“This is a really nice tea, although not very complex. The aroma is sweet and floral with notes of custard, honeysuckle, and, above all, fern and fiddleheads. The taste is crisp and green, but at...” Read full tasting note
“I’ve tried this twice, and I hesitated on whether to get more than 30 grams because it’s up my alley, or staving off because shipping prices and my need to go through my oolongs…which I inevitably...” Read full tasting note
Origin: 1300 meters above sea level, Rueili, Ali Shan, Jiayi county (Chiayi), Taiwan
Harvest: Winter 2021
Varietal: Jin Xuan
There are high mountain oolongs and there are High Mountain oolongs.
This tea comes from the same people like our 2020 Light Charcoal Roasted Alishan oolong. This year we decided to bring unroasted tea – from winter crop.
The sweetness of this Alishan oolong is almost sticky, overwhelming.
Fruity and milky, made from Jin Xuan bush with zero astringency typical for many high mountain oolongs.
Here you will find: grassy freshness, almonds, strawberries, yogurt, cream and notes of white flowers (lilly of the valley, lilly). And something fresh and vivid you can literally name: mountain breeze.
Queen of sweetness and balance.
Aftertaste is very strong and sweet.
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