When we smelled dry tea of this tea in Taiwan, we smelled a delicate, honey, slightly coiled scent that reminded us of raw cocoa beans, and among many other teas, we were so impressed that we brought a few pounds to our store. The tea is very strongly oxidized to the limit of red tea. However, it is rolled into tiny balls like most Taiwanese oolongs. The infusion is golden orange, bright and lively. The taste is pleasant, sweet, soft, delicate, but full of decent acidity. The aroma in the first infusions is dominated by honey and cocoa beans, which later add traces of fruit (peach, apricot, prune in chocolate, raisins) and spices (cinnamon) in the background. There is a slight windiness in the overall impression, which somewhere against the background of imagination resembles the pleasant smell of old books. In general, the effect on the body is very pleasant and gentle, suitable for evening or evening drinking. The tea comes from a garden kept in natural mode.
Harvest time: autumn 2016
Area: Ching Jing, District Nantou
Cultivar: Qing Xin