Spring Season's Tea Club In this Spring Season's Tea Club box, we’re sending you 2 Alishan oolongs, Alishan black tea and 2012 Mang Shui Raw Puerh.
2 Alishan Oolongs are from the same farm and same season. The only difference between them is the picking method: one is hand-picked and the other one is machine cut. The comparison between them is really interesting; honestly it’s hard to tell the difference without knowing that they’re picked differently. We suggested you do a side by side comparison of the two or enjoy one right after the other to notice the differences. Compare the dried leaves and the spend leave. Focus on aroma, taste, texture, and how it lingers between the two teas. We think this would be a really fun experience!
Alishan is a high elevation tea region in Taiwan that well known for the oolong tea. Yet in recent years, some farmers also produce black tea using the oolong cultivar which makes the black tea slightly different from traditional black teas. We are in love with this particular Alishan Black Tea because it’s so elegant. It has very nice honey-like sweetness and very smooth to drink. It is also very soft and well-balanced. This is definitely a black tea you can enjoy even during the warmer weather.
Mang Shui is one of the tea region in Yunnan, China, where is known for ancient tea trees that are at least hundreds of years old. This is also a relatively new new region to us but we’re happy with this tea. This 2012 Mang Shui Raw Puerh has a very nice bold body because it’s produced using leaves from ancient trees. This tea is like white grapes, it’s sweet but with slightly bitter, yet the bitterness isn’t sharp at all due to the slightly aged of this tea. The tea ends with a camphor note, which gives it a very nice finish.