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Introduced in 2020, this tea has become a favourite with many of you despite the fact that we bent our rules (ever so slightly) to produce it. One of the criteria that we’ve abided by was to not sell any tea that was flavoured in any way using concentrated essences or distillates. Full disclosure: a hint of bergamot essence was added to this tea. We must stress the word “hint”. We’re very far from a typical run-of-the-mill Earl Grey here. We source local organic bergamot fruit from one of our neighbour’s relative (see picture) that we cut, grate and dry ourselves in our workshop. The fruit pieces are then added to a select lot of organic Jin Xuan Oolong Tea that was lightly baked to bring out its creamy sweetness. A very light sprinkling of EU compliant essence is used to support the heady citrus freshness the natural bergamot fruit pieces confer to the tea. The whole process is quite fastidious making this tea one of the most labour intensive ones we make! In the end, all flavour elements are balanced leaving room for the particular tea cultivar to express itself as well as the uniqueness of our local Bergamot varietal. We hope you give it a try and voice your thoughts. We leave it up to you to decide whether it should become a bonafide Taiwan Tea Crafts in-line offering or not.
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Naturally scenting teas with fresh flowers is a very ancient tradition in China. In the same spirit, our family has been perpetuating this craft for over 3 generations now. As opposed to the more common green or white teas used for scenting, we choose to work with the already aromatic and expressive oolong and black teas that grow in our neighboring townships which are natural choices for scenting. Our flowers are also sourced locally and delivered to us just after morning picking for optimum freshness and fragrance. Then, we carefully blend in the flowers with the tea at the dawn of the day, when they are in full bloom and at the peak of their perfume. The tea and flowers are given a full night to consume their fragrant union. The morning after, flowers are then removed from the tea, one by one, before they turn sour and dull the taste. If required, the operation is repeated until the desired balance of scent is achieved. Timing and skill are of essence in obtaining the perfect blend.
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Galina (verified owner) –
I love this tea! Its amazing chance to try real bergamot flavoring, not chemical fragrance. and this is bergamot scented oolong tea not black as usually in grocery stores. this tea is becoming my favorite. Please, do not stop produce it.
pabloariasmattey (verified owner) –
Surprisingly good.
I used 95°C for the first infusion and then lowered it to 90°C for the rest.
It lasted for about 7 infusions.
Very soothing and refreshing.