Oaks Special Spring Chinary Black Tea
description
A mellow black tea from the mist covered hills of Sonada makes for an impressive Darjeeling. This season’s offering from Oaks estate is an arresting light gold liquored chinary. Like most seed-grown chinary teas of the season, it tastes ‘green’ but feels softer, earthier, and gentler on the palate. Perfect for people who enjoy light teas.
the experience

liquor
aroma
Lifted notes of unripe tree fruit, wet wood, green undertones and some spicy hints
appearance
Light gold
taste
A medium bodied cup, smooth and slightly brisk in taste. A distinct raw note, similar to unripe tree fruit can be perceived immediately which gradually grows big as you make your way into the cup; followed by subtle undertones of forest greens and fennel seed which comes around at the edges and lingers on to give the cup a rounded character.
COMPLEMENTS
Fritters, cheese-based salads, mushroom, legumes, tropical fruit
dry leaf
aroma
Marked by notes of fern, fresh nuts, green bark and sweet spices
appearance
Medium-sized, loosely rolled blackish-green leaves with a scattering of silver tips and some bold blackish leaf
infusion
aroma
Vegetal, soft notes of citrus and white flowers
appearance
Bright olive green leaves with coppery hues

steeping notes
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cold filtered O2 Rich Water |
Temperature |
Tea Leaves |
Time |
hot |
6 fl oz |
185F -194F |
2 tsp / 0.09 oz |
5 mins |
Recommended number of steeps - 1
condiments
Lemon
Drink Plain
Sugar
Honey
2-Apr-18
Afternoon
Medium
Hot
First
Chinary




