Oolong · Zone de conservation protégée de Puli, Taïwan
Thé Oolong biologique "Parfum séduisant" Ying Xiang
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Notes de dégustation
À propos de ces notes de dégustation
These are the tasting notes we and others pick up most often. Palates vary, so you may catch some, all, or different ones — flavor is personal and subjective. Nothing is added: there are no added flavorings in this tea. Any notes you find developed naturally in the tea plant through rediscovered artisanal processing techniques.
À propos de ces notes de dégustation
These are the tasting notes we and others pick up most often. Palates vary, so you may catch some, all, or different ones — flavor is personal and subjective. Nothing is added: there are no added flavorings in this tea. Any notes you find developed naturally in the tea plant through rediscovered artisanal processing techniques.
Effets
À propos de ces effets
These are the effects people most often report from this tea. Bodies differ, so treat them as a common guide rather than a promise — most people notice at least one, but what you feel is personal.
À propos de ces effets
These are the effects people most often report from this tea. Bodies differ, so treat them as a common guide rather than a promise — most people notice at least one, but what you feel is personal.
Ces rares oolongs Ying Xiang donnent toujours un thé très aromatique. Ces feuilles de thé ont été traitées selon le style traditionnel taïwanais "Fanzhang" ou "Foreign District", un style très ancien et peu commun qui consiste à empiler les feuilles de thé en une pile ronde en forme de "beignet". Fermenté de manière optimale, ce thé a un goût velouté et doux.
Notes du personnel : Plusieurs choses se passent avec ce thé - il est fortement piqué par les insectes, ce qui lui donne d'incroyables saveurs de caramel et de cassonade, il est également traité selon le style "Fanzhuang", ce qui ajoute une saveur sirupeuse et douce supplémentaire.
Why charcoal roasting costs more
Most tea today is roasted using an electric method, because it is faster, cheaper, and requires less skill, thus making it more consistent. This tea was roasted the traditional way: by an artisan's hand, over charcoal embers, using low heat over the course of many days under careful supervision. It takes far more knowledge, fuel, and time than electric roasting, but it rewards the tea with deeper flavor and the ability to age gracefully for decades.
Why bug-bitten tea costs more
This tea's honeyed, fruit-forward character isn't an additive — it comes from insects. Leafhoppers feed only on gardens grown without pesticides, and their bites trigger the plant to release aromatic compounds no processing technique can fake. The tradeoff: bitten leaves are smaller and far less abundant, so gardens that allow this yield a fraction of a normal harvest.
Origine et terroir
- Cultivar
À propos de ce cultivar
Ying Xiang, également connu sous le nom de Tai Cha n° 20 ou TTES n° 20, est un cultivar de thé taïwanais développé par la Station de recherche et de vulgarisation du thé (TRES) et officiellement mis sur le marché en 2004. Il a été créé en croisant deux cultivars taïwanais bien connus : le Qing Xin Oolong et le Jin Xuan, plus précisément la souche TRES n° 12, également connue sous le nom de Tainong n° 2022.
- Ying Xiang TTES n° 20(迎香) (littéralement « Fragrance irrésistible »)
- Statut
- Cultivar rare
- Méthode de traitement
- Oolong Fanzhuang(番庄烏龍茶)
- Niveau de torréfaction au charbon
Why charcoal roasting costs more
Roasted by hand over low charcoal embers across multiple sessions and days, far slower than electric roasting. It deepens flavor and lets the tea age well, which is why charcoal-roasted teas cost more.
- Région
- Zone de conservation protégée de Puli, canton de Puli, Taïwan
- Récolte
- Été 2026(Biologique)
- Altitude
- 490 mètres
- Climat
- Humide, tropical
- Niveau d'oxydation
Ce que signifie le niveau d’oxydation
Oxidation is what turns green tea into oolong or black tea — as leaves are bruised and rested, enzymes react with oxygen and deepen their color and flavor. Green tea sees almost none; oolong ranges widely; black tea is oxidized fully.
- Style de cueillette
Pourquoi le style de cueillette compte
Hand-plucking means workers select each bud and leaf by touch, one at a time — far slower and more expensive than machine harvesting, but gentler on the leaf. As labor costs rise, fewer gardens still pick this way, making hand-plucked tea increasingly rare.
- Cueilli à la main
- Niveau de morsure d'insecte
Why bug-bitten tea costs more
These leaves were bitten by tiny leafhoppers, which only feed on pesticide-free gardens. Their bites trigger the plant's natural defenses, producing honeyed, fruity notes — but damaged leaves mean a much smaller harvest.
Comment l'infuser
Leaf · 5 g
Water · purified soft water, freshly boiled
First infusion · 20 seconds
Each infusion after · add 15 sec
Up to 12 infusions
Leaf · 5 g
Water · purified soft water, freshly boiled
First infusion · 2 minutes
Second infusion · 5 minutes
Third infusion · 10 minutes