Gang Kou Cha (Meer Oolong) 20065M06 Harvest: Spring 2006
Origin: Taiwan / Pingdong / Manzhou / Gangkou
Height: 100-200 m.a.s.l
Tea plant varietal: diverse aus Teesamen gezogene Varietäten
A very beautiful, post-roasted and stored Gangkoucha of 2006, rolled into small, half-open balls. Very beautiful notes of maturity besides the typical, slightly salty taste of the ocean Oolong (literally harbour tea). Stored in Taiwan until 2016.
Character:
A tea that tells about the waves, about a house by the seaside. A house with a garden, with herbs and berries, with a kitchen full of earthen pots and sweet spices.
Category:
Kugelblatt-Oolong (Quan Qiu Xing) Ball-leafed or ball-shaped Oolong, Chinese Quan Qiu Xing (complete ball form), is a technique of forming teas, mainly used for green Oolong teas. This technique has been perfected in Taiwan during the 1990's. Classic Oolongs are still processed in the open, wiry leaf form, older ball-shaped Oolong teas have a much less perfect ball-shape and are rather lumpy. After the oxidation the leaves, often with their stems, are alternately fired in hot turning drums and formed in bags placed on rolling machines. Ball-shaped Oolong are light to the palate, soft and rich in balanced flowery and spicy aromas that can be highlighted beautifully through roasting.
Storage:
This tea was produced in a relatively green manner, but sufficienty oxidised and then roasted. It was aged for years, which initiated a spontaneous fermentation. This tea can further be aged.
