Name: Gui Hua Osmanthus Oolong
Brand: Tealyra
SKU: 419-50-P
Price: 10.22 CAD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.4 (14 reviews)

Description

Gui Hua Osmanthus Oolong – Osmanthus-Scented Taiwanese Oolong

"Gui Hua, " or osmanthus, is an enchanting aromatic tree that blooms several times a year in China. Its tiny golden-yellow flowers carry a lovely apricot-peach floral fragrance, and they've been used for centuries to scent fine teas. Our Gui Hua Osmanthus Oolong pairs these fragrant blossoms with a high-quality Taiwanese oolong.

It's prepared using the traditional scenting method: osmanthus flowers are layered with the tea leaves so they absorb the flowers' complementary fragrance. The result is a sweet, fresh and peachy tea that's a traditional treat you won't soon forget.

Tasting Notes

Aroma: sweet apricot-peach osmanthus
Flavor: fresh, "green" Taiwanese oolong with fruity sweetness
Character: floral, peachy and delicate
Finish: sweet and lingering

Why You'll Love It

Osmanthus oolong is a beloved classic in China and Taiwan, and for good reason. The flowers add a natural fruity-floral sweetness that makes the tea feel luxurious without any added flavoring. It's smooth, fragrant and easy to enjoy any time of day.

High-quality Taiwanese oolong
Traditionally scented with osmanthus flowers
Apricot-peach floral fragrance
A traditional tea treat

How to Enjoy

Brew it in a gaiwan or teapot and enjoy multiple infusions to savor its evolving fragrance. It's delicious plain, pairs well with light pastries and fruit, and makes a beautiful, fragrant iced tea in summer.

Sweet, floral and utterly enchanting, Gui Hua Osmanthus Oolong is a traditional treasure. It's a lovely gift for tea lovers and a delightful way to experience one of China's most cherished floral teas.

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Stella Bastone

October 2022

Love this one. The osmanthus really comes through. It brings back memories of a trip to China where I fell in love with the scent of osmanthus. A freshly brewed cup of this tea brings a really lovely sensory experience!

Smells Just Like Osmanthus

May 2021

I used to live in an area that had a lot of osmanthus trees but realized it wasn't quite popular as a fragrance. I came across this tea on Amazon and decided to give it a try. I'm so shocked that it smells exactly like the fall when the flowers bloomed.
The tea has a light floral flavor and is absolutely perfect no matter the time of day. I will definitely be buying more once my current stock runs low. Highly recommend!

Jerred Toews

April 2021

This tea is truly amazing! Im not much for adding flavours and flowers to tea, but I definitely will make an exception for this one! The floral taste and smell is more than enticing! Like honey and apricot.

Donna T

August 2020

Tea is fragrant and smooth. Very good quality for the price. Will repurchase.

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David Scheu

April 2016

Osmanthus oolong is my favorite tea of all time. It was my "gateway" to Tiawanese oolongs and drinking better tea in general. The floral aroma is so perfectly luscious one wonders why anyone bothers with jasmine.

Quality varies from supplier to supplier, but the Gui Hua has been consistently good, at a very reasonable price. It truly is a champagne on a beer budget.

Teajoy

June 2015

This might be the smoothest darker green type of oolong that I’ve tasted thus far. It reminds me a lot of the first oolong I drank which entered me into the world of tea slowly. I’m unsure what roman letters to align together in creation of English words to conclude remarks for this tea… I just really enjoy it.

Taboono

April 2015

This is a high quality, delicate Oolong tea scented with the incomparable peachy-apricot aroma of Osmanthus flowers. Absolutely delicious!

Lilory

March 2015

Surprisingly nice and drinkable tea. Non-tea-drinkers seem to like it too, because of the flowers.

Eve

May 2025

I’ve ordered this tea several times over the past couple years, for the most part the flavor is quite good, especially the balance of the oolong and the fragrant osmanthus. Recently I purchased the tea bag version and the taste is quite bad though (possibly due to leaves not unfurling fully?), so I would recommend loose leaf only

Sascha Uncia

November 2024

Pretty good! A nice quality Oolong which brews a yellow-gold colour. Has a mild floral scent that reminds me of certain hand soaps (not a criticism). I brewed it semi-gung-fu style with shorter steeps and it came out pretty mellow, not too bitter or astringent.

There is a lot of stem in this oolong as it is rolled from whole sprigs (I mean the twig and attached leaves).

The colour of the tea doesn't match the image so I'm not sure if there is a consistency issue with suppliers. The flower aroma is present but very subtle, I blame Tealyra's new bags (foil was better at retaining delicate aromas like jasmine).

Darellynn Oo

August 2023

I decided to test a bunch of tea from TeaLyra so I ordered a set and brewed them all the same. For our test, 1 full teaspoon of tea was used and all were steeped for 3 minutes in a 50mL teacup. To test how well the smell and taste held up, I also included a second brew during our test.

The floral scent is pleasant, but the taste is on the bitter side. I am a fan of Osmanthus, so I rather enjoyed this, but my boyfriend said the taste of the oolong falls flat. I agree that the oolong is overpowered by the floral notes.

Boyfriend rated this tea 5/10
I rated this tea 7/10

Jeff Oman

May 2020

Really taste like a floral peach. The flowers seem to get bitter with long steeps but it makes great iced tea.

Jd Aragon

September 2024

A nice smooth tea with a light taste of osmanthus. Like any good green oolong leaf, this opens up nicely to overfill your gaiwan to the rim! However, there are quite a bit of stems in the batch I was given. Stems can impact the creamy sweetness of the leaf. This is also telling that the pickings are from further down the branch. Tea liquor is clear, but as a personal preference, I pick leaves of the stems once they unfurl. 6 were removed from just one serving. Flavor is good, just this one critique on the leaf quality. A good amount of leaves usually gets me 6 infusions.

Flo Shaffer

February 2024

My first bag of osmanthus tea had the wonderful aroma and great flavor. I have purchased a second bag, and there is almost no osmanthus aroma. I loved the first bag, but am very disappointed with the second one

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