Sweet Watermelon Oolong***

A highly-oxidized Taiwan oolong asserts itself when blended with the intensely floral, juicy summer peach. The result is a smooth cup with a whisper of astringency, and a lingering floral aroma and aftertaste. China first began to grown them in 2000 BC and archeologists have peach seed fossils in northwest China that date back to 6000 BC. Like so many of the world’s wonders, the China peach traveled the trader’s Silk Road eventually finding a home in the Mediterranean and Europe before taking the leap, okay the boat, to Virginia where a farmer planted the first peach tree. Lucky us.