Our First Oolong. Micro batch releases will be available later in 2026.
This is a light Oolong with a low level of oxidation produced using our unique growing and processing methods. It is very smooth, with subtle Jasmine and Osmanthus flavours with a light honey sweetness, tapering over a period of minutes to a mild Orange flavour. It has almost no bitterness or astringency, making it a very drinkable Oolong.
This tea is naturally low caffeine without decaffeination.
The Tea is named after a Richard Burton quote:
“Every little boy’s ambition in my valley was to become a miner”
“There was the arrogant strut of the lords of the coalface. One could stand on the street corners and look with hostile eyes at the posh people walking past. They would insult them with these cold looks because they…. were the Kings of the Underworld!”
They dug deep into the ground, beyond the soil that nourishes Tea plants, to a place of heat and sometimes fire, where the secrets of things long past were entombed.
Kings of the Underworld Premium Welsh Light Oolong Tea
- Water Quality: Filtered water ideal
- Leaf: 2g per cup (~200ml)
- Water temperature: 80-85C
- Steep Time: 3-4 minutes
- Infusions: 3-4
There are a few tricks that will allow you to get to 80C water without a temperature-controlled kettle. One is to allow the boiling water to cool with the lid off for 5 minutes post-boil, but a quicker way is to add 1 part cold water to 4 parts of hot water.
Grown & processed in Wales

