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Gaba OolongTaiwan, Oolong Tea

Small tightly rolled pellets. Faint art school paint-and-plaster smell from the dry leaf. Warm summery scent from the steam, not exactly honey, maybe pollen. Tasting no astringency in a quick first brew, good fast color. Medium caramel with just a hint of green, very clear. Taste profile similar to Eastern Beauty: satisfying and very easy to drink. Tightly curled leaf unfurls very slowly, expands and overfills gaiwan, even just a half-sample. Beautiful, an easy favorite. ❤️
Tea: Upton Tea, TT78
Gaiwan: Red Blossom Tea, Jingdezhen Spring

Upton Tea description: "Japanese researchers created GABA tea serendipitously in the 1980's. Wanting effective methods to preserve tea, not fully fermented leaf was exposed to nitrogen. The glutamic acid inherent in tea was transformed to Gamma-Aminobutyric Acid, or GABA for short. This selection is notable for its broad and interesting flavor profile, with notes of mango, peach and guava. The cup has a creamy body with a pronounced, lingering sweetness."

Tasting notes and photography by @gaiwanstyle.