Ali San Oolong - - Harney & Sons Fine Teas
Ali San Oolong - Loose 1 lb. Bag - Harney & Sons Fine Teas
Ali San Oolong - Loose 2 oz. Tin - Harney & Sons Fine Teas
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Ali San Oolong

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$ 150.00
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Packaging Type:Loose
Unit:1 lb. Bag
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Description

This was one of the first of the high mountain teas, from the Ali San area in the southern mountains of Taiwan. About 20 years ago, Taiwan's tea industry went through a radical change; they stopped producing the old teas that were exported to the west, and began focusing on these better oolongs made for the newly prosperous domestic market. Now we all can appreciate the lovely lemony and creamy flavors of this lightly oxidized oolong.

Ingredients: Oolong tea. 

Mike's Rating
1 Briskness
3 Body
4 Aroma
 Details: Tea only came to Ali San in the last few decades. Before that, the high mountains in southern Taiwan were logged. Now these scenic mountains make great oolongs in the balled style of their neighbors in southern Fujian Province.
 Dry Leaves: Dark green rolled leaves.
 Liquor: Light gold.
 Aroma: Potent gardenia and lilac aromas topped with notes of crystallized sugar and fresh citrus.
 Flavors: Ali San is among the creamiest of oolongs. It gives a nice coating sensation and some butteriness along with lime citrus notes and a quiet, underlying vegetal flavor.
 Caffeine Level: Caffeinated
 Body: Medium-bodied, creamy. This tea may be brewed multiple times.
 Brewing Time: 3 minutes
 Brewing Temp: 175º