With a mere half kilo beijing produced, a top-grade Big Robe Chinese tea can be an extremely rare and costly find.
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For hard-core wuyi rock tea lovers looking for an affordable, everyday tea variety, Xiao Hong Pao or 'Small Red Robe' can be an excellent alternative.
![Xiao Hong Pao Chinese tea features a fragrant and long-lasting aftertaste]() Xiao Hong Pao Chinese tea features a fragrant and long-lasting aftertaste |
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The tea delights you with a mellow, honey-roasted flavor and an invigorating, long-lasting floral frangrance.
A close cousin of Big Red Robe, Small Red Robe preserves much of the essence of its kin tea while fostering refined properties of its own.
The most celebrated quality of Small Red Robe is the enhanced, unusually sweet flavor and a lingering, fruity aftertaste. You don't have to add honey or cube sugar that may demote the flavor of your tea.
However, like its more famous cousin, this variety of oolong Chinese tea is naturally endowed with the well-celebrated 'rock falvor'. Many say the taste reminds themselves of the wonderful hills and rivers in its home of Wuyi Mountain.
However, there are qualities that are unique to Small Red Robe.
The leaves of Small Red Robe are smaller, making it easier to unfurl when brewed. This way, you have a deeper infusion.
There are red veins beneath the leaves, giving your tea a better and more plesant appearance.
Treat yourself to a cup of Small Red Robe and let this extraordianary Oolong Chinese tea to refresh your mind now.
