The island of Taiwan was formerly called Formosa, Portuguese for ‘beautiful’, and its teas are still identified by that name. Oolong tea was brought to Taiwan in the 19th century by immigrant tea farmers from the Chinese province of Fujian, where it originated. In trying to reproduce their native Oolong, they created teas that were even more delicious, thanks to Taiwan’s ideal soil and climate conditions. Today fragrant, high-mountain Formosa Oolongs – of which Formosa Pouchong is a highly celebrated variety – are acknowledged as amongst the finest in the world.
The champagne of green teas, this is a complicated tea to produce - care should be taken to make sure the water is not too hot or the leaves are infused for too long. Treat the tea well with each infusions and you will be surprised at what it gives you back, using hotter water and longer infusions with each successive pot of tea.
Using a heaped teaspoon (3 grams) of tea and 3 infusions per serving:
100 grams
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100 cups of tea
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50 grams
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50 cups of tea
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10 grams
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10 cups of tea
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* Note: All our tea tins are always packed full, we like to give you the most tea possible! However, tea leaves differ in size and weight, which means that depending on the tea purchased, for some teas we have managed to pack 100g in a tin while for others we can only include 50g in the same size tin.
A tea for every occasion. From our award winning 'Gamme de Luxe' range, our 'Classique' black tea tins, or 'Petite' tins all our teas have been specially selected and lovingly packaged in a variety of sizes and packaging combinations for you to enjoy a truly remarkable tea experience.
We are constantly working to improve our packaging with as little impact to the environment as possible and where possible make use of FSC approved or recycled cardboard, and envoronmentally friendly inks.
All tins and pouches are 100% reseable to ensure that your tea remains as fresh as the day that it was picked.
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