Red Dragon
A unique and enticing black tea that was innovatively crafted using a Taiwanese oolong cultivar. The multi-layered infusion highlights flavours of lychee, raspberry and malt, with hints of milk chocolate in the finish.
"It's rich and complex and has all the hallmarks of a really great wine."
As featured on BBC Saturday Kitchen Live by Olly Smith
Red Dragon
软枝红茶
At a high altitude of 1,900m, the remote Ximeng garden is home to our Red Dragon, a black tea of extraordinary character. Grown in the fertile soils of ancient Chinese terroir, it has the characterful flavours of chocolate and malt that Yunnan black teas are renowned for – but with a twist. Ripe, tropical lychee and dark berry tartness come from the experimental use of a Taiwanese oolong cultivar. With such an enormous flavour range, drinking this tea is a uniquely wonderful experience.
- Cultivar - Ruanzhi
- Picked - Summer
- Oxidisation level - 100%
Tasting notes
What to Look For
Large, twisted, matte black leaves with dusky golden tips.
Aroma
Ripe and fruity, with blackberry tartness and malty depth.
In the Cup
Deep, copper red infusion.
Taste
Rich and syrupy, with notes of caramel, chocolate, lychee and black cherry.
Origin
- Cultivar - Ruanzhi
- Picked - Summer
- Oxidisation level - 100%
Origin
Tasting notes
What to Look For
Large, twisted, matte black leaves with dusky golden tips.
Aroma
Ripe and fruity, with blackberry tartness and malty depth.
In the Cup
Deep, copper red infusion.
Taste
Rich and syrupy, with notes of caramel, chocolate, lychee and black cherry.
The perfect cup
- Measure 4g or 3tsp per cup (250ml)
- Heat water to 100°C
- Infuse tea for 3 minutes
- You can re-infuse this tea once
- Great TeaI have ordered this tea a number of times because it is excellent - very distinctive.
- A lovely tea. Very good (speedy) delivery service.Ordered tea. Very speedy and efficient delivery service the next day. Brilliant!
- A favouriteThis tea is a favourite of mine. I drink it as an everyday tea but the quality of the flavour, particularly the lychee, prevents me ever drinking it mindlessly or without appreciating it. I'd really recommend it.
I've used it to soak fruit for baking purposes and it works nicely there too. - A favouriteThis is a favourite of mine. I drink it as a daily tea but the flavour, particularly the lychee, always prevents me drinking it mindlessly. I'd really recommend it.
I've also used it in baking and that's worked really well. - Lovely teaBought as a present, but my Dad really loves your red dragon tea. Great company, very quickly dispatched
- Full of flavour, perfect for breakfast indulgementA very enjoyable tea if you love Yunnan teas or like to get to know them. Delicious with or without milk.
- Full of tasteGreat everyday tea but not only.
Would not hesitate to serve it to any tea enthusiast, layers of lingering taste, one of my favorites. - What a great find. The most flavoursome everDo not know the correct trems of the real tea world. I have been drinking quality teas for years and this is the one that suits me the best. It is a slightly sweet taste but lots of different flavours. Yet it has enougth earth to make it a black.
