YIZISUN Taiwan High Mountain Green Oolong / Qilai Mountain

Yizisun Taiwan High Mountain Oolong Tea, Snowland 

Oolong Tea

Qilai Mountain

Origin / Nantou, Qilai Mountain, Taiwan 

Cultivar / Qing Xin

Year / 2023, winter

Elevation / 2045m

Weight / 150g

Qilai Mountain is located at the junction between Hualien County and Nantou County in Taiwan. The tea-bearing area sits at an altitude of 2000 meters, where the pure water and cold climate can reduce the bitterness of the catechins and increase the sweet taste of tea.

The rich, soft, and bouncy tea leaves are all hand-plucked from Green Heart Oolong (Qing Xin) branches. Using soybeans to patiently grow the teas. This natural farming and a naturally fertilized environment combined with manual weeding and contaminant control, allow for a very high-quality high mountain oolong which is worth and very precious to savor.

Tasting Notes

Smell / Dry:  dried grass, mountain, mineral, candied fruit. Wet: heady flowers, vanilla, floral, forest, woody

Liquor color / Yellowish Green

Texture / Fullbodied, fresh, mild

Taste / Fresh grass, orchid, woody, long-lasting huigan(sweetness)

Water Temperature Guide

95-100°C ＝ 203-212 °F

To BREW

Western method

Approx.1/16 oz (2-3 grams) for every 2/3 cup (150ml) of water at 203-212°F (95-100°C) for 5 minutes

Eastern method

1/8 oz (5 grams) for every 2/3 cup (150ml) of water at 203-215°F ( 95-100°C) for 5-7 infusion of 45-60 seconds each