Imperial Pearls Oolong

2012 NATC - Dark Oolong Category - Judge's Choice Award for Exceptional Tea 2011 NATC - Black Tea Category - 2nd Place This rare brandy oolong (what is brandy oolong?) is a must have in your tea chest. The dry leaf recalls the fragrance of cinnamon, a splash of hot water and the nose transforms into something more savory. We only picked the tenderest leaves of our prized oolong plants to create this exceptional tea; in doing so, we created a tea that is deep amber in color and pointedly sweet in flavor, sans astringency or bitterness.  Notes included both fragrant pressed flowers in the nose, and plum-sweet aftertaste in the palate. Hotter water and longer steeping times will brew a more complex and spicier tea.  Lower water temperature and shorter steeping times will brew a sweeter and simpler tea.  Imperial Pearl is also known as Red Oolong in the East. Steeping Instructions: Prepare 3 grams of tea leaf (slightly less than a teaspoon) per 100ml of water(about half a cup). For the fi