“Drafting this note as I drink the tea. I drew from Leafhoppers and Lucky Me notes, and well, sense and instinct. I’ll add more as I drink it throughout the day, so expect some changes and...” Read full tasting note
“In 2019, I bought a sample set of two fall Li Shan oolongs picked several days apart on the same farm. This is the one that was harvested later in the year. I steeped 6 g of leaf in a 120 ml teapot...” Read full tasting note
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A favorite of this company and for many of our customers, our freshly finished Fall Pear Mountain Oolong 2020 is ready to be shipped!
A frost event this spring gave the tea plants on Lishan some damage but they have bounced back stronger than ever! This year’s Fall pick is great. So great in fact, that we decided to buy a bunch of it and pass those cost savings onto you! Until mid of September we are currently offering 1kg of Fall Pear Mountain A for only $150, shipping included. Smaller sizes are of course on offer as well.
We are also offering all three processing days but A was the clear winner for us. These are all teas picked from the same garden by the same pickers and processed by the same tea master, just on different days. The days were:
A — Picked August 8th, best all around ‘fall pick’ feel. Rich, smooth and fresh.
B — Picked August 14th, full thick fruit notes but lacking the round completeness of A
C — Picked August 10th, hits the taste points of more bitterness and astringency in it strength
You can see the options to sample the teas below and see if you agree with our choice!
This Pear Mountain Oolong has all the markers of a world class tea, except for the price point. Clear vegetal beginnings give way to the thick buttery mid mouth and finishes with a sweet stone fruit that lingers on the palate for hours. The classic butter mouthfeel of high mountain Taiwanese oolongs is enhanced by the beautiful flavors of this 2000m high terroir. This tea is the Fall pick so the flavors are richer, more buttery and stronger than the other seasons.
Elevation: 2000m
Status: Tested Agrochemical Free
Cultivar: QinXin
Oxidization: 20-30%
Season: August 10th(A), 11th©, 14th(B), 2020
Method: Hand picked, processed on site, small batch
Region: Lishan(Pear Mountain), Nantou
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 3 minutes. Lasts 2-3 steeps.
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