Drunken Imperial Concubine Oolong Tea

2018 vintage—spring harvest

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Weight: 50 grams (1.76 oz)
Type: Tieguanyin Oolong
Production region: Anxi, Fujian Province, China

This rare and exclusive Tieguanyin Oolong is picked during spring from the high mountains of Anxi in Fujian Province. This tea is a traditional high-fired Tieguanyin where the leaves were charcoal-roasted for 22 hours over a 3-day period after the tea processing had been completed. This additional step brings out a bouquet of flavors, including roasted coffee, roasted coconut, burnt sugar, nectar and old agarwood. The aroma is simply intoxicating.

High-fired Tieguanyin is one of the most labor intensive oolongs, requiring precise skills and years of experience. Few young tea makers today are willing to learn this art, thus diminishing the availability of this kind of tea. The roaster of this tea is Master Chan’s long-time friend, who is in his 70’s. Bana is proud to be able to bring such exquisite and unrivaled Tieguanyin Oolong to our customers.

This tea can be steeped many times. It can also be aged and improves with time.

$41.00

for 50 grams (1.76 oz)

BREWING INSTRUCTIONS:
- Use 6g of leaves per 6 oz of water. Rinse with 200 degrees F water prior to brewing. Follow the suggested steeping times below.

BREWING TEMPERATURE: tea temperature

BREWING TIMES:

RINSE
1 sec.

1st BREW

20 sec.

2nd BREW

10 sec.

3rd BREW

10 sec.

4th BREW
20 sec.

5th BREW
30 sec.

6th BREW
1 min.

7th BREW
2 min.

8th BREW
4 min.

STIMULATION FACTOR: Medium

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Customer Comments:

Oh, Sugar, Sugar 01/29/2026
By Raj
Unique title I know, but as intriguing as the name of this Oolong is, I think once you try it you will be imploring the shop to send you more of the Drunken Concubine â€¦ and yes, you guessed itâ€¦ ANOTHER Stellar offering from BANA TEA COâ€¦.

According to Bana, this tea was roasted for 22 hours over a three day period to bring out a variety of flavorsâ€¦ including roasted coffee, roasted coconut and burnt sugar.
I brewed this one following their brewing instructions, using 6g of leaves per 6 grams of water, with 200F water.

For me, as soon as I poured the first small cup, and took the lid off my pot to smell the wet leaves, the scent of burnt sugar was obviousâ€¦

As I engaged the first sip, the flavors of roasted coffee and coconut were light, but grew stronger with subsequent brewsâ€¦ leaving a nice finishâ€¦ no astringency with this oneâ€¦
As with most of Banaâ€™s offerings, I am setting next to a candle, listening to smooth sax and reading or writing a review for Banaâ€™s lat
Our responseWhat a way to enjoy this tea! Thank you for your kind review. While many young people like the floral lightly oxidized version of Tieguanyin, I like the more oxidized and roasted version like this one.

Hopefully 02/06/2025
By Catherine Shearin
Having run across the value of aging tea completely by accident makes me want to (hopefully humorously attempt) to share value with others
Our responseSo good that you are trying teas not only across the spectrum of tea types, but the ages of tea. It is a new level of appreciation.

Drunken Imperial Concubine 08/11/2020
By Your Fan in Colorado
This is my new favorite tea! So warm, round, rich, and soft. No harsh or bitter notes sometimes found in black tea.
Our responseThank you for being a fan of Bana Tea. We hope to bring you more good teas.