Big Red Robe Tea, 50g

Big Red Robe

Rich, Chocolaty and Deep, One of Chinas four famous Teas

One of the Si Da Ming Cong, or four famous tea bushes, these four tea varieties are all produced from ancient tea trees, said to be centuries or some legends say a millennium old, they are considered national treasures of China. Growing upon the Wuyi mountains these teas all have high mineral contents as well as their antioxidant and catechin contents.

Big Red Robe or Da Hong Pao is referred to as the king of teas, it is the most widely available of the four famous teas, named for a tale in which a sick scholar drank the tea and was recovered by morning, the scholar then gave the tea to the emperor when he fell sick, the emperor recovered quickly and told the scholar and any officials that pat the wuyi region to place their red imperial robes around the tree as a sign of respect.

• Energising

• High in caffeine and theanine
• Improves Heart health
• Counters the negative effects of alcohol

• Good for the skin, weight loss and eliminating phlegm

1tsp per cup.

Best brewed at 95°C