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November 2008 Tea Focus: Four
Seasons Oolong
Hui Gan can be fully appreciated in this wonderfully
fragrant oolong from Taiwan.
Its full name - Four Seasons Spring -
refers to the happy idea that all four seasons should be spring like. Perhaps
the implication is that even in the midst of the darkest winter days, drinking
this tea will help keeps spring time alive. The Hui Gan in this tea, after all,
offers a long sweet aftertaste!
Taste spring during the chilly fall weather: Four
Seasons is 10% off for the month of November
October 2008Tea Focus: High Mountain Oolongs
 Gao Shan Oolongs, or our beloved High Mountain Oolongs, hail from San Lin She, one of the highest mountains in Taiwan.
Its hill grades are so steep that they appear vertical from the face,
and the terrace overhangs seem to merge into one another.
This year's High Mountain crop is from an elevation of 1700 meters. The varietal is the Tung Ting Green Heart Oolong, one of the top subvarietals in Taiwan, and one of the original imports from Fujian
in the 1850s. Nourished by a dense fog cover that pushes nutrients and
chlorophyll to the surface while keeping the leaves tender and pliant,
the resulting brew is complex, sweet, and enjoys an enormous range over
six, sometimes eight re-steepings. Our High Mountain Oolongs are
lightly oxidized, but the Dark Roast version has been roasted over
bamboo charcoal fire�sometimes for upwards of 20 hours. Little wonder
they have consistently won prestigious competitions!
>>High Mountain Light Roast Oolong
>>High Mountain Dark Roast Oolong
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