Snow Mist Organic Tea Estate
**This GABA is gorgeous, and we have been saving it until it has aged a touch and fully come into its own. It is ready now!**
A tea garden like no other, Snow Mist Organic Tea Estate has consistently produced some of the best Taiwanese tea we have ever tasted. We are always excited when our small yearly allotment of tea is ready.
Snow Mist has all the characteristics that we long for in tea production. Low impact agrochemical free agriculture, high quality care of the plants following permaculture principles, pristine environment, mentoring programs for other younger tea makers, pride in their work and tea, happy prosperous workers and on and on. The videos and pictures that are available on our Instagram feed of this area speak for themselves.
The 2024 production season was a great one weather wise. This year's teas are better than average, and we are proud to be sharing them with you.
In partnership with this farm we receive a small allotment of tea each year. With full transparency we sell these rare teas into the western market at a cost lower than the domestic market prices. In supporting this garden and giving western tea lovers access to these teas we hope that we can lift the general expectations and understanding of high quality, organic tea outside of Asia. This tea is expensive, but we believe it is worth every penny.
This GABA is rich, sweet, fruity and has a nice dose of that wonderful GABA calming effect, if you are one of the lucky ones that feel it of course! If you are a fan of this garden or of GABA teas in general this one might become a new favorite...
Elevation: 1450m
Status: Organic, Old Tree
Cultivar: Qin Xin Oolong
Season: Spring, 2023
Oxidization: Gaba Processing
Method: Hand picked, processed on site, very small batch
Region: Lalashan, Taoyuan
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 2 minutes. Lasts 2-3 steeps. Suited to western style brewing but best brew in the gong fu style.
