Originally Posted by jib71
阿里山茶
Arisancha in Japanese - likely pronounced somewhat differently in Chinese.
Searching Google, I found that it's a type of oolong tea grown at high altitude. So try it with very hot water (98 degrees celcius). Steep for a short time. Throw away the first lot (but check out the aroma). And then drink from the second infusion.
I am so impressed!!!
Well done
jib71 and
taipeipeter!
It is Mt. Ali High Mountain Tea, and I believe that it is Oolong.
The tea has been dried into little dark green pellets (looks like the green gun powder tea which I have from Fortnum & Mason, but tastes much sweeter and is far more fragrant) and these pellets expand into lush elongated leaves - suggesting they were picked in spring time (a heaped teaspoon is enough to almost fill my small terracotta teapot with the expanded leaves, so it’s not so difficult to fill the pot to two thirds as suggested.)
Not only do I know how to brew it now, thanks to you guys, I’ve also learnt a little more about tea from Taiwan. Definitely something I need to learn a
lot more about. Perhaps I should begin by calling Taiwan Taipei from now own. Please excuse me! (EDIT: nope, Taipei is the capital)
And this is certainly a tea I can wholeheartedly recommend.