Red Lily
Red Lily
Notes of sugar cane, adzuki bean, and orange blossom.
Red tea from Taiwan・April 2020・金萱紅・Unsprayed
This Alishan garden, at 1400m, was a pioneer of high mountain tea craft, and played a critical role in developing the region’s reputation for some of the finest teas in Taiwan.
Red Lily is made from the Jin Xuan cultivar, a hybrid developed by the Taiwanese Tea Research and Extension Station as a hardy, high-yielding green oolong, well suited to low elevations. As lower elevation generally produce uninspiring, lackluster teas, Jin Xuan is typically considered a tier below oolongs made from the qing xin (green heart) cultivar.
Good tea making, however, is cultivar-agnostic. A skilled tea maker can transform even the lowliest varieties into something breathtakingly delicious and aromatic. Red Lily is one such transformation.
Hand-picked in April 2020, these leaves underwent a long, gradual oxidation, pushing beyond the prescribed boundaries of an oolong. The result is a red tea thick with depth, texture and range, without the loss of the innate creaminess of the high mountain cultivar.
Brew: 5 grams・150 ml・203° F・1 min
This tea brews with remarkable range. Our suggested brew parameters yield a tea that balances the floral aromatics with deeper chocolate notes. Decreasing temperature will highlight the tea’s sweet and aromatic character, while increasing temperature yields a thick, deep tea that brings to mind Assam and Yunnan reds.
Packaging Guide
Our teas come in your choice of resealable pouches or gift canisters—both are fully recyclable! Depending on the size of the tea leaves, our canisters can accommodate anywhere from 30g – 240g of loose tea. Plus, they make great gifts. |
Size chart
Size guide
More familiar with our old quantities? Here’s the conversion:
Metric quantities | Ounce equivalent | Servings |
30 grams (new size!) | 1.05 oz. | 5-8 |
60 grams | 2.10 oz. | 10-15 |
120 grams | 4.20 oz. | 20-30 |
240 grams | 8.46 oz. | 40-60 |