Heavy Thinker (oolong tea)
Heavy Thinker (oolong tea)
Ingredients: Tieguanyin oolong tea, roasted cacao nibs, gotu kola leaf, holy basil leaf
Good for: Elevating your mind; deep thinking
Tastes like: A vegetal oolong with a honey-like finish
Makes you feel like: Going for a mental ride
Art by: Caleb Cliff
135 grams / 36 servings (1.5 tsp per 8 oz water)
All ingredients are all-natural and organic. Contains caffeine (~1/4 a cup of coffee). This tea can be re-steeped for multiple infusions.
Please note: Tieguanyin replaced the oolong in Feb 2024
A tasty oolong tea good for meditation and deep thinking
I love oolongs. Somewhere between a white and a black tea lays my cup of tea. Elegant and enlightening. I get Buddhist vibes drinking oolong and had quite the experiencing sampling a wide variety of oolongs.
Tieguanyin is as classic of an oolong as it gets. I paired the precious flavor of the oolong with gotu kola and holy basil, two brain herbs that fit the vibe of the tea. The tea still needed something and cacao nibs rounded that out – bringing in a little “heavy” to the thinker.
The art for Heavy Thinker was done by my roommate, Caleb Cliff. He’s an all-around talented guy and has been a big help in the Craft Tea revamp. He was gracious enough to provide a cover that I thought would be up his alley, because of his Ayurvedic and sound healing studies. He’s a bit of a heavy thinker…
Vinyl Pairing: David Axelrod - Song of Innocence (Capitol Records, 1968)
David Axelrod produced insanely good instrumental music in the 60’s and 70’s and is one of the most sampled artists in hip-hop. His debut, recorded with the Wrecking Crew, is great for inspiration and the cover fits the style of Heavy Thinker.
Further Listening: Live at Royal Festival Hall (2008); Dorothy Ashby - Afro-Harping (1968)
Great in a glass infuser
To get the most value out of Heavy Thinker, brew it in a small glass infuser and re-steep it multiple times. It also makes a delicious cold brew.
