【Mt. Series】Alishan阿里山 JinXuan金萱 Alpine Oolong Tea(hand-picked)

**【Mountains】Series** __AliShan(阿里山) Jin-Xuan(金萱)__ Oolong Alpine Tea (hand-picked) / Aroma: Mild floral. Buttery, milky, delicate vegetal character. Soothing, clean aftertaste. / Body/mouthfeel ●●●●○　 Richness ●●●●○ Freshness ●●○○○　 Lingering aftertaste ●●●◐○ __The Unique Breed of Variety in Taiwan -- particular milky fragrance and taste __ The leaves of Jin-Xuan Oolong Tea (阿里山金萱烏龍茶) are grown in the famous Alishan in Taiwan. At the elevation of 1,200 to 1,700 meters, the mountainsides are covered with fog or clouds which are ideal for growing tea trees. **The Jin-Xuan(金萱) Variety of Tea Tree** Jin-Xuan is a new and unique tea cultivar that’s bred artificially from Taiwan Tea Research & Extension Station (TRES). It is also known as milk oolong for its milky fragrance and taste because proper brewing techniques will bring out those notes. **It was popularized because of its golden liquor, buttery mouthfeel, and overwhelming notes of sweet cream.** The process of producing JinXuan is hand-plucking, light oxidation, and light roasting. Light oxidation provokes the aroma. Light roasting preserves the flavor. You’d enjoy the original JinXuan tea plant cultivar and the essence of the mountains(Shāntóu qì 山頭氣) of Alishan. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51817842578_34accc8132_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51882909611_1635ceedcf_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51815797088_88b22acd4e_b.jpg High-quality tea is developed with ideal tea-growing climate and terroir, as well as with the superb skills, which appears the pure flavor of tea-producing regions. We categorize three series of tea;__【TeBi】Series__, __【Moutains】Series__, __【Flavor】Series__, each series has its own features of tasting. We’d love you to enjoy each particular flavor by not just only knowing what type of tea is, but also knowing how it has been produced. This Alishan(阿里山) Alpine JinXuan(金萱) Oolong Tea (hand-picked) belongs to **【Mountains】Series** Tasting the **Shāntóu qì**: Terroir. Varieties of the tea plant The unique features of a local environment always give special characteristics to its inhabitants. As well as the concept that every tea has a unique character. Tea plants absorb nutrients from different kinds of soil and are grown in different environments, which produce a unique tea flavor, which is called " Shāntóu qì (山頭氣) ". Lightly oxidized and roasted – Taiwan High Mountain tea is produced with the least manual process. The color of the tea liquid is golden. You may taste the original and unique fragrance of the tea plant. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51128913137_352402dab7_b.jpg **LuYuan** was established in 1935. We have experienced tea masters, tasters and have passed the skill of Tea Manufacturing from one generation to another. We select the different flavors of Taiwanese tea delicately and show you how to distinguish the specialties of many kinds of tea leaves. By using different methods of tea production which depend on a variety of weather and environment, as well as the technique of manual oxidation and baking tea leaves which adapts the variation. **Taiwan**, an island located at North Latitude 23.5ﾟwhich has high mountain regions, providing the ideal environment for tea-growing, a perfect location for tea plant, Camellia sinensis. Unique teas have been developed here, not only because of both fine climate and terrain, but also the progressive crafts of tea production, combined with experience and wisdom through hundreds of years. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51128848631_1b5f1e3a90_b.jpg **Inheriting and transmitting the beauty of Taiwanese Tea** A feast of land, tradition, crafts, and cultures. From 1935, which has lasted almost a hundred years, every step of Lùyuàn, our mission is to transmit the beauty of Taiwanese tea. Tea leaves, in many ways, represent Eastern culture, the spirit of moderation, low-key and calm. Taiwanese teas also bring out the feature of Taiwan, simple and down-to-earth, by the fertile mountains and the superb skills of tea manufacturing. Just like every person, each kind of tea is unique. You are invited to savor a cup of Taiwanese tea and feel the classic fragrance from this island. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51883539620_ebe201851b_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51116265127_eea712ac85_b.jpg