The Poobong Tea Garden, as being one of the pioneers of producing Darjeeling Oolong tea, is an excellent source for such an unusual tea. With all the many excellent types of oolong available from China and Taiwan, this Darjeeling Oolong is truly unique in the tea world. The Darjeeling tea leaves, once plucked, are then processed in the tradition of Chinese Oolong tea with the result of the leaves being partially oxidized. This results in producing a classic tea that is neither purely Indian nor Chinese, but indeed, has only the best qualities and characteristics of both. The processed leaves are uniformly brownish-black in appearance and are well twisted.
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After infused, the opened leaves are all an even dark brown color. The majority of the pluckings are the classic 'two leaves and a bud'. Most of the leaves are broken as is common for Darjeeling tea. The aroma is mild but definitely Darjeeling. Typical of Darjeeling tea, the taste is rather complex but the taste of this Darjeeling Oolong is milder.