Tung Ting Ginseng

Description Brewing Guide 漢字 凍頂人參 origin Nantou County, Taiwan craft blended flavor notes rich, gardenia 漢字 凍頂人參 origin Nantou County, Taiwan craft blended flavor notes rich, gardenia We make our own tea blends only if we feel the combination does not detract from the tea's natural character. Ginseng root pairs especially well with our winter harvested Tung Ting. A descendent of oolong varieties taken from Jian'ou in China's Fujian Province, Tung Ting was brought to the eponymous central Taiwan mountain in the mid-1800s. Its name means "frozen summit", in reference to what was, at the time, one of the highest elevation tea gardens in Taiwan. Today, tea is grown at far higher elevations in Taiwan, but Tung Ting retains its reputation as one of the first Taiwanese teas. Our Tung Ting was gathered at a little over 700 meters above sea level, in an area outside Lugu, Nantou County. We source exclusively Winter harvested leaves for their fragrance and mouth f