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Tag: Da Hong Pao

  • A Tea Pairing from One Wuyi Artisan

    For those that have tuned in to my li’l corner of “the In-Tea-Net”, folks can tell I have an affinity for talking about where the tea comes from. I have focused a lot of text-space to estates, gardens, factories, and the farmers that supply their wares to them. Less frequent, though, are my forays into…

  • Da Hong Pao: My Old Nemesis

    Seven Days of Seven Cups, Day 7 – “Da Hong Pao: My Old Nemesis” Da Hong Pao (“Big Red Robe”) . . . my old nemesis . . . we meet again. Now, I’ve gone on record several times over the years as saying that Da Hong Pao was one of my least favorite oolongs.…

  • An Original Da Hong Pao Oolong Awakening

    Da Hong Pao literally means “Big Red Robe” in Chinese, and it has a very big history. There are no less than five origin stories for this particular kind of tea. The most famous, exported legend deals with an emperor (or imperial official) whose mother was ill, and teas produced from Da Hong Pao trees…