“Thanks Togo for the swap :) Have a song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIMKJ43TFLs Spring 2018 harvest. Dry leaf has an aroma of malty molasses cookies with additions of baking spices and a...” Read full tasting note
“Reviewing Winter 2018 harvest. An old Southern tradition is to mash butter and sorghum molasses together with a fork until creamed and eat with buttermilk biscuits. The dry leaves of this Alishan...” Read full tasting note
“What a lovely experience drinking a tea like this is! The smell is strong with prominent notes of banana and some spruce. I like the taste too, which is also somewhat fruity. I can taste cooked...” Read full tasting note
Thanks to the plantation that’s located in the deep mountain environment with opulent sunshine exposure, our GABA tea material comes the 100% Jin Xuan varietal from Alishan area with a incomparable quality.
This is technically not a roasted oolong, but it’s oxidized at about 30%, which gives it a golden-yellow tea soup with buttery yam-like taste and a honey aroma. If you are a fan of medium level roasted Alishan oolongs then you’ll probably enjoy this “Mi Xiang” style GABA oolong!
GABA stands for Gamma-Aminobutyric Acid, and the content of this tea is aournd 400 mg per 100 grams which is higher than most of the GABA tea in the market. Through a series of research, Japanese scholar Omori Masashi ( 大森 正司 ) confirmed it has a very powerful antihypertensive effect thanks to its extremely high content of γ-Aminobutyric acid (GABA) compared to other teas. The GABA content adds a thick layer of baked sweet potato taste to the tea and is proven to offer the drinker a soothing or relaxing feeling. GABA processing, which involves shade growing and then nitrogen sparging was developed by the Japanese and later perfected by the Taiwanese. The result is a tea that tastes great, at once stimulating and soothing to the nervous system.
Despite not being certified as organic, this “new” GABA oolong is a new attempt at crafting GABA oolong. The owner of this plantation has decided stop using pesticide for this place to explore the potential of a better GABA oolong experience, and the result is fabulous. This “new” GABA oolong now has a better aroma and more comfortable feeling, meanwhile being able to maintain a almost identical price compared to the previous version. No one could not be happier than us to see this happened, because this tea really tastes delicious!
Harvest: Spring 2017 or 2018
Varietal: Jin Xuan / 金萱
Elevation: 1000 M / 壹仟 公尺
Region: Alishan Mountain / 阿里山
Oxidation Level: 30% / 分之 參拾
Roast Level: 0 / 無
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