Flavor: Sweet, fruit pastry aroma. Rich, complex, balanced composition. Notes of dried fruit. Clean, dry finish.
Garden: This tea comes from Yonglong Village, just above Dong Ding Mountain. Yonglong is known for its rich soil which differs from other locales in Lu Gu Township. This farm is managed by a father and son team who inherited their family tradition as artisans of Dong Ding Oolong. The son is one of the earliest tea makers in the area to begin using their late spring and summer crops to make Black Tea. Like their Dong Ding Oolong, we truly feel that it is some of the finest ......
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Black Tea we've experienced.
Harvest: Hand picked.
Region: Yonglong, Nantou County, Taiwan.
Elevation: 700m
Tasting Notes
This is a batch of heirloom Qing Xin Oolong tea leaves harvested in June/July and made into Black Tea, which has been the annual practice on this farm for the last eight years or so. Although this farm is run by one of the most skilled traditional Dong Ding Oolong Tea producers we know, the younger generation of this father and son team has made some innovations. And we feel that the son's recent R&D of using their summer crop to make Black Tea is a prime representative of a more general trend in the local industry.
This is our favorite source of traditionally made Dong Ding Oolong Tea, but in the last couple years, we've come to realize that their Black Tea is also something very special. In a word, it's the balance of flavor and character that we find unique among Small Leaf Type Black Tea makers. This young tea artisan has learned how to process his family resource of heirloom tea in a way that makes an exceptional Black Tea. There is both a purity and substance of character that sets it apart from the majority of Black Teas, delivering a rich, full flavor that is both satisfying and soothing. The aroma is something like fresh baked plum cobbler, yet the flavor is both clean and richly balanced, with a dry lingering aftertaste that has a finish like a good dessert wine or even champagne.
Origin
This tea is an heirloom crop of Qing Xin Oolong in the sense that the original trees were planted about 40 years ago and propagated in the traditional manner. This involves binding down some of the branches of an established tea plant and burying the supple new growth branches enough for them to take root. This is the most guaranteed way of preserving the original nature of the plant and preventing mutations that can naturally occur from using cuttings, or especially growing from seed. Since this method is labor intensive and takes much longer, it was phased out by commercial production of tea saplings to establish new plots of tea much more expediently. The purchasing of saplings also has much greater potential of resulting in variations within a given strain, due to the unknown factors of their origins and cultivation methods.
The quality of tea that is made from these heirloom plants sets it apart from the more recent generations of tea farms that have been established. We showed the photos that we blogged to our friend from a neighboring village who is a 52-year-old 4th generation tea farmer, and he instantly recognized the shape and size of the leaves as distinct from more "modern strains" of Qing Xin Oolong. We are confident in saying that the cultivation practices on this farm along with the strain that was planted 40 years ago distinguish it as a rare and valuable resource. We feel honored that this is our ongoing source of traditionally made Dong Ding Oolong. And we are delighted to share a batch of tea that was harvested in June and processed as Black Tea by the young and talented son of this family-run farm — equipped with its own private on-site factory.
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freshtaiwan cooperates with Eco-Cha, who carefully selects good tea that’s 100% Made in Taiwan. Seeking distinctly Taiwanese tea leaves and diligent tea harvesters, Oolong tea fanatic Andy at Eco-Cha has been in Taiwan for more than 20 years, going to all sorts of tea fields. Customers can rest easy when purchasing tea.
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When it comes to teaware, we carefully select whom we cooperate with, be they famous Taiwanese hand-made (hand-thrown) teapot Ceramists, Tenmoku tea bowl makers, Taku Ironware, accessory manufacturers and so on. They all produce exceptional teaware and accessories.
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ABOUT Eco-Cha
In English, this name is testimony of our commitment to the preservation of traditional artisan tea production and the promotion of sustainable agriculture in the tea industry. In Chinese, it's is a reminder to stop, take a sip of tea and be in the present moment.
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Taiwan is unique in that there are still many small, family-run farms carrying on traditional way in tea making. We value this tradition. By choosing Eco-Cha you are not only drinking the finest tea in the world, you are contributing to sustaining traditional tea culture.
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We source tea directly from small, family-run farms. During the many days and nights we have spent side-by-side with these artisans of tea, we have come to understand the intersection of culture, tradition, environment, and artistry which is embodied in every cup of Eco-Cha Tea.
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We only sell tea that we drink ourselves. Our primary responsibility is to offer the best quality tea, from the most responsible farmers, The award winning tea makers that we work with are the best in the industry, they are also our friends. We communicate daily with these artisans because knowing the craftsmen is knowing their tea.
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We support small, family-owned farms having less environmental impact at every stage of tea production. This is one of the cornerstones of our business. As 1% for the Planet members, we donate 1% of our tea sales to environmental charities. So you can feel good about drinking great tea.
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