Oolong teas are semi-fermented teas. The taste and the aroma of Oolong teas vary based on fermentation time (in percent). The longer the fermentation, the darker it will become. When this occurs, one can then smell the aromas of chestnut, cereal and toasted bread. On the contrary, when less fermented and greener, Oolong teas will the taste greener, floral and fruitier. Leaves used are generally ripe, hence contain less caffeine and tannin.
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Although based in Paris since 1919, the story of tea merchants, Betjeman & Barton began in Dublin when Mr. Betjeman trained in the Dublin School of Tea in 1910-1911 based at the time in Trinity College. (The fighting Irish are the world's greatest tea drinkers!). Mr. Barton, his model employee, soon became a business partner. The science of tea helps create bonds of confidence and friendship and naturally, Didier Jumeau-Lafond, who fell into a cup of tea as a child, was requested by Mrs. Betjeman to take over Betjeman and Barton in 1978.
The Betjeman and Barton teas are highly elaborated following centuries of old traditions.
