“Here is another tea from the backlog. It was the last tea in my Shanlinxi sampler that I ended up trying. I think I either finished it around the end of May or start of June. Shanlinxi is quite...” Read full tasting note
“This baked Shanlinxi High Mountain Oolong Lot 386 tastes like a hybrid between an Taiwanese oolong and a Wuyi Baijiguan oolong. Very nutty in a fusion between hazelnuts, almond plus a fine hint of...” Read full tasting note
We like to say that this superb high mountain tea terroir is just up the mountain from us. Ok, maybe a few mountains away up, but we are very proud to say that Shanlinxi has developed into one of the highly reputed growing areas in our own Nantou County, and rightfully so. The spectacular tea gardens are situated at an elevation of 1600 to 1800 meters and some of them have such vertiginous inclines that mountaineering equipment is required to go and pick the leaves. Shanlinxi oolong distinguishes itself from other Gao Shan oolongs in that it features clearly defined balsam notes that make it particularly appealing to the palate and nose. Many say that the luxuriant fir tree forests surrounding the gardens have something to do in conveying this fresh evergreen feeling in the cup. This particular Lot 407 is a Single Estate Tea from Longfengxia. This batch was then masterfully slow baked by our resident Tea Master on the lighter side and in three different steps to preserve the aromatics of high mountain teas and coat it with a luxuriously thick wild honey sweetness that is simply enthralling. The balsam notes are still there but have gained a spiciness that is quite alluring. This is one of the most generous teas we propose. It is easily a 9/10 on our addiction scale. If you liked our Lot 270, you will be in good company with this one.
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