Origin: Nantou, Taiwan Cultivar: Si Ji Chun "Four Seasons Spring" Elevation: 500 - 850m Harvest: April 11, 2020
This tea is crafted from the Si Ji Chun, or "Four Seasons Spring" cultivar. You may be more familiar with our standard Qing Xiang or "Clear Fragrance" flowery aroma tea of this cultivar, which we market simply as "Four Seasons Spring." This micro-lot of Four Seasons is the same floral tea from our usual farm group, but this lot undergoes an artistic baking regimen that takes several weeks to complete. Some ball-rolled oolong teas such as Tie Guanyin (Iron Goddess of Mercy) are traditionally baked to bring out a "caramelized" sweetness from the Maillard reaction – the same transformation that occurs in baking bread, roasting a sweet potato or roasting coffee. Oolong tea artisans produce baked teas that range from blonde-light roasts to medium and deeper dark roasts. This tea is medium baked, producing a golden infusion color and notes of fresh roasted coconuts, sugarcane juice and floral nectar. Be sure to quickly rinse the tea to warm up the tea leaves and smooth out the flavor before commencing your Gongfu Cha brewing series of multiple infusions.
Origin
Nantou, Taiwan
Description
Origin: Nantou, Taiwan Cultivar: Si Ji Chun "Four Seasons Spring" Elevation: 500 - 850m Harvest: April 11, 2020
This tea is crafted from the Si Ji Chun, or "Four Seasons Spring" cultivar. You may be more familiar with our standard Qing Xiang or "Clear Fragrance" flowery aroma tea of this cultivar, which we market simply as "Four Seasons Spring." This micro-lot of Four Seasons is the same floral tea from our usual farm group, but this lot undergoes an artistic baking regimen that takes several weeks to complete. Some ball-rolled oolong teas such as Tie Guanyin (Iron Goddess of Mercy) are traditionally baked to bring out a "caramelized" sweetness from the Maillard reaction – the same transformation that occurs in baking bread, roasting a sweet potato or roasting coffee. Oolong tea artisans produce baked teas that range from blonde-light roasts to medium and deeper dark roasts. This tea is medium baked, producing a golden infusion color and notes of fresh roasted coconuts, sugarcane juice and floral nectar. Be sure to quickly rinse the tea to warm up the tea leaves and smooth out the flavor before commencing your Gongfu Cha brewing series of multiple infusions.
Tasting Notes
fresh roasted coconuts, sugarcane juice and floral nectar
Ingredients
Oolong tea
Traditional Preparation
Add 7g tea leaves per 150ml of water to a Gaiwan. Water Temperature: 200°F. Rinse 5 seconds. Infuse for 30-45 seconds and decant. Repeat for another 3-5 infusion.
