OOLONG TEA: Red Buffalo, Vietnam

Red Buffalo
Oolong tea, Vietnam

Flavour: caramelised sugar, sweet cream, vanilla ~ light-bodied
Red Buffalo is a summer harvest tea from the rural district of Moc Chau in Son La Province, Northwest Vietnam. After plucking, its leaves are sun-dried, tossed to oxidise and fired, before going through drying and rolling cycles to release the aromatic compounds in the leaves. 

It infuses into a silky-smooth, light-bodied tea with a golden amber liquor and subtle notes of carameslied sugar, sweet cream and vanilla. The sweetness reduces in the second and subsequent infusions, giving way to a more woody character. 

July 2026 harvest.

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Infusions: specialty tea leaves can all be steeped at least twice, and often more, so each 3 gram serve (150 mls - a standard teacup size), will give you two cups ('infusions') if you steep the leaves twice. On the back of your pouch under 'Steep', you can find the number of infusions for your tea.

If you infuse your leaves at least twice, your pouch will give you the following cups of tea (or more if you infuse your leaves more times):

50 grams - 33 cups
100 grams - 66 cups
200 grams - 133 cups

Preparation: Steep for 3 minutes at 90°. Four infusions. 

Sizes: Red Buffalo comes in four sizes: a 3 gram single serve, then 20g, 50g and 100g pouches. Our leaves can all be steeped at least twice (often more), so while the 3g pouch is a single serve (150 mls - a standard tea cup size), it will give you two cups if you steep the leaves twice. 

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