Rare Leaves Black Pearl - Single Estate Taiwanese Dark Roasted Oolong Tea
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Flavor Notes
Sticky Rice, Orchid
Growing Region
Taitung, Taiwan
Elevation
400 Meters
Ingredients
100% Taiwanese Oolong Tea
Black Pearl is a charcoal roasted Taiwanese Oolong. It is similar to Eventide, if you are familiar with that tea. Oolong teas, like Black Pearl, are traditionally brewed multiple times to enjoy the changing flavor profile of each infusion. Oolongs are prized teas among connoisseurs because they are the mature leaves of the tea shrub, rather than the fresh new buds that become all other types of tea, white, green, yellow, and black. It’s because of this layered flavor and size that multiple infusions are recommended for balled oolongs for a full flavor experience. Reinfusing oolong teas is a delightful experience that I hope you try. You will notice that the leaves unfurl further with each subsequent infusion and release slightly different flavor. Balled oolongs can be reinfused up to 4 times.
Rare leaves are uncommon single estate teas.
Like precious gems, these teas are carefully selected for their exceptional beauty and flavor. Each tea is hand picked and finished to produce the most exquisite tea experience.
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The most precious tea requires the most robust protection. Rare Leaves are packed in the ultimate tea caddy: CNC milled from a solid block of aluminum. They are airtight, light tight, and recyclable. They are delivered in a sleek gift box with a magnetic closure.
Final sale: Rare Leaves are excluded from the money back guarantee due to the high cost of producing this tea.
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⚡️ Caffeine Content
This tea is High Caffeine
- High Caffeine = 40-60mg per 10oz serving
- Moderate Caffeine = 20-40mg per 10oz serving
- Caffeine Free = 0mg per 10oz serving
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- RRobertRated 5 out of 5 stars2 hours agoRare Leaves
I love Oolng tea. But this Rare Leaves Black Pearl is the best Oolng I have ever had in the Twenty plus years since I tried my first. I actually had one cup and went to August’s website and placed another one in the cart got to the final check out and had to tell myself stop. Enjoy what got first.
- CSCarol S.Verified BuyerRated 5 out of 5 stars20 hours agoBest Oolong
I love the tea at a good Chinese restaurant and this one beats the best I’ve had. Really really good!!!
- RMRenee M.Verified BuyerRated 5 out of 5 stars10 months agoGorgeous Flavor!
What a beautiful tea drinking experience! The flavor is smooth and complex. I have been easily able to re-infuse the leaves 3x. Excellent quality and lovely packaging. It's expensive, but I will definitely purchase again sometime.
- KKinnyVerified BuyerRated 5 out of 5 stars1 year agoDark roast hits first before settling into buttery, nutty, malt-like flavors with notes of honey
I recognize the price of this tea isn't for the faint of heart, so I am going VERY in-depth on this review in case it helps someone make a decision. But for a TL;DR:
On first open, the dry tea has a two-note scent of musk at the back of your palate and a delicate fragrance at the front that reminds me of jasmine rice. The taste steeped is markedly different, losing the (very slight) floral fragrance to settle more on the deep roasted notes. It has a buttery, nutty kind of follow-through, like malted barley, and ends on the slightest twinge of a honeyed sweet note. Yes, it is delicious. No, it won't make you or the oolong-hater in your life change their mind about oolong. This tea definitively tastes like oolong. Very good, pristine quality oolong, but still oolong. For anyone else, if you are an oolong lover, I highly recommend splurging on this tea at least once for the experience.
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I was positively giddy to try this tea. Of "pure" teas, oolong is beaten only by pu'erh, in my opinion, in regards to complexity and synchronicity of flavors. But unlike pu'erh, that complexity won't hit you the very second it passes your lips. Rather, you need to take your time and savor and let the flavors build. This oolong is no different, though the roast definitely comes through immediately and gives the leading flavor for the rest of the notes to follow. After the first few sips, you start to get a lovely buttery-nutty flavor which in turn after another few sips and/or resteeping…
- ISIan S.Rated 5 out of 5 stars1 year agoDelicious and Decadent
This is tea is wonderful! It is tasty, and complex, and everything you want an Oolong to be. It’s great both hot and iced (I generally prefer iced tea).
Don’t let the price scare you, if you steep 3 times per 3.5g serving, you can get 128 ish 10 oz. cups of tea. That’s an amazing deal for a tea this good. Was very happy with my purchase and highly recommend.
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