2018 Three Cranes "2506" Liu Bao Tea in Basket Weight:50 Grams Qi Lan (奇兰) Oolong is

Qi Lan (奇兰) Oolong is originally a varietal of oolong grown in Anxi

6 years of dry storage in Kunming has removed most of the "fermented flavor" (dui wei)

with some fruity upfront

Then the leaves are returned to the wok for a second round of frying

The raw material is from Nan Jian area of Yunnan which is technically part of Dali prefecture

2018 Three Cranes "2506" Liu Bao Tea in Basket Weight:50 Grams Qi Lan (奇兰) Oolong isThis is a nice 2015 harvested and piled tea that was blended and packaged in 2018. It's a blend of lightly wet pile and heavier piled grade 2 leaves. The contrast of the two differently processed leaves both with the advantage of already being semi aged makes this a balanced and pleasurable Liu Bao! The taste is complex with some tastes of mushroomy ripe pu erh with some bittersweet dark chocolate notes and sweet after taste. This countered with the