Taiwan Bi Luo Chun3TBL Harvest: March 2023
Origin: Taiwan / Xinbei / Sanxia
Height: 100 m.a.s.l
Tea plant varietal: Qing Xin Gan Zhong
A very beautiful green tea with the big, twisted leaf, typical for Taiwanese Bi Luo Chun (formerly known as Pi Lo Chun). Taiwan Biluochun is being increasingly produced since the 1960s. The name refers to the Biluochun from Suzhou, China, as it is the model for this tea.But contrary to the Chinese Bi Luo Chun, this tea is made from an Oolong-tea variety, which has much larger leaves. Taiwan Bi Luo Chun have an appearance similar to Bao Zhong, the open-leaved green Oolong from Taiwan. This tea is lacking the strong and full bodied taste of its Chinese counterpart, and it is very soft, sweet and shows little bitterness.
Category:
Mao Jian (incl. Bi Luo Chun) Mao Jian (hairy tip) are green teas that are twisted into a spiral- or snail-like shape and which usually show a lot of down on their leaves (or, depending on the tea varietal, this can also be very little). The most famous of this type is the Bi Luo Chun, whose name is often used for other teas of this category, too. The plucked leaves for Mao Jian can consist of one or two leaves and a bud or sometimes only of a single bud. The leaves are rolled by hand in the wok or by a rolling machine. During the rolling process the hairy side of the leaves turns towards the outside and the leaves obtain their form. The tea is then dried in the wok or by hot air. The differences between the various Mao Jian result from their origin and from the tea plant varietal used, however, they all have beautiful, fruity-sweet aromas and a typical tart green tea note in common.
