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Monkey Picked Oolong

Name: Monkey Picked Oolong
Brand: Qi Botanical Tea
Price: 54.00 CAD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 3.86 (7 reviews)

Loose Leaf Tea | Oolong

Highly prized and hand-picked, our Monkey Picked Oolong tea is excellent for multiple infusions.

$54 CAD

Digestion

Mindful

Rejuvenating

Blending Notes

Aroma
Golden orchid, intriguing
Palate
Elegant, complex layers
Purpose
Wisdom through tradition

Ingredients

High grade estate oolong tea

Medium Caffeine

BLEND NO. 3051

Sustainability

Our loose leaf is packed in tins that are recyclable and can be disposed of in your blue bin. Our tins are also food-safe and can be repurposed for many things including spices and other dried ingredients. Learn More about sustainability at TEALEAVES.

Shipping & Delivery

Our Shipping and Delivery Policies for Canada: Free Standard Shipping on orders over $75.00 or over $50.00 for orders in the Greater Vancouver Area. Our Standard Shipping time is 5-10 business days. Our Express Shipping time is 3-5 business days. Standard Shipping time for orders in the Greater Vancouver Area is 1-3 business days.

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About This Blend

The name "Monkey Picked Oolong" represents the high quality and rarity of this oolong. It is hand-picked from the very top leaves of tea bushes grown in higher-elevation gardens. Lore has it that trained monkeys would climb to the top of the ancient tea bushes that would grow on the edges of steep cliffs, at the highest elevation, thus deemed the best tasting tea. Too high for the farmers to pick by hand, they would train the monkeys to climb and harvest the best tea for them. This term, "Monkey Picked" applies almost exclusively to Ti Kuan Yin oolong tea, Wuyi Mountain and Anxi province oolong tea varieties, where our Monkey Picked Oolong is grown. A cup deserving your full attention, when you are mindful, and in the moment. Enjoy TEALEAVES oolongs at first light, as a meditation to begin your day.

MAKE THE PERFECT CUP OF TEA

TEALEAVES
1 Tsp

Water
1 Cup

Fire
93°C

Steep
3 Min

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For Monkey Picked Oolong

The name "Monkey Picked Oolong" represents the high quality of this rare oolong tea. It is hand-picked from the very top leaves of tea bushes grown in higher-elevation gardens.

Oolong teas should be steeped for 2-3 minutes at a temperature of 200°F or 93°C.

Unlike other teas, oolong tea can be re-steeped to make multiple cups. With each re-steep, different flavour characteristics emerge that alter the teas natural palate, creating a new tasting experience for you to enjoy. Oolong teas are exquisite to experience in a yixing tea pot.

Oolong tea does contain caffeine. To illustrate, one would need to drink approximately 4 cups of oolong tea to equal the same amount of caffeine as 1 cup of drip coffee.

Customer Reviews

3.9 Based on 7 Reviews

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07/26/2021

Mitch S.

United States

Not a good year

I have drank this tea for years and regularly buy Monkey Picked from here. The past buys have been excellent. However, this years is weak with a very different taste. I hope that it was just from a poor years harvest instead of from a different area, processor or process. .. And hoping my next buy will be the old Monkey Picked I'm used to and have drank for years.

Monkey Picked Oolong

07/27/2021

TEALEAVES Canada

Dear Mitch, Thank you for your feedback on Monkey Picked Oolong. We are sorry to hear you did not enjoy this blend. A member of our team will be in contact with you shortly.

VT

04/11/2021

Vincent T.

United States