Eco-Farmed Jin Xuan GABA Tea
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TEA CLUB Eco-Farmed Jin Xuan GABA Tea Harvest: Small batch Region: Songboling, Taiwan Oxidation: Full oxidation Season: Summer 2017 Elevation: 400m Roast: Unroasted Flavor: Rich, fruity aroma. Soft, balanced mouthfeel. Notes of dried papaya and banana. Tangy citrus/floral finish. BREWING GUIDE: 9g 300ml 95ºC 4 minutes GARDEN tasted. The methods he uses are based of tea in a 150ml gaiwan, brewed approach. Now he has a small crowd of around the world that is claimed to vacuum sealed (nitrogen atmosphere) This batch was then left to "settle" for a on a recipe that was developed by Gongfu style works quite well. We younger farmers following his model. reduce anxiety, decrease blood pressure, steel cylinders, with alternating 2-3 full year. We tasted it last year, not long This batch of tea comes from a farmer Taiwanese Oolong Tea artisans who encourage you to explore your own and have other beneficial eects. hours of slowly tumbling the leaves in after it was made and were quite In brief, his farming approach includes who embodies the most natural succeeded in making a specialty tea preferred brewing style, but start out large bamboo basket cylinders. Three impressed. But we are really glad we no use of fertilizers or irrigation, and he While GABA tea was invented in Japan, farming methods we've seen. He has out of a product that was initially a light on the leaves, and increase from cycles of alternate oxidation and heeded Mr. Xie's advice that it would be also does not cut or pull the weeds that it wasn't until Taiwanese tea makers been a pioneer in successfully health supplement made from tea there, if you're inclined. If brewed too tumbling (about 36 hours total), even better after a year's time. grow in his plots of tea. Rather, he lets applied their expertise in Oolong Tea developing sustainable organic farming leaves. He also has integrated the strongly, the richness and complexity followed by tumble heating (kill green), them grow to a certain height, and then processing methods that it became beyond the level of certification (which practice, common among quality Black are lost. primary rolling and drying, and then a pushes them over with a hand truck. known for its unique qualities of flavor he also has). His farming methods and Tea makers, of letting the tea settle for full day of rolling and drying to complete THE STORY OF THIS TEA With these methods, he is slowly along with its heath benefits. Japanese ideology are truly a model to be one year after its made to improve its the process. transitioning plot after plot of tea in a production of GABA tea is focused on emulated. quality. Mr. Xie is hands-down the most low elevation region and consequently its value as a health food supplement, It has been cited that the GABA tea progressive organic tea farmer we know. TASTING NOTES We are convinced that his farming increasing the quality and value of the similar to green tea powder. The tea making process also raises levels of We've met a handful of boutique tea tea produced. This is what we find most industry here in Taiwan relies on its gallate esters in the composition of the This month's batch of tea being shared practice is a prominent contributing growers whose radically exclusive inspiring in terms of having a sustainable dierentiating value of quality produce leaf. Esters are compounds that provide with the Eco-Cha Tea Club continues factor to the quality of Mr. Xie's tea. ideologies and farming methods set impact on the local industry! In addition to compensate for its relatively low the aromatic qualities in plants, including to intrigue us. It has qualities of a These naturally cultivated leaves them apart to a degree that they are not to this, he has experimented and volume, compared to other tea herbs and spices. This apparently has a delicate Black Tea, with the complexity unequivocally have more substance in really industry players — due to their developed innovative processing producing countries. So when the lot to do with what has given Taiwanese and depth that defines Oolong Tea. It's their constitution. These are the minimal yields, non-standard produce, methods — one of which is GABA Tea. demand for GABA tea increased, GABA Tea its renown. It's notably fruity, mild in character, but very substantial reasons why we are inspired to share and exorbitant prices. Mr. Xie keeps it Taiwanese tea makers used their skillful like dried papaya, banana, and apricots. and well balanced in its flavor profile. this month's batch of tea with the real. His farming methods are radical, yet GABA is the abbreviated name of resources and developed a specialty tea It has a concentrated quality to it that Smooth on the palate, with tangy, Eco-Cha Tea Club. We're pretty sure practical — and he doesn't flaunt his gamma-aminobutyric acid, which is a with specific healthy attributes. seems to be in accord with its extensive fruity notes, and a lasting heady finish. you won't find a tea like this elsewhere! approach. He simply does what makes primary neurotransmitter in our central processing methods. It's got that composition that keeps GABA Tea is similar to Black Tea in that sense to him, with deeply rooted nervous system. It was discovered in Mr. Xie told us that GABA tea takes 3 you refilling your cup to get more! it is fully oxidized. But it is essentially convictions about natural farming. He's Japan in the 1980's that by oxidizing tea days to make, following the harvest. It is This batch of GABA tea was been at it for over 20 years, and it has leaves in an anaerobic (oxygen-free) basically an extensive Oolong Tea hand-picked from the plot of naturally Through hands-on experimentation, made by using modified Oolong Tea been a very hard trail to blaze. He atmosphere, this naturally occurring making process that involves longer grown Jin Xuan Tea plants shown above. our friend Mr. Xie has learned to make processing methods. This is where it started out surrounded by conventional compound is greatly increased. GABA is solar withering following the harvest, The entire day's harvest produced a total the best quality GABA tea we've gets its complexity of character from. For your reference, we found that 6g famers who laughed and scoed at his now a popular health food supplement then 8-10 hour sessions of oxidation in of less than 20kg of dried tea leaves. [email protected] | eco-cha.com | ȍ @ecochateas TEA CLUB Eco-Farmed Jin Xuan GABA Tea Harvest: Small batch Region: Songboling, Taiwan Oxidation: Full oxidation Season: Summer 2017 Elevation: 400m Roast: Unroasted Flavor: Rich, fruity aroma. Soft, balanced mouthfeel. Notes of dried papaya and banana. Tangy citrus/floral finish. BREWING GUIDE: 9g 300ml 95ºC 4 minutes GARDEN tasted. The methods he uses are based of tea in a 150ml gaiwan, brewed approach. Now he has a small crowd of around the world that is claimed to vacuum sealed (nitrogen atmosphere) This batch was then left to "settle" for a on a recipe that was developed by Gongfu style works quite well. We younger farmers following his model. reduce anxiety, decrease blood pressure, steel cylinders, with alternating 2-3 full year. We tasted it last year, not long This batch of tea comes from a farmer Taiwanese Oolong Tea artisans who encourage you to explore your own and have other beneficial eects. hours of slowly tumbling the leaves in after it was made and were quite In brief, his farming approach includes who embodies the most natural succeeded in making a specialty tea preferred brewing style, but start out large bamboo basket cylinders. Three impressed. But we are really glad we no use of fertilizers or irrigation, and he While GABA tea was invented in Japan, farming methods we've seen. He has out of a product that was initially a light on the leaves, and increase from cycles of alternate oxidation and heeded Mr. Xie's advice that it would be also does not cut or pull the weeds that it wasn't until Taiwanese tea makers been a pioneer in successfully health supplement made from tea there, if you're inclined. If brewed too tumbling (about 36 hours total), even better after a year's time. grow in his plots of tea. Rather, he lets applied their expertise in Oolong Tea developing sustainable organic farming leaves. He also has integrated the strongly, the richness and complexity followed by tumble heating (kill green), them grow to a certain height, and then processing methods that it became beyond the level of certification (which practice, common among quality Black are lost. primary rolling and drying, and then a pushes them over with a hand truck. known for its unique qualities of flavor he also has). His farming methods and Tea makers, of letting the tea settle for full day of rolling and drying to complete THE STORY OF THIS TEA With these methods, he is slowly along with its heath benefits. Japanese ideology are truly a model to be one year after its made to improve its the process. transitioning plot after plot of tea in a production of GABA tea is focused on emulated. quality. Mr. Xie is hands-down the most low elevation region and consequently its value as a health food supplement, It has been cited that the GABA tea progressive organic tea farmer we know.