“I told you I have a mood for gongfu! So, picked up this oolong which I picked up during tea festival in June. It was sitting there mostly because I was a bit afraid I will ruin a perfect tea...” Read full tasting note
2023 Spring in Taiwan was quite hard for farmers and tea trees.
Because of not enough rain tea bushes started to create new young leaves and buds very very late! Drought also reduced harvest to circa 70% of regular amounts.
Hot and dry spring brought also one interesting effect.
In gardens where farmers reduced or completely stopped using pesticides, Jacobiasca formosana insects started their prey on the tea trees. Bug bitten leaves produce more aromatic substances, they create famous mi xiang honey fragrance typical for Oriental beauty and Gui Fei oolongs.
So…what happened to our tea is: dry spring, bug bitten leaves, light medium charcoal roast and quite high oxidation level. All those things make this tea so special!
Fresh and sweet, with strong honey fragrance and beautiful notes of fruits and flowers.
Aftertaste is overwhelming – long and sweet.
This is special treat! Very limited.
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