{"title":"Oolong Tea","description":"\u003cp\u003ePartially oxidised, then shaped and roasted. Wuyi rock oolong (yancha), Anxi Tieguanyin, Phoenix dancong and Taiwanese-style oolong sit here. Roast level matters more than the name.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"china-wuyishan-cassia-rock-tea","title":"China: Wuyishan Cassia Rock Tea — Full Roast","description":"\u003cp\u003eRou Gui \"Cassia Rock Tea\" · Wuyishan, Fujian\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRou Gui means cassia — the bark spice, sold in the West as cinnamon. The leaf is\nnamed for what you smell before you taste anything.\n\nOf the Wuyi cultivars it is the loudest, and the one that shows its site most plainly:\nthe same leaf, grown a valley apart, tastes like a different tea.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWithered, bruised and oxidized, then roasted and rested before packing.\nThe roast is heavy on purpose — it is what turns the leaf sweet and keeps it stable\nin a sealed bag rather than fading on your shelf.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis is everyday leaf rather than a hand-sorted lot: what you pour without thinking\nabout it. At 5 g a session, 100 g is 20 sessions; 500 g is 100.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch6\u003eOrigin\u003c\/h6\u003e\u003cp\u003eWuyishan, Fujian, China\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003eCultivar\u003c\/h6\u003e\u003cp\u003eRou Gui\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003eType\u003c\/h6\u003e\u003cp\u003eWuyi rock tea (yancha), strip style oolong, full roast\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003eStandard\u003c\/h6\u003e\u003cp\u003eGB\/T 18745-2006\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003eLiquor\u003c\/h6\u003e\u003cp\u003eClear amber-orange\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003eFlavor\u003c\/h6\u003e\u003cp\u003eCassia bark on the nose; roasted sugar and dark caramel in the mouth;\na wet-stone minerality that stays after swallowing\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003eBrewing\u003c\/h6\u003e\u003cp\u003e5 g \/ 100 ml \/ 100 °C \/ 15 s, add 5–10 s each steep · 6–7 infusions\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003ePackage\u003c\/h6\u003e\u003cp\u003eVacuum-sealed, 100 g \/ 250 g \/ 500 g\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MINGXU","offers":[{"title":"100 g","offer_id":54437781799206,"sku":"MX-WRG-100","price":45.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"250 g","offer_id":54437781831974,"sku":"MX-WRG-250","price":65.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"500 g","offer_id":54437781864742,"sku":"MX-WRG-500","price":78.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1050\/3477\/6870\/files\/src-5.jpg?v=1794486672"},{"product_id":"china-anxi-jin-guan-yin-light-aroma","title":"China: Anxi Jin Guan Yin — Light Aroma","description":"\u003cp\u003eJin Guan Yin · Anxi, Fujian\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eJin Guan Yin is a cultivar, not a brand name: a cross of Tieguanyin and Huang Jin Gui,\nreleased as Mingke No. 1 and grown mostly around Anxi, in southern Fujian. \"Golden Guan Yin\"\nis a translation of the name, not a second plant.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis lot is the light-aroma style — light oxidation, ball-rolled, with no heavy final roast. That is what\nkeeps the leaf green instead of brown, and what puts orchid on the nose instead of toasted\ngrain. It is how most Minnan oolong is drunk in China.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSteeped short and hot it keeps going: eight infusions is normal for this leaf. It is not\nbuilt for a long steep — that is a different tea.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch6\u003eOrigin\u003c\/h6\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnxi, Quanzhou, Fujian, China\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003eCultivar\u003c\/h6\u003e\u003cp\u003eJin Guan Yin, released as Mingke No. 1\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003eType\u003c\/h6\u003e\u003cp\u003eMinnan oolong (southern Fujian), ball-rolled, light aroma\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003eStandard\u003c\/h6\u003e\u003cp\u003eDB35\/T 943-2009, the Fujian oolong geographical indication standard\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003eLiquor\u003c\/h6\u003e\u003cp\u003ePale gold-green, clear\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003eFlavor\u003c\/h6\u003e\u003cp\u003eOrchid on the nose; clean and lightly sweet in the mouth; a fresh finish with\nno roast or smoke\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003eBrewing\u003c\/h6\u003e\u003cp\u003e5 g \/ 110 ml \/ 95 °C \/ 20 s, add 10 s each steep · 7–8 infusions · western\n5 g \/ 300 ml \/ 90 °C \/ 2 min\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003eNet weight\u003c\/h6\u003e\u003cp\u003e100 g \/ 250 g \/ 500 g\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003ePackage\u003c\/h6\u003e\u003cp\u003eSealed bag, unbranded\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003eStorage\u003c\/h6\u003e\u003cp\u003eKeep refrigerated — light-aroma oolong fades at room temperature\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003eProducer licence\u003c\/h6\u003e\u003cp\u003eSC11435052404856, Anxi\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MINGXU","offers":[{"title":"100 g","offer_id":54438462390566,"sku":"MX-JGY-100","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"250 g","offer_id":54438462423334,"sku":"MX-JGY-250","price":38.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"500 g","offer_id":54438462456102,"sku":"MX-JGY-500","price":64.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1050\/3477\/6870\/files\/jgy_dry_1af64e22-4927-4725-95d6-63bdd8e0a799.png?v=1794491823"},{"product_id":"china-anxi-huang-jin-gui-2024","title":"China: Anxi Golden Osmanthus (Huang Jin Gui) 2024 — Light Aroma","description":"\u003cp\u003eHuang Jin Gui · 2024 · Light Aroma · Anxi, Fujian\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHuang Jin Gui means golden osmanthus, and the name is about what you smell rather than what you see. The aroma carries — osmanthus, gardenia, a trace of pear — which earned it an older name, tou tian xiang — “fragrance that reaches the sky”.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe plant behind it is Huang Dan, a variety registered in China's national list and native to Luoyan village in Anxi. It buds about a fortnight ahead of most Anxi cultivars, which is how light-aroma lots from this county reach the market first each spring.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese leaves are rolled into tight pellets rather than the long twisted strips that older descriptions of this tea mention. That is the shape leaf takes when it is ball-wrapped in cloth and rolled, the southern Fujian way. Brew it hot and fast: the aroma is the point, and a long steep flattens it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003eOrigin\u003c\/h6\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnxi, Quanzhou, Fujian, China\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003eHarvest\u003c\/h6\u003e\u003cp\u003e2024\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003eCultivar\u003c\/h6\u003e\u003cp\u003eHuang Dan, the variety sold under this name\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003eType\u003c\/h6\u003e\u003cp\u003eSouthern Fujian oolong, light aroma, ball-rolled\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003eStandard\u003c\/h6\u003e\u003cp\u003eDB35\/T 943-2009, Fujian oolong geographical indication standard\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003eLiquor\u003c\/h6\u003e\u003cp\u003eclear golden yellow\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003eFlavor\u003c\/h6\u003e\u003cp\u003eosmanthus and gardenia on the nose; light, clean and sweet in the mouth; the aroma comes back after you swallow\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003eBrewing\u003c\/h6\u003e\u003cp\u003e5 g \/ 100 ml \/ 100 °C \/ 10 s, add 5 s each steep · 7–8 infusions\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003ePackage\u003c\/h6\u003e\u003cp\u003eSealed bag\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003eStorage\u003c\/h6\u003e\u003cp\u003eKeep refrigerated; the aroma fades quickly at room temperature\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MINGXU","offers":[{"title":"100 g","offer_id":54438665486630,"sku":"MX-HJG-100","price":37.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"250 g","offer_id":54438665519398,"sku":"MX-HJG-250","price":56.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"500 g","offer_id":54438665552166,"sku":"MX-HJG-500","price":74.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1050\/3477\/6870\/files\/hjg_dry_02965de2-330e-487a-80c5-e63657f407fd.png?v=1794491992"}],"url":"https:\/\/mingxutea.com\/collections\/oolong-tea.oembed","provider":"MINGXUTEA","version":"1.0","type":"link"}