A Tea Cup Dropped

This Alishan High-mountain Oolong is delicious. A premium-grade, medium-oxidized high-mountain oolong, the tea when infused has a golden yellow color. Ever so sweet, with an exquisite, subtle taste of apricots that is so commonly encountered with Taiwanese high-mountain oolongs. A renowned tea expert, having tasted it recently, was said to have nearly fallen into the teapot -- "astoundingly delicious!" You can't go wrong with this exquisite representative of Alishan high-mountain Taiwanese oolong. It provides 4-5 quality infusions (1.5 teaspoon tea for 4oz water).

Famous in Taiwan for its beauty, Mount Ali (Alishan) is particularly known for its "five wonders": sunrises, clouds, sunsets, forests the small gage charming mountain railway. Add to that cherry blossoms, and waterfalls, you have the stuff that poetry is made of. It's hard to find a more magical, beautiful, awe-inspiring location to grow teas and taste teas.

Brewed color: Light yellowish golden. Flavor: Astoundingly delicious, mildly sweet, evocative of apricots. Number of infusions: 4-5 for 1.5 teaspoons in 4 oz of water (depends on your taste). Preparation: For best results, use spring or mineral water that has just come to a boil.

Origin: Alishan Mountain, Taiwan. Classification: High-mountain Oolong. Package Size: 150 grams (5.3 ounces). Grade: Premium. Picking Method: Hand.