As it is our usual practice, we have a marked preference for spring GABA tea as opposed to other seasonal offerings — spring tea is usually fruitier and more aromatic with a more generous mouthfeel. You see, as tea enthusiasts ourselves, we would not wish to compromise on the enjoyment of drinking GABA. We strongly believe that if you are concerned with γ-Aminobutyric acid content (GABA), the pleasure of spring GABA will want you make drink several cups. That's a much better way to get extra health benefits! GABA teas are a rare bread of teas that was initially developed not only for its resulting drinking enjoyment but rather for its purported health benefits. If you are not familiar with this aspect, check out the info tab below. Now that this is said, we need to admit that the best thing about GABA tea is that it is wonderfully good in the cup and should not be assisted with the taste of medicine. This tea is one of the most accessible, easy drinking teas we propose. The special, oxygen-deprived environment that increases the content of GABA while oxidising the leaves, also smoothes out the tannins leaving a crisp, slightly tart, but never bitter feeling in the mouth. The nose is all fruit, field berries to be more precise. As soon as hot water is poured on the leaves, a wonderfully inviting aroma of strawberry jam and sultana raisins invites us to taste the cup. Generous and refreshing, GABA tea not only makes a beautiful hot beverage, it is fantastic as a refreshing iced tea! Lot 1108 was one of the first spring teas we produced in the spring of 2022 and was actually labelled as a Pre-Qingming tea . Lot 1237 was made a little later this spring 2023 as we had to concentrate the lower yields of the early spring to other teas. It was made from the second spring flush with the same long-time collaborator and friend to our exacting standards.