Aging question

Owes its flavors to oxidation levels between green & black tea.


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Re: Aging question

by ABx » Apr 26th, '14, 03:43

jasonowalker wrote:There are opinions on ageing oolong, and there is actually some published research on the topic.

I posted on a LinkedIn forum a scientific study that analyzed the components and changes that take place in aged Taiwan oolong. Generally, the re-firing or re-roasting process converted alcohol and acid chains, and created nitrogen compounds. The study didn't rule out the impact of time, but found that the roasting/firing created more measurable change in aroma/flavor.

As such, you could do a little experiment. If you have a ceramic crockpot, or maybe a metal rice cooker, put your teas in for 30 - 60 mins at the "Keep Warm," or lowest heat setting. See if you notice any improvement in your dancong.
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Roasting will certainly create more change, but the question is whether it's the change that you want. Roasting will change a tea in a rather different way than aging. In this case, however, I doubt that either roasting or aging will create the change that the OP was looking for.

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