Name: Formosa Yancha (Taiwanese Cliff Tea)
Amount: 100 grams (3.57 oz.)
Type: Oolong
Region of Origin: Sun Moon Lake Region, Taiwan
Plucking Season: Fall 2011
Leaf Characteristics: Twisted
Optimal Brewing Specs: 190-195ºF, 60 seconds in yixing clay or porcelain for a sweet, chocolatey brew. Steep this tea with more leaf and hotter water to bring out more of the cinnamon notes.

Taiwan grows Wuyi varietals that taste like none other. This chocolatey beauty with strong cinnamon undertones (suggesting it is a Rou Gui varietal) is out of this world. The dark, twisted leaves have been carefully plucked and impeccably processed for a smooth, rich cup that has the sweet, oceanic feel of Taiwan that comes through this Wuyi "yancha" varietal.

An unflavored, single-estate, full-bodied "cliff tea", this tea provides the aromatic mastery that is the hallmark of Taiwanese teas and the traditional goodness of the highest quality Wuyi tea.