Customer Reviews

Wuyi Rock Oolong (Wu Long) Tea - Ta Hung Pao Loose Leaf Tea -4.5 Oz

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This is a very good oolong tea with very plesant fragrance and sweetness, It is especially good for the people new to green tea and not quite used to the pungent grassy taste of green tea. The tea is amber color, with a very nice taste and delicious sweet aftertaste.

Oolong tea is very helpful in digestion. It is widely drunk in Fujian China, and Japan. And it becomes more and more popular all around the China. Oolong has so many different other names: Wu-Lung, Wu-long. It is really the same thing, just different pronunciation from different parts of China (Mandarin, Taiwanese, or Cantonese). The premium oolong can be extremely expensive, most for its fragrance, color, sweetness, where grown or when picked. It can cost over $200 for just 1 oz (you won't see them out of China though). But if you are really for green tea healthy benefit or oolong's natural slimming effect, this is an excellent inexpensive wuyi oolong tea!
It has very nice complexity. The long lasting gentle sweetness is very plesant. To prepare, I added 1 tea spoon to Bodum Assam Tea Press (4-Cup). You can prepare at least 3 times out of that 1 tea spoon. Comparing to tea bags, this is a bargain. If you drink oolong for natural slimming, you really need to drink it every days. I have been drinking oolong tea for lowering my cholestrol level and weight control. This is one of the better taste oolong tea available at pretty good price!

I am a Chinese and has more than 10 years' experience of drinking tea.
This Ta Hung Pao (means: big red robe) is OK at this price since you don't have much choice in US. A high end Ta hung pao is often green with dark red edge. This is a kind of very cheap one. Actually its cost may not exceed 6 bucks in China. But it still has the golden ring if you brew it correctly which is a symbol of quality.
To brew this tea correctly,
1.you have to use a pot.
2.Warm it and fill it halfly with tealeaf.
3.Pour in 95-100 C degree water until immerse tea leaves. Wait for 10-15 secs, steep and discard the tea.
4.Pour in 95-100 c degree water again.
5.Wait for 1 min and serve.
You can have the second steep with longer brew time. Normally from 1:30 to 2:00. The third steep may be OK but it won't last for the forth.

This is a strongly flavored, astringent oolong tea. It is reasonably priced (that is priced as a beverage) and the same tea being sold at several times the cost by various vendors pushing it for its weight loss properties. It produces a cloudy, medium brown brew with strong, slightly rough flavor. Oolongs from this particular location are reputed to aid in losing weight. I prefer smoother oolongs with a lighter, clearer brew, but this is a matter of taste. This is a good, solid but not inspiring tea.

Great tea,great taste. I've tried other brands of oolong tea but this one is one of the better ones. I drink it almost every day. If you like Chinese tea you'll love this one.

This tea has a very strong aroma. Very chocolaty, colorful and thick. Great purchase. The only thing is that it does not as for too many brews. I have had ta hung pao teas that brew with similar flavor for over 12 times. This one last for 2-4 brews considering the amount you use.

If you want to learn the taste, this a good purchase.

This tea is an alright oolong, but it is nothing special. It is definitely not worth the price listed here. Maybe it is worth half that amount. There are much better oolongs out there for a cheaper price. This tea basically lacks character, being neither dark and rich, nor sweet and refreshing. As I have said before, better oolongs are available, even in teabag form, that are far better than this. I barely even touch this tin anymore, because I prefer other oolongs.

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I have a traditional Chinese tea pot bought several years ago, and finally decided it needed to be more than a decoration. It looks like dark brown, not glazed tera cotta with a good-sized basket inside for the loose leaves. I went to a local Chinese market, where I asked the owner if he would recommend the tea he personally likes. He pulled a 125 gram, round red tin from the shelf, marked "China Fujian Oolong Tea, Ta-Hung-Pao, Xiamen Tea imp. & exp. Co." He said it makes strong tea, and can be brewed several times.

So I tried it today, and I am satisfied.

I really enjoy this tea. Has the best flavor of any of the oolongs I have tried. The leaves are whole and you do not get a lot of tea particles in your cup or pot.

But I know what I like, and I am enjoying this recent purchase of All Natural Chinese Wuyi Oolong Tea.

This tea is just what I had expected. It reminds me of the tea I was given by a dear friend of mine while studying at University of Hawai'i.