“Sipdown! (12 | 289) Had this one yesterday and forgot to write a note, oops! What a delicious tea! So sweet and thick with lovely syrupy honey notes alongside rich fruit leather, brown sugar, and...” Read full tasting note
“Spring 2018, 5 grams, all from derk. Dry leaf smell smells after fruits with cinnamon. 1st is, as usual for me, 15 seconds long. It smells after fruits, but tastes really sweet, like cereal maybe...” Read full tasting note
“Of the Mountain Stream samples I’ve tried so far, this one is the most memorable. The scent is a toasted grain breakfast cereal, and the tea has an unusually calming effect. I haven’t tried many...” Read full tasting note
“This is a great GABA oolong. Thank you Derk :). I didn’t try last year so I can’t compare it to that but I can compare it to other GABA oolong that I’ve tried, and this one is quite different. I...” Read full tasting note
Most GABA teas are a little sour and ripe tasting after going through the unique oxygen free fermentation process. We have found one that isn’t. Tasting of sweet, large black raisins this full bodied tea blew us away! Grow in the same wild garden as our Aged Heart White Tea, the sweetness of this tea is amazing. While the health effects of GABA tea are being studied we are happy to be in the early adopter group with this wonderfully tasting tea!
Elevation: 300-500m
Status: Certified Organic
Cultivar: Qin Xin
Season: Winter 2018
Method: Hand picked, processed on site, very small batch
Oxidation: 40%
Region: Pinglin, New Taipei City
Recommend Brewing Style: 3-5g per 100ml, ~90C water, 20, 30, 30 then add 5-10 seconds steeps in gaiwan. Lasts 5-6 steeps.
Western Style Brewing: 3-5g per mug. 2-3 minute steeps. Lasts 2-3 steeps.
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