Spring Harvest 2021 Reveal
hello friends,
The time for spring harvest teas has come! Read on for the full collection, now available on the site here. They ROCK! We'll begin shipping on June 7th.
I'm starting to run low in stock with most oolongs, so I'd preface your shopping experience today by saying -- if there was a tea that you loved, you may want to stock up now before it's gone forever.
Finally, you know the deal -- all teas are hand picked, all organic, unavailable anywhere else in the world, etc. this is the good stuff!
Excited for you to enjoy this batch!
- 🤘Sam
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🏜️weather report
The past few months have been a bit rough with Taiwan experiencing severe drought in notable tea growing regions like Sun Moon Lake. As a result, overall tea yield has dropped and at one farm we began harvest a little later than usual, giving the tea plants more time to grow. This all being said, drought does not necessarily mean low quality tea, and we're exceptionally excited to be bringing you a slightly smaller, yet highly curated collection of the best spring oolongs.
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🍵spring tea collection
We have four (4) delicious teas on the menu & I think you'll have a hard time picking just one... I love them all! In general, folks prize spring harvest above other seasons and the teas are more competitive in competition and to acquire due to their nigh bombastic flavors at times :D
🥬unroasted green oolong
mmmmmmmm! High mountain greens are likely my favorite category of oolongs, especially when they lean vegetal in flavor...which also means that I'm super picky. Every harvest this is the first tea I taste, and when I tasted this one I was so excited! I brew my oolongs strong, but if you're looking for something more delicate but still possessing flavor, you'll be able to achieve it with a lighter brew here.
tasting notes: fiddlehead, gardenia, artichoke || shop unroasted green oolong
🍫black oolong This oolong is SUCH a crowd pleaser, and this season does not disappoint. This harvest's flavors are a little deeper, even a touch earthier than in previous seasons. The spring always has a slightly lighter body than it's maltier, winter sibling, making it a great tea for hot summer days & an excellent cold brew!
tasting notes: cacao, agave, plum || shop black oolong
🔥double red oolong
There's so much energy trapped in this one. You can approach this in two ways -- (1) snag some and let it rest for a few weeks and enjoy when the leaves have calmed a bit OR (2) buckle up and enjoy the ride. This is our most intense tea in the collection and not for the faint of heart. If you enjoy strong flavors or dong ding oolongs, this might be your jam.
tasting notes: grilled pomelo, papaya, cacao nibs || shop double red oolong
🧪XXPERIMENTAL NO.5
.....and of course we're messing around with teas. When are we ever not! I'm on a hunt for the perfect high mountain black tea, here's the latest attempt ⚗️
For XXPERIMENTAL NO.5 we've created a black tea created using qingxin oolong leaves from our farm on Shanlinxi. This time around we've harvested our gem of spring tea leaves and brought them to about ~80% oxidation before roasting them straight away for ~40 hours. Processed in a strip style, this black tea is smooth, a hint fruity, supremely easy to drink straight, and maybe your latest addiction?
|| shop XXPERIMENTAL NO.5