Charcoal Roasting Dancong Oolong Tea in Chaozhou

[@ChristopherLopezDrums]

At first I thought the rice hulls was the tea that got tossed directly in the charcoal to roast haha! Looks beautiful, thanks for the video.

[@BitterleafTeas]

I have a feeling that would produce some extremely smoky tea! Those husks do a great job keeping the smoke down though. I always wondered before that how the tea doesn't take on the smoke - now we know!

[@stephenclark7940]

Beautifully shot and produced!

[@BitterleafTeas]

Many thanks! 🙏

[@pinehurstteaplantation6620]

Is bamboo charcoal ever used ? Are the bamboo steamers treated or maybe moistened to keep from getting too hot? Beautiful, artistic video by the way.

[@BitterleafTeas]

These are good questions that I'll have to get back to you on - this producer uses wood, but theoretically I don't see why bamboo charcoal couldn't be used. The main thing is the grain husks to keep smoke down. As for treating the bamboo trays differently, I don't believe they do anything special, but this is a good question to relay.

[@Eiroth]

A lovely sight!

[@BitterleafTeas]

Thank you!