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Bihu High Mountain Qing Xin Oolong (2020Winter)

Wonderful example of winter harvests – the aroma of morning forest with a hint of stone fruits

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The Qing Xin (Green Heart|青心) cultivar is wielded masterfully in the hands of Farmer Chen. Farmer Chen for many years participated in the tea competitions and after winning many competitions, he graduated to becoming a final judge of the competition itself. The Qing Xin cultivar is a classic amongst high mountain teas, due to its delicate florality. In Farmer Chen’s hands the cultivar interweaves seamlessly with the harvest and the terroir.

This 2020 Winter harvest has the body of the fog that coats the Bihu High mountain tea gardens before the sun rises and after the sun sets. Unlike the Spring harvest, which tends towards notes of tropical fruits, this 2020 Winter Qing Xin has more notes of stone fruits with a hint of creaminess.

What makes Qing Xin special, is also what makes it difficult to learn. It’s a delicate cultivar which may not appear most forward, but adjust your brewing time and sit with the results – let the liquor linger and pay attention to the returning notes from the back of throat and sides of the mouth. If you would like more forward sweetness lower the temperature to the 85-90C range and do longer brew. If you’re looking for more movement in the mouth and body, then increase the temperature to 95-100C to taste.

Collection

Curious – Approach this tea with an open mind, and it will lead you to places unseen.

Origin

Taiwan

Size

100g w/ compostable bag, 100g w/ reuseable tin, 50g w/ compostable bag, 50g w/ reusable tin

Types

Oolong

Tea Profile

Cultivar: Qing Xin

Origin: Yang/Chen Farm, Alishan-Bihu, Taiwan

Picking: 2020 Winter, >1250m altitudes

Processing: < 20% Oxidation, No Roast

Tasting Notes: foggy forest, apricot, orchid, light creaminess

Brewing Method

5g tea to 150ml, 95 – 100C
1st brew: 30 sec
2nd brew: 20 sec
3rd+ brews: add 20 sec each time

It can be brewed up to 5 or even more brews.
To brew Gōng Fū Chá Style, preheat the teapot before putting tea leaves, and start with boiling water quick brew, around 15-20 seconds.*
For the continuing brews, the brewing time can be increased 5-10 seconds on each brew.**

We don’t like to throw away the first brew (often called “first wash”) because all our oolong tea are high quality and clean, we feel like a waste to throw them away.
** Each tea is alive in this own way, this is just a recommended brewing method. We encourage you to listen to the tea, listen to yourself, feel the tea and experiment with the tea.

(If you discover an exciting method, please let us know, we are always happy to hear and learn from each other! )

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