Da Hong Pao (translated Big Red Robe 大紅袍 ) is a heavily oxidized tea that falls within the Oolong family. Even at a glance one can tell this tea is dark and rich with a deep flavour. Normally brought out for guests of honor within the China region due to its high quality.
The story behind this tea (every Chinese tea has one and we love including them!) is that during the Ming dynasty, the emperors mother at the time fell sick but was cured due to a certain tea - and to help both preserve and remember which bush these leaves came from, big red robes were placed over those bushes.
Those very same bushes still reportedly exist today with price tags of their leaves going for up to 1 million USD per Kilogram!
Those very same bushes still reportedly exist today with price tags of their leaves going for up to 1 million USD per Kilogram!