Rare Leaves Black Pearl Oolong Tea
The Rare Leaves Black Pearl is a charcoal roasted oolong with flavor notes of sticky rice and orchid.
Balled oolong leaves reinfuse up to four times, and each infusion releases a slightly different flavor.
The tin is milled from a solid block of aluminum and arrives in a box with a magnetic closure.
Taste creates a Zen state through slow, intentional ingestion that activates the gustatory pathways (Small, 2012) and signals safety, nourishment, and seasonal identity (Mintz, 1985). Warm or gently flavored items, such as honey, tea, coffee, herbal drops, and low-dose CBD preparations, support calm because they prepare the digestive system (Berthoud, 2008), reduce vigilance through predictable sensory input (McEwen, 2007), and engage reward circuits associated with emotional comfort (Panksepp, 1998). When paired with aroma, pacing, and quiet ritual, these flavors reinforce social and personal grounding (Rozin, 1982), making taste a stable, parasympathetic sensory anchor in Zen environments.
Details
- Product: Single estate oolong tea
- Caffeine: Caffeinated
- Flavor notes: Sticky rice, orchid
- Ingredients: 100% Taiwanese oolong tea
- Growing region: Taitung, Taiwan
- Elevation: 400 meters (1,312 feet)
- Infusions: Up to 4
- Tin: CNC milled aluminum, airtight, light tight, recyclable
- Packaging: Box with a magnetic closure
- Sale: Final sale
Pairing Note
Visual: Pairing flavor with visual cues blends what you see with what you taste. Color, clarity, and presentation help people understand what something is (Lakoff, 1987) and connect it to season, tradition, or place (Mintz, 1985). Taking your time when tasting gives your attention room to settle, allowing the visual field to open up. You see more clearly, your mind stops multitasking, and the moment becomes visually stable, supporting a more enjoyable tasting experience and a clearer understanding of the flavors.
