Wu Long Tea (Oolong ) is a semi-oxidized tea, occupying the middle ground between green and black teas. Combining the best qualities of green tea and black tea, Wu Long Tea is not only as clear and fragrant as GreenTea, but also as fresh and strong as Black Tea. If you drink Wu Long Tea, the natural aroma may linger in your mouth and make your throat comfortable. Wu Long Tea is helpful in antiaging, bringing high blood pressure down, improving immunocompetence, anti-heart-disease etc.Wu Long Tea can help you digest food, refresh yourself and sober up. It is also helpful in prolonging your lifespan. To sum up, it is a world-famous natural health drink. Differences between Green Tea,Black Tea and Wu Long Tea Teas contain a number of ingredients that have an influence on the human body. The quantities and percentages of these ingredients differ widely depending on the extent of fermentation. As can be seen from the table below, green tea contains a wealth of one ingredient called catechin while black tea contains a lot of theaflavin. Wu Long tea contains a large quantity of polyphenol. According to research, it has become clear that polyphenol is the ingredient that generates the delicious flavor unique to Wu Long tea and also promotes beauty and health. How to make (brew) wu long tea 1.) Bring water to boil and keep it boiling. Bottled spring water is much preferred than Tap water. 2.) Use a small teapot (We use a 200 ml or 7 oz teapot as a reference here). 3.) Apply hot water inside and over the teapot to warm it up. Discard all water. This is to bring up the temperature of the teapot. So, the heat of the brewing hot water is for brew. 4.) Put 1/2 oz or so ( about 3 teaspoon ) of wulong into the teapot ( How much wulong to use is based on personal preference.It could take approximately vary from 10% to 20% of space in the teapot . The more tea leaves used, the more flavor the tea has and its required brewing time for each infusion is less. However, too much tea leaves used could increase the bitter taste and the teapot would not have enough room for the tea leaves to fully expand themself.). 5.)Add boiling water and discard this pre-brew water right-a-way. This is to wash away the fine tealeaves hairs and bring the tealeaves to brewing temperature. 6.) Top off the teapot with hot water to brew. First brew should be about 70 seconds. Pour brewed tea to a water pitcher or something similar for transfer to tea cups for drinking. First brew is the best for you to experience the aroma. 7.) Enjoy the tea while it is hot Smell the aroma of the cover. Observe the color of the liquor.and then sip The best tea is from second and third brews. Second brew should be 60 seconds. Third brew should be about 75 seconds. The brewing time should gradually increase by 15 second interval to 120 seconds for the sixth brew. Much longer brewing time is required for the 7th and 8th (3 minutes) brew, if the 7th or 8th brew are not too light to drink. Wu Long Tea Home