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Review: Chateau Rouge Jasmine Downy Pearls
Chateau Rouge offers this jasmine green tea in an attractive format, tightly wound, tiny little pearls about half the size of the “usual” pearls I have tried. The fragrance of the pearls has a lovely...
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Review: Chateau Rouge Imperial Earl Grey
Château Rouge is a new tea company to me. On their home page is posted the same, usual blurb about wanting to provide top quality teas. Although commendable, there isn’t anything particularly novel...
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Review: Chateau Rouge White Monkey
I love the way the silvery white leaves intersperse between multitudes of green leaves. This truly is a beautiful tea. I started out by steeping a teaspoon of leaves in a cup of water heated to the...
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Review: Chateau Rouge White Monkey
The Lion might be the king of the jungle, but you have to admit, the monkey is probably a lot more fun to have around. He is a swinger after all. The monkey has a wealth of recognition in Chinese...
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Review: Chateau Rouge Formosa Pouchong
This is my first tasting of a Chateau Rouge, but I think it’s safe to assume from their website that they specialise in high-end teas. They don’t have a very wide selection, and none of their offerings...
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Review: Chateau Rouge Formosa Pouchong
Taiwan produces a unique type of oolong that is partially fermented, known as green oolong, or Pouchong. The dry leaves are a bit confusing at first glance, I couldn’t tell whether this was a green or...
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Review: Chateau Rouge Sikkim Temi 1st Flush FTGPOP1
The Chateau Rouge website is highly attractive and seductively eloquent. They provided thoroughly descriptive information about the harvest area and an interesting anecdotal historical account...
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Review: Chateau Rouge White Monkey
Contrary to what the name might suggest, this is actually a green tea, which becomes apparent when you look at the leaves. It’s from the Wuyi Mountain in Fujian, China, and is described on the Chateau...
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Review: Chateau Rouge Fikkal Ilam FTGFOP1
I’m not quite sure how many Nepal teas I have had, but I am sure I’ve never had one like this. It’s a Darjeeling-style Nepalese tea and is even graded like one with the designation FTGFOP1 (Finest...
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Review: Chateau Rouge Sikkim Temi 1st Flush FTGPOP1
The Temi Tea Garden is the only one in the Himalayan kingdom of Sikkim, and it produces high-grown teas, similar to Darjeeling, its Southern neighbour. This particular batch was picked last spring, so...
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