Indian Oolong Tea: easy guide, top 7 best teas

Last updated: February 14, 2020 at 11:00 am

Indian Oolong is a relatively new type of tea.

Tea evolves. Nowadays, tea producers get inspiration from the world, embrace new ideas and new techniques. As a result, we see new trends and new products. India, historically known for its remarkable blacks, increasingly introduces new types of tea, lighter and greener on the oxidation scale. Darjeeling oolongs, young, and bright, and very promising – represent a new generation of Indian tea.

What kind of tea is it?

Best Darjeeling oolongs, although a departure from full-fermented traditional Indian teas, tend to maintain muscatel flavor of their ancestors. They produce light amber clear infusion with pronounced astringency and sweet finish.

Tasting notes and reviews

Indian oolong teas offer a range of aromas and flavors depending on the microclimate in which they were grown and the techniques with which they were processed. Generally speaking, tea drinkers find Darjeeling oolongs to be “gentle and refined”. Springtime Indian oolongs make for a “light, clean and well-balanced” cup, though they “bitter quickly if left too long”. They have “lovely floral aromas”, reminiscent of the “classic Darjeeling first flush”, complemented by hints of “fresh greens”. Autumn Darjeeling oolongs tend to be bolder in comparison to their spring counterparts, offering “similar flavors to a black tea, but with many more notes”. These “smooth and full-bodied” teas have “gorgeous colors” and “warm, sweet raisin notes” that make them “perfect with a warm dessert”.

Oolong Tea Sampler – 5 Teas

Oolong Tea Sampler – 5 Teas

True to its ethos of being steeped in flavor and health, our sampler collection of the 5 best-selling Oolong Teas is just the perfect offering! These limited-edition Oolong teas are sourced from renowned tea gardens and our in-house blenders curate magical blends with various spices and herbs, full of vitality and taste. Choose from Darjeeling, Nilgiri Oolongs, our special Chai Spiced, or Earl Grey blend which will win your heart at the first sip.
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Blue Mountain Nilgiri Oolong Tea

Blue Mountain Nilgiri Oolong Tea

Courtesy of the renowned Glendale Tea estate from the tranquil region of Nilgiri, our Blue Mountain Nilgiri Oolong Tea is blessed with an array of nutty and tropical fruit flavours with uplifting floral tones of orchids and cherry blossom. A sweet and mellow liquor with a hint of astringency and a lingering aftertaste. Truly a luscious cup that is best enjoyed with a dash of sugar or honey!
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Red Thunder Autumn Oolong Tea

Red Thunder Autumn Oolong Tea

We loved the suggestion of sweet fragrance of white orchids in the flavor profile of this tea. With its delectable sweet, floral attributes, this blended oolong is a delight to sip all day long.
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Mim Classic Spring Oolong Tea

Mim Classic Spring Oolong Tea

For a subtly sweet fragrant cup resonant of Darjeeling's high estates, try this brew. Straight off the Classic Mim estate, this oolong will offer a spring to your cup with its floral scent and full-bodied liquor.
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Glenburn Special Spring Oolong Tea

Glenburn Special Spring Oolong Tea

The best conditions for a good oolong are a fine patch of the right chinary or clonal tea bushes at an altitude with temperatures from 5 to 20oC. And this one's got all of those. High-grown in spring from the best clonals, this oolong has the makings of a Taiwanese Bozhong. It is enjoyably crisp with lively flavors which are long, restrained, and come together ..
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​​High Mountain Oolong Tea Leaves from the Himalaya​​s

​​High Mountain Oolong Tea Leaves from the Himalaya​​s

An exotic loose leaf oolong tea hand-plucked, rolled & manufactured by passionate tea workers in the mystical high elevation plantations of Darjeeling in India. Harvested at the foothills of the Himalayas, facing the mighty snow laden peaks, the incredible aroma, flavour & taste found in loose leaf teas from from this region is unique and is hence very popular..
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Teabox Oolong Tea Collection

Teabox Oolong Tea Collection

Teabox brings you a novel way to experience our Oolong teas. We give you an option to try 10 grams of each of the Oolong tea below so that you can taste and then decide which one you like and would order more
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