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Qi Lan (Miracle Orchid) Black Tea

Qi Lan (Miracle Orchid) Black Tea

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An experimental black tea made from the Qi Lan (Miracle Orchid) cultivar, which is normally used to produce oolong tea. This black tea is unlike anything we had before, featuring an intense caramel sweet taste and a lingering fragrance of ripe fruit, complemented with hints of chestnut and incense.

Qi Lan (Miracle Orchid)

This particular tea cultivar was developed in the 90s in Pinghe and is highly popular for producing oolong teas in Wuyishan, Fujian. The use of this cultivar for producing this black tea results in more added complexity.

Oolong tea or black tea?

The Qi Lan cultivar is primarily used for oolong tea, and seasoned tea drinkers will recognize the distinct mineral base that characterizes these oolong varieties. Yet, as our particular Qi Lan black tea is processed as a black tea, it's also classified as such. This unique positioning makes it an intriguing choice for curious palates, straddling the line between traditional black and oolong tea categories.

Origin

  • Brand: Teasenz
  • Year: 2025
  • Season: Spring
  • Origin: Wuyishan, Fujian
  • Cultivar: Qi Lan (Miracle Orchid)
  • Type: black tea

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Delivery time: EU delivery takes 1–10 days. For country-specific estimates, please see the Shipping Info page at the bottom of our website.

No import taxes: We ship from our EU warehouse. Customers in the EU will not be charged import taxes upon delivery. All applicable taxes are included in our prices.

Free shipping: From €65 to the Netherlands, Belgium, France, Germany, Luxembourg, and Ireland. From €85 to most other EU countries and the UK.

Returns: We offer a 30-day return period.

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How to prepare Qi Lan Black

  • Normal/Western method

    Temperature: 95 ºC

    Time: 1-2 minutes

    Tea/water: 3 grams / 500 ml water

    Tea utensils: Large teapot / mug

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  • Traditional/gongfu method

    Temperature: 95 ºC

    Time: 5 seconds

    Tea/water: 5 grams / 100ml water

    Tea utensils: Gaiwan / Yixing teapot

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  • Cold brewing

    Temperature: Store in fridge

    Time: 8 hours

    Tea/water: 8 grams / 1 litre

    Tea utensils: Bottle / Pitcher

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How this black tea is made

  • tea processing: tea leaves picking

    Picking

    Tea leaves are hand-picked in the morning.

  • tea processing: withering and drying tea on bamboo trays

    Withering

    The leaves are spread on bamboo trays to wither.

  • tea processing: rolling and shaping tea leaves

    Rolling

    Leaves are rolled, breaking down the surface cells and promoting oxidation.

  • tea processing: black tea leaves oxidation

    Oxidation

    Rolled leaves are oxidized in bamboo baskets covered with a cloth.

  • tea processing: tea drying

    Drying

    The oxidized leaves are dried to reduce moisture to a minimum.

  • tea processing: sorting of black tea

    Sorting

    The tea leaves are sorted manually or mechanically.

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Our design work is inspired by the artwork “Along the River During the Qingming Festival” by the Zhang Zeduan in the Song Dynasty. Instead of displaying the daily lives of people in the capital of China (as the original artwork), we display the tea making process of farmers through the same bird’s eye perspective.

When examining our packaging design in detail, tea enthusiasts will observe the tea making process, featuring tea farmers picking, drying, rolling, and frying tea leaves. The tea is then tasted in a pavilion and transported by horses along the ‘ancient tea road’.

Together, the traditional Chinese landscape and tea making theme, symbolise heritage, tradition, and respect for hard work of tea farmers.