Da Yu Ling Oolong Tea (Taiwan)

One crisp morning, Lao Cha and his young disciple sat on a cliff, sipping Da Yu Ling Oolong. The disciple's eyes widened as he tasted the tea. – Sifu, how is this tea so fresh, smooth, and sweet — all at once? – he asked, marveling at the taste. Lao Cha smiled knowingly. – Ah, now wonder. This tea grows high in the misty mountains, far above the clouds. The fog keeps the leaves cool, making them grow slowly, while the ancient forest watches over them. – So... the forest is the secret? – The forest, the fog, and the elevation, – Lao Cha replied, sipping his tea. – Tea is only as tasty as the terroir that nurtures it. Da Yu Ling is a gift from the mountains, pure as the air it breathes.   Da Yu Ling Oolong Tea (大禹嶺烏龍) is a treasure among Taiwanese teas, grown at one of the highest tea plantations in the world, at an elevation of 2,200 to 2,400 meters in the misty peaks of the Central Mountain Range. This high-altitude location, paired with foggy weather throughout the year, causes the te