{"title":"Doi Mae Salong","description":"\u003cp\u003eHigh-mountain oolongs from Doi Mae Salong, Chiang Rai, grown by descendants of the Yunnan tea families who settled the mountain in the 1950s, at 1,200 to 1,600 meters. Floral, honeyed, clean. We buy one lot at a time, from farms we've actually been to.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"dewdrop-oolong","title":"Dew Drop Oolong","description":"\u003cp\u003eA high-mountain oolong from Doi Mae Salong, named in the old Alishan way: \u003cem\u003ezhu lu\u003c\/em\u003e, \"pearl dew,\" for the fog that sits in the high tea rows at first light. Tightly rolled and lightly oxidized, in the style the Yunnanese families carried down from the mountains and perfected at altitude.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt opens green and dewy, the way the garden smells just after sunrise: spring florals, fresh melon rind, a long clean mineral finish. The pearls unfurl slowly and keep giving across many infusions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe buy this one lot at a time, from a farm we've stood in.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/strong\u003e Doi Mae Salong, Chiang Rai, Thailand\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eElevation:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1,200–1,600m\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOxidation:\u003c\/strong\u003e Light, ball-rolled\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBrewing:\u003c\/strong\u003e 85°C. Gongfu: 5g per 100ml, short steeps, 6+ infusions. Western: 3g per 200ml, 2 to 3 minutes.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Topanga Teas","offers":[{"title":"50g","offer_id":48481055146233,"sku":"TTC-DEW-50","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"100g","offer_id":48481055179001,"sku":"TTC-DEW-100","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/2195\/0457\/files\/dew-drop-oolong-card-indigo.png?v=1791843538"},{"product_id":"osmanthus-oolong","title":"Osmanthus Oolong","description":"\u003cp\u003eA Doi Mae Salong oolong scented the traditional way: \u003cem\u003egui hua cha\u003c\/em\u003e. Osmanthus blossoms and leaf rest together under gentle heat until the tea takes on the bloom, then the blossoms are picked back out by hand. Scented, never blended; sweet without anything added to it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe cup is bright and clear: peach and apricot over a smooth, low-oxidation oolong base, with a soft floral aftertaste that hangs around. This is the one we hand to people who say they don't drink tea.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/strong\u003e Doi Mae Salong, Chiang Rai, Thailand\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eScenting:\u003c\/strong\u003e Osmanthus blossom, traditional under-heat method\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOxidation:\u003c\/strong\u003e Light, ball-rolled\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBrewing:\u003c\/strong\u003e 80 to 85°C. Gongfu: 5g per 100ml, short steeps, 5+ infusions. Western: 3g per 200ml, 2 to 3 minutes.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Topanga Teas","offers":[{"title":"50g","offer_id":48481055211769,"sku":"TTC-OSM-50","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"100g","offer_id":48481055244537,"sku":"TTC-OSM-100","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/2195\/0457\/files\/osmanthus-oolong-card-indigo.png?v=1791843423"},{"product_id":"jin-xuan-12-oolong","title":"Jin Xuan No. 12 Oolong","description":"\u003cp\u003eJin Xuan, \"Golden Lily,\" is Taiwan Tea Experiment Station cultivar No. 12. It came over from Alishan in the 1990s as the mountain turned from poppies to tea, and Doi Mae Salong turned out to suit it. This is the cultivar that made the region's name.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNaturally creamy and buttery. No flavoring, ever; the cultivar just does this. Pear, fresh dairy cream and orchid up front, a dense, almost oily texture, and a sweet floral finish that deepens steep after steep. If you've heard of \"milk oolong,\" this is the real thing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/strong\u003e Doi Mae Salong, Chiang Rai, Thailand\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCultivar:\u003c\/strong\u003e Jin Xuan, TTES No. 12\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOxidation:\u003c\/strong\u003e Light (about 20%), light roast, ball-rolled\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBrewing:\u003c\/strong\u003e 85 to 90°C. Gongfu: 5g per 100ml, short steeps, 7+ infusions. 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