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Oolong tea is best known for it's unique characteristics, processing and leaf shape. There's even one variety which is so coveted that it is reserved for honored guests in China. Why? The story goes that a Ming emperor's mother was cured of an illness from drinking the tea. Three of the original tea bushes still exist today!

What you'll learn in the Oolong tea lesson

  • What Oolong tea is
  • What some of the most popular varieties are
  • How it is produced

Instructor

Nathan Wakeford

Nathan Wakeford is Director of Somage Fine Foods and is considered by many to be the foremost authority of tea in Australia.

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