Chilai High Mountain Black

This tea is a special one. Grown at 1800m in the Chilai Mountain region, from the moment you open the bag, you know that this tea is different. The ripe, sweet red fruit flavors that this tea offers are only possible with highly oxidized high mountain tea leaves. And this one has a generous amount of floral notes mixed in as well. The garden that produces this tea actually holds back each year's black tea production and only releases it a year later, after it has settled into its flavor and 'ripened' with rest. These types of teas only get better with age.

Many people consider this one of the best black teas they have ever had. We are counted among them.

Elevation: 2000m

Status: Tested Agrochemical Safe

Cultivar: QinXin

Oxidization: 100%

Season: Summer 2020

Method: Hand picked, processed on site, small batch

Region: Chilaishan, Nantou

Recommend Brewing Style:

Gong Fu Style: 3-5g per 100ml, ~95C water, 30, 45, 60 then add 5-10 seconds steeps in gaiwan. Lasts 4-5+ steeps.

Western Style: 3g per 100ml, ~95C water for 3 minutes. Lasts 2-3 steeps.