Alishan HIgh Mountain Gaba Dark Roasted Oolong Tea Winter 2016

Thanks to the plantation that’s located in the deep mountain environment with opulent sunshine exposure, our GABA tea material comes the 100% Jin Xuan varietal from Alishan area with a incomparable quality.

This is a heavily roasted version of our popular GABA oolong with about 30% of oxidation. It has a very distinctive character thanks to the extra roasting time and technique, and the roast gives it a very strong note which is very unique for a heavily roasted tea. If you are a fan of heavily roasted oolong tea fan such as Tie Guan Yin but want something that is able to calm your mind, then this will definitely be the oolong you are looking for!

GABA stands for Gamma-Aminobutyric Acid, and the content of this tea is aournd 400 mg per 100 grams which is higher than most of the GABA tea in the market. Through a series of research, Japanese scholar Omori Masashi ( 大森 正司 ) confirmed it has a very powerful antihypertensive effect thanks to its extremely high content of γ-Aminobutyric acid (GABA) compared to other teas. The GABA content adds a thick layer of baked sweet potato taste to the tea and is proven to offer the drinker a soothing or relaxing feeling. GABA processing, which involves shade growing and then nitrogen sparging was developed by the Japanese and later perfected by the Taiwanese. The result is a tea that tastes great, at once stimulating and soothing to the nervous system.