Colored Species is a bright emerald colored oolong tea. It has a light, floral flavor with a sweet lingering finish that makes for a very pleasing everyday experience. Our Colored Species comes from the Fujian Province in China, an area that has been famous for centuries for producing very high quality oolong teas. This variety of oolong is more lightly oxidized as you can see in its bright green color. It is tightly rolled which enables you to steep this leaf numerous times maintaining flavor throughout.

Lightly oxidized, this oolong gives subtle mineral, floral and melon flavors. Known as Ben Shan, it is a classic of Chinese tea craft akin to Tie Guan Yin oolong, sans the sour notes. We enjoy the slight grassy notes, the lack or bitterness and the cooling sensation this tea renders.

Autumn 2023 crop.