Organic Alishan Oolong
Winter Pick 2019
There is a reason that Alishan Oolong is famous and this tea is the best expression of it that we have ever found. Bright, floral, sweet, oceanic, and all the other descriptors used for Alishan Oolong can be found within these tightly rolled balls of leaf. Grown on the only organic farm in the Alishan area proper(that we know of), we are proud to stock this tea. It takes guts to grow organically in a place where even conventionally grown tea can be sold with an automatic 50% premium no matter the quality.
Last year this farm didn't even have a winter pick as the bugs and weather prevented even a small harvest. We are lucky that we got our hands on some of this year's limited winter harvest. And if you choose to get some, then you will be pretty lucky too. We are not supposed to say it, we love all our teas equally, but this just might be the best of the 2019 winter picked teas. A little bitter in the up front but the aftertaste to this tea is like no other...
Elevation: 1300m
Status: Certified Organic
Cultivar: Qinxin
Oxidization: 30%
Season: November 15th, 2019
Method: Hand picked, processed on site, very small batch
Region: Alishan, Nantou County
Recommend Brewing Style:
Gong Fu Style: 3-5g per 100ml, 100C water, 30, 45, 60 then add 5-10 seconds steeps in gaiwan. Lasts 4-5 steeps.
Western Style: 3g per 100ml, 100c water for 2 minutes. Lasts 2-3 steeps
