Oolong Tea Tasting: Wu Yi Rock & Tie Guan Yin - Friday 18th July 2025 3PM

Date: Friday 18th July 2025

Time: 3pm - 5pm

Location: Tea Shop, Portobello Green

A Guided Exploration of Two Iconic Oolong Styles

Join us for a special tasting session that explore the best of oolong tea, focusing on two legendary Chinese styles: These two teas represent the northern and southern expressions of oolong, each with their own unique processing techniques, terroir, and flavour profiles.

Lao Cong Tie Guan Yin:

We will taste two rare Tie Guan Yin are crafted from old tea bushes (Lao Cong, 老枞) growing in the traditional terroir ofAnxi County, Fujian. These older tea plants have been left without any attention for many decades in the deep mountain ranges, and has developed deeper root systems that draw more complex minerals from the soil, resulting in aricher, more layered tea:

• Single-Tree Lao Cong Tie Guan Yin:Harvested from a single, mature tea bush

• Mixed-Picking Lao Cong Tie Guan Yin: Harvested from multiple old bushes within the same garden.

Wu Yi Rock Tea:

Two Wu Yi Rock Teas from the Ghost Cave, Ghost Cave (Gui Dong in Chinese) is not an actual cave but rather a valley with an excellent ecological environment. The valley is narrow and long from low to high along the northwest direction, hidden between the Flame Peak of Pouring Water Pit and Eagle Mouth Rock of Hui Yuan Keng (倒水坑火焰峰和慧苑坑鹰嘴岩). It is said that when it rains, the entire valley is shrouded in mist, which is why it is named "Ghost Cave." This area has many old tea trees and a very rich variety of species:

• Bu Zhi Chun: "不知春" literally translates to "not knowing spring is here". These tea bushes typically grow in the shade of cliffs where the temperature is much lower, making them less aware of the arrival of spring.
• Qi Zhong: Locally referred to as "Cai Cha" or "vegetable tea," this "strange species" is renowned for its irregular, ever-changing leaves and shapes, making it almost impossible to find two identical tea trees. Due to cross-pollination, the Qi Zhong species is highly influenced by its environment, resulting in an ever-changing aroma and flavor. It is the source of many revered Wuyi rock tea varieties, offering a universe of complexity.

There are only 6 spaces available for this tasting session, so BOOK it early.

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