than green tea. Our Wenshan Baozhong offers a delightfully sweet, lightly creamy taste and pleasant floral aroma
The name Baozhong means “paper wrapped” which is how it was distinctively packaged in the early days; The tea was wrapped in five-ounce packs in paper made from cotton and dried by baking. But now with airtight preservation techniques, the tea has developed a more modern character. Baozhong tea is a lightly oxidized Oolong tea with some similar characteristics to Green tea It is processed with a light rolling and drying.
Wenshan Baozhong
PREPARATION METHOD:
Amount of Water: 110 ml
Water Temperature: 195°F
Amount of Tea: 3 grams
Steeping Time: 30s/30s/45s/45s/1m/1m
# of Infusions: 1 rinse, 6 steeps