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Oolong Goji Berry
OOLONG 50g
GRADE – TKYS (Ti Kuan Yin Special)
CAFFEINE/ANTIOXIDANT LEVEL: Low / High
Cup characteristics: Super taste tending lightly fruit sweet with a classic floral oolong finish. Good tea that is good for you.
Luxury ingredients: Oolong tea, Goji berries, Sunflower + Calendula petals, Natural flavours.
£ 6.90
In stock
PRODUCT ID: 432
Description
Oolong Goji Berry
While it is only in recent years that the Goji Berry has begun garnering attention from mainstream health and wellness writers, the berry, which is actually the fruit of the Lycium barbarum and Lycium chinense bush, has been getting rave reviews in China since at least the Tang Dynasty (618-907). During that time, poet Yu-Xi Lu wrote a poem in which he claimed that simply drinking water from a well near a Goji berry bush could help extend your time here on earth. But appreciation for the fruit didn’t stop there.
A few centuries later in 1578, one of China’s greatest herbalists, a man named Shih-Chen Li, published the Materia Medica. In the book, Li notes that people from the village of Nan-Qiu were in the habit of doing two things: 1. Eating a lot of Goji berries. 2. Living an incredibly long time. Fast forward to the present. These days, Goji berries seem to be appearing just about everywhere, in juices, hair products, foods and now… exceptional luxury teas. And why not?
Recent science has shown that the berries are loaded with vitamins, antioxidants, minerals and more, all geared toward harmonizing the body and making people feel great. What do Goji Berries contain? *11 essential and 22 trace dietary minerals *18 amino acids *6 essential vitamins *8 polysaccharides & 6 monosaccharides *5 unsaturated fatty acids, including the essential fatty acids, linoleic acid & alpha-linolenic acid * numerous phytosterols *5 carotenoids, including beta-carotene, *Phenolic pigments (phenols) associated with antioxidant properties.
Oolong Goji Berry was blended to offer all that goodness alongside the plethora of benefits that come from drinking Oolong tea. A double whammy if you will. Brew a cup today and feel the power!
HOT BREWING METHOD:
Bring filtered or freshly drawn cold water to a rolling boil. Place 1 slightly heaping teaspoon of loose tea for each 7-9oz / 200-260ml of fluid volume in the teapot. Briefly infuse with freshly boiled water and then pour off. Re-infuse the tea and pour after about 1 minute or longer to taste. Milk & sugar are not recommended. Ideal Brewing Temperature: 85ºC/185ºF. For Food Safety reasons bring water to 100ºC/212ºF and let it cool down to 85ºC/185ºF.
ICED TEA BREWING METHOD
(Pitcher): (to make 1 liter/quart): Place 6 slightly heaping teaspoons of loose tea into a teapot or heat resistant pitcher. Using filtered or freshly drawn cold water, boil and pour 1¼ cups/315ml over the tea. Steep for 5 minutes. Quarter fill a serving pitcher with cold water. Pour the tea into your serving pitcher, straining the leaves or removing the tea bags. Add ice and top-up the pitcher with cold water. A rule of thumb when preparing freshly brewed iced tea is to increase the strength of hot tea since it will be poured over ice and diluted with cold water. (Note: Some luxury quality teas may turn cloudy when poured over ice. This is a sign of luxury quality and nothing to worry about!)
(Individual Serving): Place 1 slightly heaping teaspoon of loose tea into a teapot for each serving required. Using filtered or freshly drawn cold water, boil and pour 6-7oz/170-200ml per serving over the tea. Cover and let steep for 5 minutes. Add hot tea to a 12oz/375ml acrylic glass filled with ice, straining the leaves or removing the tea bags. Not all of the tea will fit, allowing for approximately an additional ½ serving. A rule of thumb when preparing freshly brewed iced tea is to increase the strength of hot tea since it will be poured over ice and diluted. (Note: Some luxury quality teas may turn cloudy when poured over ice. This is a sign of luxury quality and nothing to worry about!)
We strongly recommend using filtered or freshly drawn cold water brought to a rolling boil when brewing all types of tea. Today’s water has been known to carry viruses, parasites and bacteria. Boiling the water will kill these elements and reduce the potential incidence of water-borne illnesses.
